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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.
You can take a Roman holiday without going to Rome, but our latest In a Word explains why you shouldn’t.
In a Word: Avoiding Roman Holidays | The Saturday Evening Post
You don’t have to travel to Italy to take a Roman holiday, but you should avoid them all the same.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
You can take a Roman holiday without going to Rome, but our latest In a Word explains why you shouldn’t.
With ridiculous ease, Ross reminds us why she was one of the greatest stars of multiple musical eras.
Listen Again: Diana Ross | The Saturday Evening Post
Diana Ross's second self-titled album is worth another listen.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
With ridiculous ease, Ross reminds us why she was one of the greatest stars of multiple musical eras.
Not many movies leap from the starting gate like Dead Man’s Wire, a lightning bolt of true-life storytelling.
Review: Dead Man’s Wire — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
Gus Van Sant gives us a thrilling but sobering contemplation of the lengths people might go for justice, whether they deserve it or not.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Not many movies leap from the starting gate like Dead Man’s Wire, a lightning bolt of true-life storytelling.
In the 1970s, live albums ruled the rock world. We look at the biggest stadium-shakers of the era.
The Biggest Live Albums of the 1970s | The Saturday Evening Post
In a decade of live rock power, one album from 50 years ago remains the biggest.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
In the 1970s, live albums ruled the rock world. We look at the biggest stadium-shakers of the era.
New cartoon collection: Lost and Found
Cartoons: Lost and Found | The Saturday Evening Post
People leave behind the funniest things.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New cartoon collection: Lost and Found
I admit that I’m not the easiest person to live with. I really need time — a lot of time — alone.
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A Difficult Person to Live With | The Saturday Evening Post
The secret to our long-lasting marriage is ... space
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January 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I admit that I’m not the easiest person to live with. I really need time — a lot of time — alone.
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In those quiet moments, when it's just you and your thoughts, you're thinking about the changes you can make, the new things you can do. And that's okay!
Here on Main Street: People Who Say They Don't Make New Year's Resolutions Are Liars | The Saturday Evening Post
The end of a year is a natural time to take stock of your life, even if you don’t call it a resolution.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
In those quiet moments, when it's just you and your thoughts, you're thinking about the changes you can make, the new things you can do. And that's okay!
An editorial in the 1926 Post suggested that many white-collar workers would be better off in a factory.
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From the Archive: The Price of Clean Hands | The Saturday Evening Post
Too many young people were committing themselves to a career of office work, according to a 1926 editorial.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
An editorial in the 1926 Post suggested that many white-collar workers would be better off in a factory.
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Is George Clooney DMing your grandma?
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Con Watch: The Evolution of Romance Scams | The Saturday Evening Post
The use of A.I. for deepfake videos and voice cloning has made romance scams even more convincing.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Is George Clooney DMing your grandma?
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Wherever the next quarter-century takes us, two things are certain: There will be historical precedents for these current events; and remembering and engaging with them will remain vital goals if we are to navigate them as successfully as possible.
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Considering History: 10 Events That Shaped the First Quarter of the 21st Century | The Saturday Evening Post
American Studies Professor Ben Railton reminds us of historical events that offer context for ten of the most significant political, social, and cultural developments of the last two and a half decade...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wherever the next quarter-century takes us, two things are certain: There will be historical precedents for these current events; and remembering and engaging with them will remain vital goals if we are to navigate them as successfully as possible.
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Our latest issue brings you stories on baseball at every age, a walking trail that will go across the entire U.S., and a woman who is helping preserve the Gullah-Geechee culture through fabric.
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Preview Our January/February 2026 Issue | The Saturday Evening Post
Our latest issue brings you the winning entry from our Great American Fiction Contest, the centennial of Colonial Williamsburg, the Ritchie Boys of World War II, and much more.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Our latest issue brings you stories on baseball at every age, a walking trail that will go across the entire U.S., and a woman who is helping preserve the Gullah-Geechee culture through fabric.
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Don’t be sad that the holidays are over. You have Fruitcake Toss Day and Trivia Day to look forward to! Bob Sassone brings you this and other News of the Week to kick off a great January.
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News of the Week: Yule Logs, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Those We Lost in Two Thousand Twenty-Five | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending January 2, 2026, are being too online, saying goodbye, and plenty of spaghetti.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Don’t be sad that the holidays are over. You have Fruitcake Toss Day and Trivia Day to look forward to! Bob Sassone brings you this and other News of the Week to kick off a great January.
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Read the winning entry in our 2026 Great American Fiction Contest, “No Swimming at Monson’s" by Bethany Bruno.
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No Swimming at Monson’s | The Saturday Evening Post
All Ruth saw was more attention. And when the wrong kind of attention showed up, people like her paid for it.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Read the winning entry in our 2026 Great American Fiction Contest, “No Swimming at Monson’s" by Bethany Bruno.
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Decades of Saturday Evening Post covers show that we have always sought self-improvement. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/collections/...
