Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has long been famous for her hip alter ego, “The Notorious RBG,” but now it appears that another justice on the bench also has an avatar on the scene. Court observers have noted that amid the flood of crowd-sourced Ginsburg fan swag, items featuring “Special K,” a street-styled character…
Eddie Buber, the dissolute twin of revered philosopher Martin Buber, had a bad time of it at the Charlottesville march when his beard caught on fire. The philosopher — famous for his “I-Thou” characterization of his relationship with God — has described his relationship with Eddie as “decidedly I-It.” For more on the story that…
“Don’t blame us for genocide, or we’ll kill you,” warns premier Alfred E. Duda. For more on the story that is rocking the nation, click here.
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…
Yoda, famous for his magic powers and inability to master basic English grammar, has an exhortation for the Jewish community. “Invest in Jedi Day Schools, you must.” For more on the story that is rocking the nation, click here.
There are two hidden truths about China’s General Tso, whose ill-advised military incursion into Japan put the miso in misogyny and the saké into “for heaven’s sake. The first is that he had a speech impediment. The second is that he was a coward. This latter character flaw was resented by the rank and file,…
We’re delighted to announce that the Backward has won a record number awards from the Jewish Organization for Satire and Humor (the JOSHies), including the prestigious Lifetime Achievement for a Decade of Jewish Humor In a National Jewish Media Outlet. 2009 For providing ten years of hilarity that have done “more to preserve continuity than…
Editorial Well, we had a great run there. It was probably too good to last forever – downright ahistorical, when you come right down to it. But someday in the future, as we huddle together for safety, we’ll tell our children tales of that brief shining moment when we Jews were white. I like to…
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