July/August 2020
Cover Art By: Dora Atwater Millikin
Here are some tips on taking back control of your life during quarantine.
Read More about Getting Good Habits Back on Track During COVID-19
Recent studies show that chile peppers can be a boon to your health. Dr. Zipes lays out the details.
At the end of World War II, Norman Rockwell attempted to show the inner conflict of a homecoming soldier.
In this issue’s edition of the Manners Guy, we deal with etiquette in the gym and the great outdoors.
Our pet health expert suggests softer chews for your pup.
From Houston to Haiti, John Alex’s United Aid Foundation brings help to ravaged communities.
Read More about The Midwesterner Who’s Fixing Homes and Teaching Trades in Mali
Millennials are wired, tired and deserve a break.
Read More about Contrariwise: Let’s Stop Bashing Millennials
After being deposed, the Mexican dictator arrived in New York City hoping to make a quick buck. His efforts led to the chewing gum.
Read More about How a Mexican Dictator Helped Invent Chewing Gum
Mere weeks before graduating, a medical student learns what it means to care for a dying patient.
Read More about Caring for the Dying: The Compassion Not Taught in Med School
If you’ve been doing your post-prandial studies, you’ll probably ace this quiz.
Americans have shown great compassion and sacrifice over the years to victims of epidemics. But sometimes, as in this report from 1858, their better nature is overruled by fear.
Read More about Fear Is Contagious: When New Yorkers Burned Down a Quarantine Hospital
Prohibition was enacted 100 years ago with hopes of giving the country a fresh, sober start. Its failure and repeal seemed to kill the temperance movement. But America’s anti-alcohol reformers were working on the problem long before Prohibition, and they haven’t given up yet.
Is a spider an insect? And should an insurance company deny a claim if it’s not? See how a court ruled.
Read More about You Be the Judge: Brown Recluse on the Loose
The Post examines the man behind Maybury’s sheriff.
When loved ones die, what do we do with the digital reminders they left behind?
Read More about Gone, But Not Deleted: Keeping Your Loved One’s Memory Alive Online
Our film critic picks three of his favorite films that are streaming this summer.
Philip Gulley has learned to lop off the extremes when it comes to predictions, particularly when it concerns COVID-19.
Read More about Finding the Balance between Rosy and Ominous Predictions
Tried and true tips from our celebrity chef for throwing the perfect family cookout.
Fifty years after the battle of Gettysburg, in the greatest gathering of conqueror and conquered, veterans sought a chance to heal while politicians preached patriotic amnesia.
Read More about Civil War Soldiers’ Final Reunion at Gettysburg
The underlying concept of the buffet — value and excess — plays perfectly into our insatiable appetite for endless quantities of practically everything.
Amazon’s editors pick out a reading list for those lazy, warm days.
The 145-year-old Chautauqua Movement, offering families a summertime immersion in lectures, music, and prayer, is still going strong.
Read More about Chautauqua: Family Get-Aways for Knowledge, Beauty, Community
Writing letters — real letters, with pen and paper — makes you stronger, both physically and emotionally.
This salad with steak and asparagus is a healthy and delicious addition to a backyard grill-out.