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

TAKING YOUR SHOT

CONTRIBUTORS

Letters

ARE WE LIVING TOO LONG? • Medicine’s ever-increasing focus on longevity is bad for society, says a prominent physician. (But, who’d voluntarily give up those bonus years?)

INVASION OF THE SMART WATCH • Until recently, the choice was binary: mechanical or quartz. Then Apple crashed the party

I LIKE BIKE • Why is it that only grownups ride bicycles anymore, and not kids?

LICENSE TO DILL • Pickling looked fun, I like pickled food, and I had jars. It was meant to be

GO FLY A KITE!

Citrus Candles

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

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:

Gunning for Trouble

THE GRID: DOGS • If you love dogs, you won’t want to miss our new special collector’s edition, A Celebration of Dogs.

Andrew Zimmern • The Bizarre Foods TV chef steps out of his comfort zone

Joan Collins’ Marriage Secrets

JOKE FROM A GENIUS*

Strawberry S’mores • Strawberries are in peak season! Freshen up a traditional favorite with this juicy recipe from the California Strawberry Commission.

TRAVEL

WHEN CLUTTER SPARKS JOY • Our favorite curmudgeons take aim at sacred cows

WHY D-DAY MATTERS • Historian John McManus explains how the invasion marked a turning point in America’s relationship with the rest of the world

This Is It! • Following years of meticulous top-secret planning,the success of the greatest military operation in history still came down to one thing no one could control: weather

My Home, And Yours • In 1943, the Service Men’s Christian League held a writing contest asking the men of the armed forces what they were fighting for. This is one of four of their essays published in The Saturday Evening Post.

MY FIRST PATIENT • A therapist in training describes the shocking leap from the abstraction of training to the real world of doing

TECH DISCONNECT • When social media keeps us apart

THE MOON ROCK HUNTER • Joe Gutheinz’s quest to recover the missing or stolen lunar samples collected by America’s space program

Give It a Rest! • Why you get more done when you work less

Pure Switzerland • In this jewel of a country, the light seems brighter, the leaves greener, the sky bluer, and the temperature perfect

ROCKWELL’S DOGS • It’s clear from even the briefest survey of his work that Norman Rockwell loved dogs; canine companions played supporting roles in dozens of his covers. But in the illustrations that follow, dogs take the lead — including Norman’s own dog, the collie, named Raleigh Rockwell, on page 66.

Prevarication Jones

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SWING STATE • Trouble sleeping? Get a hammock. New research published in Current Biology suggests that people fall asleep faster and sleep longer with a rhythmic sway. Studies conducted with both humans and mice provide solid proof that tiny parts of the inner ear known to keep us balanced and oriented in space play a central role in the soothing effect, a finding that could someday lead to better treatments for sleep and mood disorders, says the Swiss research team.

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