5 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This post first appeared on The Shmooze blog at the Forward. Not sure of Newt Gingrich’s chance of ever making it to the White House? The Shmooze is confident that his odds are better than Roseanne Barr’s. But Barr isn’t too worried. After completing all the necessary paperwork and declaring her can ...

6 days ago by Media Mindset

Oy Vey have really been brightening up the soundscape over the past few months and the good jams just keep on commin'! "When I Was Young" is the next piece of the Oy Vey puzzle and you can score it for free thanks to the good folks at GLG. Electro-pop gold just below! Play/Download: Oy Vey "When I W ...

7 days ago by Christie

I am extremely happy the decision by the Komen Foundation to pull funding from Planned Parenthood was reversed. Hopefully, they will think twice before doing something so ridiculously stupid in the future. I think Representative Michael M. Honda said it best, "The fact that the Komen Foundation is u ...

26 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This post first appeared as “Ben Stein Sues for Religious Discrimination” on The Shmooze blog at the Forward. The Shmooze had no idea that not believing that climate change is caused by humans constitutes a religion. It’s not at all clear that it really does, but that’s what actor, writer and commen ...

28 days ago by Cheezburger Network

emo scene hipster - Oy Vey LoL by: tenfed1861 Picture by: Unknown

39 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This post first appeared as “Banned! Israel May Outlaw Weird Names” on The Shmooze blog at the Forward. Would books like this have to pass through a censor? Israel would ban strange names under a bill that was just debated by Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation. It seeks to outlaw parents ...

42 days ago by Christie

D A N G . My laptop crapped out on me tonight and DH wasn't able to fix it. A trip to the Genius Bar at the Apple store is in order to see if the thing is borked. D A N G . But, hey, on the bright side I learned the word "borked" so all is not lost, only (rough estimate) about a month or two worth o ...

43 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This post first appeared as “Cardozo Law Student Chooses To Be Homeless” on The Shmooze blog at the Forward. Some real homeless people A Cardozo School of Law student who identifies himself only as “David,” has some serious first world problems. You know, like the kinds of problems that involve bein ...

44 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This review was first published as “‘Shiksa Appeal’ Leans on Outmoded Stereotypes” on The Sisterhood blog at the Forward. I really did want to put down “ Secrets of Shiksa Appeal: Eight Steps to Attract Your Shul-Mate,” a new self-help guide, which begins with the cringe-worthy lines, “I once drove ...

44 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This post first appeared as “Jill Zarin Uses Hanukkah Candles in Blackout” on The Shmooze blog at the Forward. Former Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin may have skipped Hebrew school the day they taught that the light of the Hanukkah candles may not be used for anything other than pub ...