Fall Out of Favor
Some folks love autumn best of all. This writer begs to differ.
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Nuclear Fallout: The Silent Killer
For years, the U.S. military claimed atmospheric fallout from bomb tests wasn’t particularly dangerous, but as a 1959 Post article made clear, that notion was dead wrong.
“Home-Brew” by Grace Sartwell Mason
“Of course, they’re all dears, my family, but as fiction material there is nothing to them; no drama, you know; no color; just nice, ordinary, unimaginative dears.”
Friday the 13th, or, How to Start a Franchise with an Ad
After a director and a writer teamed up on sports comedies, they turned to horror… and made history.
News of the Week: New Books, Chicken-Kissing, and 60 Years of Plan 9 from Outer Space
In the news for the week ending September 13, 2019, are lake monsters, space invaders, chicken kissers, cow babies, and much more.
Winter Wheat
A stranger asks for help, with a promise to return the favor.
“Not Wanted” by Jesse Lynch Williams
“When they put his first-born in his arms a strange nausea suffused this father’s frame and he handed the warm little bundle back to his sister hastily, as if it were hot.”
60-Year Bath
Professor Mulligan has been hiding his true identity for 60 years. The world may be ready for him to reveal his secret, but is he?
America’s First Opioid Epidemic
As the country struggles with a terrible opioid crisis, we remember a similar epidemic that raged through the U.S. in the 1800s.
The Accidental Beekeeper
How a self-described city slicker, who used to swat at anything buzzy, learned to love and appreciate the honeybee.
The Post Reports on Vaccines
Since its earliest issues in the 1820s, The Saturday Evening Post has reported on the development of — and protests against — vaccines to prevent illness like smallpox and polio.
Amazing “Grace”: Jeff Buckley’s Timeless Album Turns 25
Jeff Buckley completed just one album before his untimely death, but it has proven to be a classic.
“The Thread of Truth, Part III” by Erle Stanley Gardner
“Not a muscle of her face quivered. Her mouth didn’t even twitch at the corners. But two tears welled into her motherly gray eyes, trickled unheeded down her cheeks.”
Your Health Checkup: Text Neck, Allergies, and Acid Reducers
Dr. Zipes shares some curious new studies on the prevalence of text neck and the relationship between acid reducers and allergies.
The Saturday Evening Post History Minute: The Only World War II Refugee Camp in America
Seventy-five years ago, the U.S. admitted the first large group of refugees: 982 people from 18 different countries, most of whom had escaped from concentration camps. Those refugees developed a special relationship with the residents of Oswego, New York.
The Invention of the Beach Read
Think beach reads are a contemporary phenomenon? A look back at 19th-century publishing shows a far different origin story.