The Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post, America’s oldest magazine, is a bimonthly publication dedicated to celebrating America – past, present and future. The Post delivers an historic perspective on the news that only a publication with its deep roots can provide.

The Saturday Evening Post

TO TELL THE TRUTH

Letters

THE AGE OF DISTRACTION • When we inundate our brain with too much information, it simply slows down

ON THE FUTURE OF BEAUTY PAGEANTS • Can they stay relevant in the age of #MeToo?

ON THE LEVEL • Ah, the joy of riding a bike — except when hills come into play

SAYING GOODBYE TO A GHOST • Eight years after her son’s suicide, a cross-country train ride offered this grieving mom a return to the world of the living

RIPE FOR THE PICKING • TIPS, TACTICS, AND TRENDS — WHAT’S NEW AND NOTEWORTHY NOW!

Easy on the Ears

Seriously Good Film and TV • Film critic Bill Newcott offers his entertainment picks for mature audiences

TOP 10 READS • Every month, Amazon staffers sift through hundreds of new books searching for gems. Here’s what Amazon senior editor Al Woodworth chose especially for Post readers this season:

YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE GRID: IN VINO VERITAS

The Logophile

Break the Code

Jeff Bridges • Acting is in his blood, but so is his resistance to it

Buzz Off!

Watermelon Mojito Sorbet

Private Islands for Rent

TRAVEL

THE KIDS NEED PERSONAL DAYS, TOO • Our favorite curmudgeons take aim at sacred cows

MIXED MESSAGE • Unscramble the following words and then place each letter above its corresponding number below to reveal Fran Lebowitz’s view on self-help books.

‘THAT’S FAKE NEWS!’ • Tracing the roots of our deep-seated distrust of the media

TURKEY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD • Returning to the town of his youth, a writer finds that much has changed — both in the town and in himself

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR • Frederick Law Olmsted foresaw the need for the American working class to find respite from the hustle and bustle of what were then gritty, smoke-filled cities. Now, 200 years after his birth, he is celebrated for developing New York’s iconic Central Park and some 500 landscape design projects across the nation

Olmsted’s Legacy

THE POST GOES TO THE MOVIES • Many of Hollywood’s greatest films began life as short stories, and many of America’s greatest short stories first appeared in the Post. Here are 12 movies that jumped from our pages to the big screen.

A Consent (1908) • For my friends at Monterey, Kentucky

SUMMER-IZE YOUR HANDS

MEDICAL MAILBOX

Hand and Wrist Stretches • These simple stretches target often-neglected hands and wrists and can help golfers and others improve strength and flexibility.

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS? CALL 9-8-8

TO SHED POUNDS, EAT SLOWLY

VACCINES: COVID AND BEYOND

TACO TACTICS • Classic south-of-the-border fare — full of flavor and guaranteed to please!

BEAUTY WAS HER DUTY • From the outset of World War II, one thing was clear: Loose lips may sink ships, but unpainted ones were a serious threat to the war effort

Did you find Ben Franklin’s hidden key?

MOVIES CLARK GABLE ALMOST PASSED ON • Originally published October 5, 1957

FROM THE ARCHIVE

NO MORE HOUSE CALLS • A general practitioner explains why the traditional family doctor, whom everyone seemed to fondly remember, was disappearing from America

BIRTH OF A LEGEND

Dad’s Fair Share • Traditionally, housekeeping and childrearing were considered the responsibility of wives and mothers. But in a 1947 article, a woman writer expressed discontent with the arrangement

GO HOME, YOUNG MAN •...