The Secret Jewish History Of Masturbating Into Potted Plants, And More…!

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Upcoming Backward issues will feature a smorgasbord of riveting features.
INCLUDING
Q+A: Jewish polygamist in Nevada sick of mothers-in-law, mother-in-law jokes.
Weddings: Malka Itonai, our royal correspondent, reports on Meghan Markle — still “not Jewish,” plans huppah.
REGULAR FEATURES
Silver Linings: We have good news from the Jewish world
Go Know! Nazis still exist! Still assholes.
IN DEPTH REPORTING
Grave Food Situation: Could cronuts spell curtains for bagels?

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Are The ‘Alt-Right’ The New Steely Dan? By Abby Cahan
Every Joke From Leviticus, Ranked By Terry Skoller
How Should We Feel About Oprah’s Jewish Fingernails? By Reilly M. Portant
17 Sex Tips From “Fiddler On The Roof” How to keep him hot from “Sunrise to Sunset”
God Doesn’t Play Dice: But He seems to love a geopolitical crapshoot.

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BOOKS
23 Great Reads For Shemini Atzeret
EXHIBITIONIST
19 Naked Jews Frolic in Curacao.
PLUS!
On the Inside Cover: New Hampshire comedian Sarah Silverman eats worms for democracy.
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