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.

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OPEN SEASON AT THE CAFÉ RUMBA

IN AMERICA, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE EXCESS • Why hucksters like P.T. Barnum are able to distort reality and make suckers of us all simply by appealing to our desire for entertainment

TATTOO WORLD • For many, it seems, the body you’re born with is no more than a blank canvas in need of decoration

SIGNS OF SPRING • The lifting of winter’s icy veil is marked by a series of particular and reliable indicators unique to our town

I’M STILL HERE • Ashamed of my cancer diagnosis, I at first tried to hide it. Then, I decided to tell the world – and go on living

SCENIC CYCLING

Topsy-Turvy Pedestal

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

Movies to Watch • Noted film critic Bill Newcott, creator of AARP’s “Movies for Grownups,” offers his picks

Apps for Organizing

Doggone It

THE GRID: LUCKY CHARMS

Fly Girl

JOKE FROM A GENIUS*

Emergency Medical App for Smartphones

REVERSIBLE CLOTHING

GO FUND YOURSELF! • Our favorite curmudgeons take aim at sacred cows

WINGS! • Eighty percent of the world’s sandhill crane populations — more than 500,000 birds — migrate through a small sliver of south-central Nebraska each year

FAMILY FOUND • How a genealogical search turned up the mystery of an absent grandfather — and revealed a secret family scandal

AMERICAN CARS: SELLING THE DREAM

THE HEALING POWER OF BASEBALL IN JAPAN • America’s national pastime is the most popular sport in Japan, but it’s also more than that

PUTTING THE MOUTH BACK IN THE BODY • Centuries of misplaced pride, bad science, and financial interests have made rivals of dentists and doctors. The result is that millions of Americans lack proper dental care

CRACK SHOT

ALL ABUZZ ABOUT MOSQUITOES

MEDICAL MAILBOX

MEXICAN FOOD, THE RIGHT WAY

DE-CLUTTER YOUR DRUGS • Clinical pharmacist board-certified in ambulatory care

SHRIMP TALES • Feast on America’s favorite shellfish with simple, delicious ideas from our celebrity chef

PICTURING A BETTER LIFE • For at-risk teens in violent neighborhoods, one young man is providing an alternative to despair

HOW THE KELLOGG BROTHERS CHANGED BREAKFAST • Informed by religious faith, the siblings merged spiritual with physical health

SCIATICA BACK PAIN?

WHAT MAKES ED SULLIVAN TICK? • Originally published April 20, 1968

FROM THE ARCHIVE

ILLUSIONS OF GLAMOUR • A Hollywood makeup artist in the early days of movies tells readers that the beauty of the silent-screen stars is more appearance than reality

OUT OF THE CRACKER BARREL

SHE DOES ROSIE THE RIVETER PROUD! • An African-American woman describes her struggle to help America’s war effort

THE PACE OF CHANGE • The March on Washington in 1963 seemed to herald a new era in civil rights. But in the following year, the persistence of “grinding poverty” drove some blacks to violence. Was progress toward equality and integration taking place too quickly, as some whites believed? In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to that question in the essay excerpted below.

No Respect for Teachers • Even 100 years ago, our attitude toward educators left a lot to be desired

LAUGHS LIMERICK • The Saturday...