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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.
Benjamin Kimberly Prins gave his covers the look, and the atmosphere, of a 1960s sitcom. But in color, of course. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/08/clas...
Classic Cover: Thunderstorm at the Shore | The Saturday Evening Post
Benjamin Kimberly Prins’s covers for The Saturday Evening Post showed an innocent America, with its people often in comically dramatic moments.
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Conceived for charity, gay rodeo has now become a source of gay pride, education, and the best in country/western entertainment. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/08/the-...
The Role of Gay Rodeo in American Culture | The Saturday Evening Post
Gay rodeo associations not only affected American rodeo culture but also united vital LGBTQ+ communities in isolated, rural spaces during times of intense hardship to foster solidarity, strength, and ...
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Every morning, millions of Americans reach for their smartphones before their feet hit the floor. These pocket-sized computers have transformed our lives and, like many advances, can be beneficial or harmful depending on how we use them. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/08/smar...
Smartphones: Balancing Benefits and Harms | The Saturday Evening Post
Smartphones are neither health heroes nor health villains. They’re powerful tools that can enhance our wellbeing or undermine it, depending on how we use them.
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My job is to teach Large Language Models how to write. In the end, human creativity is encountering competition, but our imagination and emotions won’t be conquered.
I’m Teaching AI to Take My Job | The Saturday Evening Post
How I learned to love an LLM.
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Although pigeons are best known for their expertise in whitewashing statues, window ledges, and other outdoor structures they roost upon, these common birds have some uncommon talents that few know about. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/08/our-...
Our Better Nature: Impressive Pigeons | The Saturday Evening Post
Pigeons can hear earthquakes before they can be felt, locate signs of cancer in medical imaging, and tell a Monet from a Picasso. They are also being studied to see if they can teach drones how to fly...
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Spider-Man’s back, and he’s bringing the Hulk and Punisher with him. What you need to know as Spidey swings back to the big screen.
Five Things to Know About Spider-Man: Brand New Day | The Saturday Evening Post
Spider-Man’s back, but he’s not alone.
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Gwen discovered a locally grown delicacy, and she just had to have it. But to what lengths would she go to get it? Find out in Pamela Cottam’s “Sea Beans,” this week’s #NewFridayFiction story. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/sea-...
Sea Beans | The Saturday Evening Post
A delicious surprise becomes a driving obsession.
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This week is all about things you miss that are making a comeback (and one that hasn't but should).
News of the Week: The Return of Myspace, the Cinerama Dome, and Those Little Breath Mints | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending July 31, 2026, are comebacks, clappers, and cool treats.
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Peter Asher’s early good fortune was just the first episode in a music industry career that found him absolutely always precisely where he needed to be at exactly the right moment. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/revi...
Review: Peter Asher: Everywhere Man — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
This documentary shows why Peter Asher has the most Zeligesque career in music history.
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There’s no way to tell the story of either the Chinese Exclusion Act specifically or the United States overall without confronting such voices and forces, past and present alike. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/cons...
Considering History: Does Remembering Injustice Erase America’s True Story…or Help Us Better Understand It? | The Saturday Evening Post
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the culmination of decades of racist narratives, white supremacist hate, and exclusionary laws. Should we include this narrative when telling the story of America?
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It’s an annual springtime ritual: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces new inductees, and people complain.
Contrariwise: It's All Rock 'n' Roll | The Saturday Evening Post
Should Wu-Tang Clan be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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Nashville has its honky-tonks. Memphis has Beale Street. New Orleans has its own layered sound. But Macon, Georgia played a defining role in giving America its own particular brand of music born in the South. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/maco...
Macon: America’s Most Underrated Music Town | The Saturday Evening Post
Can the town where you were born (but didn’t grow up in) in have a hand in shaping your musical tastes? For Maggie Downs, Macon had the answer.
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The greatest mystery is not the Winchester House itself, but how the woman who built it became trapped inside a story she never told.
Sarah Winchester and Her Mystery House | The Saturday Evening Post
The house feels more like a puzzle than a home — and that’s before the ghost stories begin.
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The best thing about Mount Rushmore is that it gets people to the Black Hills. Once you're there, you’ll find that there is more to the story.
After Mount Rushmore: The Best Part of an American Road Trip Starts When You Keep Driving | The Saturday Evening Post
The most famous stop in the Black Hills isn't the whole story.
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Bob Sassone thinks it’s not cool to cut a doughnut in half in the breakroom. Miss Manners says it’s fine. Can we agree on nothing in this divided world?
News of the Week: Space Pens, Sand Sculptures, and Summer Sandwiches | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending July 24, 2026, are pricey pens, the best sandwich recipes, and should you cut donuts in half in the breakroom?
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People have been hitting pieces of wood to make music for millennia, but the word “xylophone” is fairly recent. Get a little music and etymology in our latest In a Word column. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/in-a...
In a Word: X Is for Xylophone | The Saturday Evening Post
Some etymology and music history that you didn’t eXpect.
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What does it mean when your dog "grins" at you?
Ask the Vet: All Smiles | The Saturday Evening Post
Do dogs smile?
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘬 is an imperfect comedy, for sure, but at least it’s the funniest film ever made about pickleball.
Review: The Dink — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
A hapless tennis pro at a high-class club is forced to make room for an onslaught of pickleballers.
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Opened in May 2026, the Hosmer Visitor Center gives you a taste of cadet life at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Get the Air Force Academy Experience (Without Joining the Air Force Academy) | The Saturday Evening Post
A new visitor center and adjoining hotel immerse visitors in campus life.
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In 1926, the Post reported on the obsession with golf, the Indy 500, and America's productivity boom. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/100-...
100 Years Ago: Golf Mania, Pace Cars, and American Productivity | The Saturday Evening Post
We look back to 1926.
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In an age when life seems to be increasingly transactional, King Odysseus’ uneasiness at achieving perceived justice at any cost seems especially resonant.
Review: The Odyssey — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
Like Homer’s world of men, women and monsters, Nolan’s Odyssey is a mysterious, sometimes messy marvel from start to finish.
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Recently, Evite and other online invitation services have seen a significant increase in scams in which crooks send phony invitations. Learn how to protect yourself. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/con-...
Con Watch: Watch Out for Evite Phishing Emails | The Saturday Evening Post
You’re one click away from attending that party – or losing all of your personal information to a scammer.
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The goal of Marc Adams's woodworking classes is to learn techniques that will transform what might be a regular piece of furniture into a detail-laden heirloom piece that will be handed down from generation to generation. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/wood...
Wood Works | The Saturday Evening Post
At the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, students learn the techniques to transform ordinary furniture into generational heirlooms — one Band-Aid at a time.
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Celebrating America’s 250th year, the National Museum of Natural History features a brand-new exhibition promising at least one object from every single U.S. state and territory.
50 Items from All 50 States | The Saturday Evening Post
From Maine lobsters to Hawaiian leis, a new Smithsonian exhibit celebrates 250 years of shared natural history.
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We take a look at the latest in a popular series, a thought-provoking look at the issue that divide Americans, and an a modern take on the epistolary novel. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/what...
What We're Reading This Summer | The Saturday Evening Post
When they’re not bringing you stories from around the nation, the editors at the Post are always reading. Here are some of the books they’re enjoying this summer.
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