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Culture A pitch clock is shortening baseball games. What if synagogues did the same?
These ‘nu’ rules are intended to speed up services
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Culture How a Jewish sensibility informed the art and humor of Kurt Vonnegut
The author of 'Slaughterhouse Five' and 'Cat's Cradle' considered himself part of Joseph Heller and Norman Mailer's generation
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Culture Everything I learned about Jewish humor I learned from Mad magazine
For a Catholic kid from a white-bread town, the usual gang of idiots offered an education and a lifeline
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The Schmooze ‘JoJo Rabbit’ Hitler Satire Trailer Asks: Can Hitler Be Funny?
Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. It’s not funny. Unless you’re a fan of “The Producers,” the Broadway musical that spoofed Hitler and the S.S. to great success with Jews and non-Jews. Jewish and Maori director and all around likable guy Taika Waititi aims for the same gracious response Mel Brooks enjoyed, with…
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Culture A Transgressive, Brilliant Leftist Satirist’s Work Finds New Life In English
The works of Yiddish writer and satirist Moyshe Nadir in English translation are gaining a wider audience these days. The newest addition to this growing collection is Nadir’s acerbic comic play “Messiah in America,” translated by Michael Shapiro and published by Farlag. The Yiddish word farlag actually means publishing house. Both the selection of the…
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The Schmooze Michelle Wolf Roasts Bari Weiss In Vicious (And Musical) Critique Of Times
If you didn’t like it when Michelle Wolf commented on Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ eye-makeup, you’re gonna want to look away. In a new episode of her Netflix talkshow “The Break with Michelle Wolf,” the comedian skewered what she called the “uptick in insane headlines populating the opinion column,” focusing on the New York Times. Highlighting…
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News Maybe Natalie Portman Deserves An ‘Exodus’ Prize Instead
A Statement from the Organizers of the Genesis Prize There’s been a lot of misunderstanding lately in the press lately, so we just want to clarify something for everybody – Natalie Portman was never offered the Genesis Prize. Not even close. So there was nothing for her to turn down. First, you have to understand…
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News BREAKING BACKWARD NEWS SATIRE: Clearance Sale Excites Jared Kushner
It has come to the Backward’s attention that there’s a Clearance Sale on at JC Penney. After the revocation of his Top Secret status by White House chief of staff John Kelly, Jared Kushner is in the market for a new clearance. And, especially after that great deal on his Calvin Klein boxer briefs, JC…
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