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The Saturday Evening Post

July/August 2018
Magazine

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.

BACK TO BASICS

Letters

THE SIMPLE LIFE? IT’S COMPLICATED • Through much of human history, frugal simplicity was not a choice but a necessity. Today we still preach simplicity as a moral virtue, but most of us want a good deal more

STARS IN OUR EYES • Astrology is back in a big way, and it’s more addictive than ever

GORGEOUS SUMMER EVENINGS • When daylight saving time was enacted, many predicted the end of the world, but I savor that extra hour of light

ESCAPING THE FACEBOOK BUBBLE • A print journalist with a declining income seemed to find validation online. And then one day it struck him that spending hours a day in search of “likes” was a futile attempt to fill a void in his life

THE MIDSUMMER GARDEN • TIPS, TACTICS, AND TRENDS — WHAT’S NEW AND NOTEWORTHY NOW!

SeriouslyGoodFilms • 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:

YOU BE THE JUDGE

Whimsical Florals

THE GRID: ON THE BEACH

Marcia Gay Harden • In a book about her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease, the actress pulls no punches

CHEECH WHO?

JOKE FROM A GENIUS*

Choco-Banana Pops

TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING DINNER

An App to Diagnose Car Trouble

SAND-RESISTANT TOWELS

CARRYING ON

The Power of Touch • A life-or-death drama in an ICU helped one physician realize medicine is not just a craft and a science, but also an art

The Great Divide: Doctor and Patient • Over the decades, the Post reported how rapid advances in the science of medicine and the surge of specialization slowly began to erode the doctor-patient relationship, which is the heart and art of medicine.

THE NEW NOMADS • There have always been itinerants, drifters, hobos, restless souls. But today, a new kind of wandering tribe is emerging. They’ve given up traditional houses and apartments to live in what some call “wheel estate,” picking up work wherever they can find it

PRIDE OF COUNTRY • Holidays were always a source of inspiration for Post illustrators, and no day could be more inspiring than the glorious Fourth of July. Here, a variety of Post illustrators give their tributes to the day, the country, and the American people.

Second Chances • Nearly one in three American adults — an estimated 70 million people or more — have some form of arrest or conviction record, making it difficult if not impossible for them to find work. Here’s how some forward-thinking companies are giving former felons a foothold in society

I MARCH THROUGHT GEORGIA • A Union soldier’s unvarnished account of the often brutal, and sometimes astonishing, trek from Atlanta to the sea under Sherman’s command

IF I AM KILLED … • Lt. Col. Stone, of the Fifth Connecticut, wrote the following letter to his wife and children. It was the eve of the impending battle at Slaughter Mountain, in which he was, indeed, one of the fallen Originally published September 13, 1862

BIRD MAN • Without exactly planning it, the author acquired a small domesticated parrot and a wild red-tailed hawk at the same time. The three of them had their ups and downs, but they learned to live together peacefully

TUSKERS • Beginning of the end, is what I thought. One bum step put me out for a week. Mostly I was confined to the decking in front of my tent on the...


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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.

BACK TO BASICS

Letters

THE SIMPLE LIFE? IT’S COMPLICATED • Through much of human history, frugal simplicity was not a choice but a necessity. Today we still preach simplicity as a moral virtue, but most of us want a good deal more

STARS IN OUR EYES • Astrology is back in a big way, and it’s more addictive than ever

GORGEOUS SUMMER EVENINGS • When daylight saving time was enacted, many predicted the end of the world, but I savor that extra hour of light

ESCAPING THE FACEBOOK BUBBLE • A print journalist with a declining income seemed to find validation online. And then one day it struck him that spending hours a day in search of “likes” was a futile attempt to fill a void in his life

THE MIDSUMMER GARDEN • TIPS, TACTICS, AND TRENDS — WHAT’S NEW AND NOTEWORTHY NOW!

SeriouslyGoodFilms • 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:

YOU BE THE JUDGE

Whimsical Florals

THE GRID: ON THE BEACH

Marcia Gay Harden • In a book about her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease, the actress pulls no punches

CHEECH WHO?

JOKE FROM A GENIUS*

Choco-Banana Pops

TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING DINNER

An App to Diagnose Car Trouble

SAND-RESISTANT TOWELS

CARRYING ON

The Power of Touch • A life-or-death drama in an ICU helped one physician realize medicine is not just a craft and a science, but also an art

The Great Divide: Doctor and Patient • Over the decades, the Post reported how rapid advances in the science of medicine and the surge of specialization slowly began to erode the doctor-patient relationship, which is the heart and art of medicine.

THE NEW NOMADS • There have always been itinerants, drifters, hobos, restless souls. But today, a new kind of wandering tribe is emerging. They’ve given up traditional houses and apartments to live in what some call “wheel estate,” picking up work wherever they can find it

PRIDE OF COUNTRY • Holidays were always a source of inspiration for Post illustrators, and no day could be more inspiring than the glorious Fourth of July. Here, a variety of Post illustrators give their tributes to the day, the country, and the American people.

Second Chances • Nearly one in three American adults — an estimated 70 million people or more — have some form of arrest or conviction record, making it difficult if not impossible for them to find work. Here’s how some forward-thinking companies are giving former felons a foothold in society

I MARCH THROUGHT GEORGIA • A Union soldier’s unvarnished account of the often brutal, and sometimes astonishing, trek from Atlanta to the sea under Sherman’s command

IF I AM KILLED … • Lt. Col. Stone, of the Fifth Connecticut, wrote the following letter to his wife and children. It was the eve of the impending battle at Slaughter Mountain, in which he was, indeed, one of the fallen Originally published September 13, 1862

BIRD MAN • Without exactly planning it, the author acquired a small domesticated parrot and a wild red-tailed hawk at the same time. The three of them had their ups and downs, but they learned to live together peacefully

TUSKERS • Beginning of the end, is what I thought. One bum step put me out for a week. Mostly I was confined to the decking in front of my tent on the...


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