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The Saturday Evening Post is America's oldest magazine, with issues dating back to 1821. We feature articles on culture, people, health, history, and humor, with a side of short fiction. Get it online or in print.
Crackling fires, crunchy leaves, and crisp, cool days: What's not to love about fall? www.saturdayeveningpost.com/collections/...
Festive Fall Archives | The Saturday Evening Post
Crackling fires, crunchy leaves, and crisp, cool days: What’s not to love about fall?
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Today, vending machines are an ordinary sight in offices, hospitals, and other high-traffic locations, offering everything from snacks and drinks to fresh meals with the tap of a card. But the idea of purchasing a product without interacting with a seller is far from modern.
From Holy Water to Frozen Meals: The Evolution of Vending Machines | The Saturday Evening Post
For more than 2,000 years, vending machines have made purchasing goods more convenient.
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Filmmaker George Lucas believes that art’s true value lies in its ability to tell stories and forge personal, emotional connections, regardless of the medium. That philosophy is the core thread running throughout the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/temp...
Temple to the People's Art | The Saturday Evening Post
The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art explores and celebrates the power of visual storytelling.
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“The beauty you see in nature is the beauty you taste in honey.” www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/ode-...
Ode to Honey: The Magic that Exists with Insects | The Saturday Evening Post
Honey has amazing culinary and healing benefits, but we also need to take care of the ones who make it.
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Before photography, these women documented thousands of apple varieties for the U.S. government by creating meticulous illustrations. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/wome...
Women’s Work: The Women Who Painted America’s Fruit | The Saturday Evening Post
Before photography, the only way to visually document items was through illustration, and women like Deborah Griscom Passmore helped the USDA by creating thousands of paintings of apples and other fru...
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In “The Knowing” by Emma Commander Moley, a woman must contend with her need for answers; is she asking the right questions? Read this week’s #NewFictionFriday story: www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/the-...
The Knowing | The Saturday Evening Post
Every question has an answer.
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Should you watch a TV series more than once? Bob Sassone has opinions on this, and other News of the Week. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/news...
News of the Week: Andy Rooney, Potato Candy, and the 30 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All-Time | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending September 18, 2026, are good books, good cartoon characters, good potato recipes, and bad advice on watching TV.
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Bill Newcott has just returned from the Toronto International Film Festival, and boy, does he have some great movies for you! www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/5-mu...
5 Must See Films from the Toronto International Film Festival | The Saturday Evening Post
Bill Newcott has just returned from the Toronto International Film Festival, and boy, does he have some great movies for you!
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Our latest In a Word column dives into some of best and most surprising etymological stories. Too bad they aren’t true. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/in-a...
In a Word: Bad Etymology | The Saturday Evening Post
The stories of how English words have evolved are fun and interesting and surprising, even if they aren’t true.
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Here in the ongoing 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States, it’s worth remembering a pair of state constitutions from 1776. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/cons...
Considering History: This Constitution Day, Let’s Celebrate State Constitutions | The Saturday Evening Post
On this Constitution Day, it’s worth remembering and celebrating the breadth of founding documents that granted such rights and privileges, including the state constitutions that helped create the lin...
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One hundred years ago, the Post reported on the beginning of football, the end of horse-drawn harvesters, and some fancy flying. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/100-...
100 Years Ago: Footloose, Flight Risk, and Horse Power | The Saturday Evening Post
What was the Post reporting on 100 years ago?
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Far from being the stuff of fiction, animal rain is a real and well-documented, albeit rare, meteorological event. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/our-...
Our Better Nature: Animal Rain | The Saturday Evening Post
Can it really rain frogs or fish? Unfortunately, yes it can.
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Whaling changed the ocean, and our world. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/whal...
Road-Tripping with Melville through Massachusetts Whaling History | The Saturday Evening Post
The Whale Trail is a collection of nearly 40 whale-themed sites across the state, spanning maritime museums, historic homes, and aquariums.
