November/December 2017

A Roper study from 1967 suggested some Americans would go to extremes for such a large sum

How on earth are we going to manage the hundreds of little things she took care of so effortlessly in the holiday season?

Revisit 1959 and the international cornucopia that was Lüchow’s.

Leslie Goddard recalls the beloved holiday spectacle at Marshall Field’s.

Life is full of cruel accidents, but there is always the possibility of forgiveness.

Perfect for the holiday hustle and bustle, these crowd-pleasing candies are easy to make and can be prepared well in advance.

Lionel Trains looked to turn locomotives into a family affair

These apps will add a dash of dazzle to your holiday kitchen shenanigans.

Diaries are so yesterday. Meet the modern journal: part day planner, part sketchbook, part notebook, part scrapbook, part file cabinet.

Post editors argued that we were taking the holiday way too seriously 50 years ago

These cool tools will delight even your nerdiest family members.

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:

The art of crocheting was her passport from Sicily to upstate New York.

Carve out a new holiday tradition with help from the celebrity chef and author

Build your lexical power with the Logophile Language Puzzler from the November/December issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

At a 1982 medical conference in Moscow, a prominent cardiologist secretly met with blacklisted scientists and found himself a target of the KGB.

Rockwell’s Triple Self-Portrait appeared in the February 13, 1960 Post issue with whimsy and subtext galore.

In 1917, the Post had correspondents in Moscow and St. Petersburg. At first, Americans hoped the Russian Revolution would bring democracy and stability to the nation, but they soon saw their hopes dim for the nation and its people.

As conservatives and liberals — and President Trump — squabble and throw mud at each other, a prominent economist shows how a realistic, nonpolitical housecleaning of our tax code would do wonders for the national economy.

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

When a pianist’s memory began to fade, it would take another musician to bring his songs to life again.

Enjoy Curtis Stone’s seasonal sides of Butternut Squash with Sage and Brown Butter and Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Chorizo.

I’m really struggling with this craft beer thing. I love the idea, don’t get me wrong. You never find the best furniture, musical instruments, or wine at the end of a mass production line. And I’m all about the taking-on-Goliath thing. (David is literally my middle name!) But why does craft beer have to taste […]

Post West Coast Editor Jeanne Wolfe interviews Hans Zimmer, award-winning film composer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Dunkirk, and others) turning his soundtracks into rock stardom.