Keeping Those New Year's Resolutions Archives | The Saturday Evening Post
Decades of Saturday Evening Post covers show that we have always sought self-improvement.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Decades of Saturday Evening Post covers show that we have always sought self-improvement. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/collections/...
Archivist Jeff Nilsson gives us a peek into what the the U.S. looked like 100 years ago, as seen through the reporting of the Post.
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The Vault 100 Years Ago: Buffalo Bill, Bootleggers, and Badasses | The Saturday Evening Post
We look back to January 1926.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Archivist Jeff Nilsson gives us a peek into what the the U.S. looked like 100 years ago, as seen through the reporting of the Post.
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This darkly comic primal scream of a movie is a cold-blooded caution that although machines and profit ledgers have no emotions, the people whose lives they disrupt are in the end capable of unthinkable moral compromises.
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Review: No Other Choice — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
The story of a man who reaches his breaking point in an era of downsizing and automation is perhaps more relevant than ever.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This darkly comic primal scream of a movie is a cold-blooded caution that although machines and profit ledgers have no emotions, the people whose lives they disrupt are in the end capable of unthinkable moral compromises.
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New Year’s Resolutions usually require you to give up something. But in mid-century America, advertisers used resolutions to encourage you to get something – maybe a new watch, a new car, or a new brand of cigarette.
Vintage Ads: New Year’s Resolutions | The Saturday Evening Post
Why cheat yourself when you can treat yourself? These mid-century ads put an acquisitive spin on New Year’s resolutions.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New Year’s Resolutions usually require you to give up something. But in mid-century America, advertisers used resolutions to encourage you to get something – maybe a new watch, a new car, or a new brand of cigarette.
New cartoon collection: Party Line
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Cartoons: Party Line | The Saturday Evening Post
Put on your party hats and celebrate the new year!
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December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New cartoon collection: Party Line
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Humans, dogs – even cows – can get bored. How it affects you (or a dog, or a cow) depends on what can be done about it.
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Our Better Nature: The Unboring Subject of Boredom | The Saturday Evening Post
Being bored isn’t a bad thing, for people – most of the time, we can do something about it. Animals, on the other hand, are a different story.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Humans, dogs – even cows – can get bored. How it affects you (or a dog, or a cow) depends on what can be done about it.
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GPS guidance is no longer merely a convenience; today, it’s central to a lifestyle that demands our total surrender to the ever-expanding embrace of microchips.
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GPS Is My Co-Pilot | The Saturday Evening Post
How we got here and where we're going.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
GPS guidance is no longer merely a convenience; today, it’s central to a lifestyle that demands our total surrender to the ever-expanding embrace of microchips.
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Grandma Moses and Clementine Hunter remind us that memories continue to resonate, long after the artists first put brush to canvas.
Women’s Work: How Two Grandmotherly Painters Captured America’s Past | The Saturday Evening Post
These two artists lived and worked at the same time, but their lives — and art — reflect the vast range of the American experience.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Grandma Moses and Clementine Hunter remind us that memories continue to resonate, long after the artists first put brush to canvas.
Country and Western music didn’t get off the ground nationally until World War II, when the northern boys and city boys got strong doses of it in barracks and on decks and in southern camp towns.
Red China Promotes American Country Music | The Saturday Evening Post
The Post reported on how many city dwellers unexpectedly became fans of Country and Western music.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Country and Western music didn’t get off the ground nationally until World War II, when the northern boys and city boys got strong doses of it in barracks and on decks and in southern camp towns.
Bob Sassone brings you 2025’s “Best of” lists, plus fun snowplow names and delicious recipes for the new year.
News of the Week: The Year in Review, Snowplow Names, and The Life of Jimmy Stewart | The Saturday Evening Post
In the news of the week ending December 26, 2025, are the best books, films, and TV of the year, plus fun names for snowplows and great recipes for the new year.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Bob Sassone brings you 2025’s “Best of” lists, plus fun snowplow names and delicious recipes for the new year.
On the strength of knockout performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, plus a fully committed ensemble – not to mention the diabolical earworm that is Diamond’s song catalog – Song Sung Blue will leave you humming “I’m a Believer.”
Review: Song Sung Blue — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post
Song Sung Blue deftly – perhaps shamelessly – toggles its audience between laughter and tears. It’s an irresistible story of appealing people making the most of what life has handed them.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the strength of knockout performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, plus a fully committed ensemble – not to mention the diabolical earworm that is Diamond’s song catalog – Song Sung Blue will leave you humming “I’m a Believer.”
Katharine Hepburn first met Spencer Tracy on the set of Woman of the Year.
Vintage Advertising: Hepburn Meets Tracy | The Saturday Evening Post
When Hepburn first walked up to Tracy, she noticed she was an inch taller than him. She said, “I’m afraid I’m a bit tall for you, Mr. Tracy.”
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December 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Katharine Hepburn first met Spencer Tracy on the set of Woman of the Year.