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Criminals are targeting Dolly Parton's fans and admirers with a variety of scams, including appeals for donations to charitable organizations that appear to be affiliated with her. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/con-...
Con Watch: Dolly Parton’s Death Spurs Charity Scams | The Saturday Evening Post
Many have been motivated to donate to Imagination Library in the wake of the country music legend’s passing. Just make sure you’re donating to Dolly’s legitimate charity.
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Margaret Brown was more than the larger-than-life figure that appeared on stage and screen for decades. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/the-...
The Woman Behind the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” | The Saturday Evening Post
Surviving the Titanic was only one remarkable episode in a life full of them.
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This collection of conversations with the members of the Beach Boys began with one fan’s obsession with a lost album and evolved into a three-decade record of one of the most important and complicated stories in popular music. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/good...
Good Vibrations: Three Decades of Conversations Chronicle the Beach Boys’ Peak Years | The Saturday Evening Post
This collection of conversations with the members of the Beach Boys began with one fan’s obsession with a lost album and evolved into a three-decade record of one of the most important and complicated...
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How do we celebrate what is usually a joyful occasion so close to where 3,000 people had died? www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/that...
That Fall | The Saturday Evening Post
I wrote about 9/11 because it is, and remains, one of the greatest tragedies of my lifetime. I will never forget what it was like to be in the city then.
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Bob Sassone brings you the news of the week, including expensive sandwiches, depressing commercials, and the most common birthdays.
News of the Week: Pumpkin Spice, Familects, and Star Trek Turns 60 | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending September 11, 2026, are pumpkin spice everything, an even bigger iPhone, and those weird words only your family knows.
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In an era when celebs shamelessly produce their own biographical documentaries and dictate the narratives, it’s refreshing to know director Scott Weintrob stuck to his guns even with his subject’s disapproval. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/revi...
Review: Mr. T: I Pity the Fool — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
This breezily efficient documentary traces what remains among the unlikeliest rags-to-riches stories of our time.
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In the 1920s, Bessie Smith reigned in the Black entertainment world as the Empress of Blues. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/bess...
Bessie Smith: The Empress of Blues | The Saturday Evening Post
Beyond inspiring female vocal powerhouses like Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith paved the way for Black recording artists.
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As millions of kids go back to classrooms this month, they – and their parents – will be asking: What should they wear? www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/comm...
Common Threads: The History of School Dress Codes | The Saturday Evening Post
Students, parents, and administrators have long battled over what attire was appropriate for school.
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Even people who would rather not think about their own mortality can be fascinated by the customs others have created around it. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/the-...
The Texas Museum That Makes Death a Fascinating Subject | The Saturday Evening Post
Death is one of the few experiences every human culture shares, but what we do with it varies enormously.
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It’s impossible to imagine the concert experience today without this crucial, lucrative keepsake. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/rock...
Rockin' the Tees | The Saturday Evening Post
Music T-shirts evolved from humble origins into pop culture icons.
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Dana Hudkins Crawford pioneered historic preservation as we know it today. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/the-...
The Woman Who Saved America’s Past | The Saturday Evening Post
Dana Hudkins Crawford’s efforts to save Denver’s Larimer Square fueled the historic preservation of American cities.
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Film critic Bill Newcott shares a conversation with Gloria Steinem on Audrey Hepburn's character, Holly Golightly, in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/glor...
Gloria and Audrey | The Saturday Evening Post
Film critic Bill Newcott shares a conversation with Gloria Steinem on Audrey Hepburn's character, Holly Golightly, in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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Did you know Edgar Rice Burroughs was born during National Rice Month? Coincidence? Bob Sassone explores this and other News of the Week. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/09/news...
News of the Week: A Bunch of Bonds, Cancelled Games, and the Lost Art of the Mix Tape | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending September 4, 2026, are picking the next James Bond, saying goodbye to the Pro Bowl, and making the perfect mix tape.
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