The Saturday Evening Post

Publisher Joan SerVaas Associate Publisher and Editorial Director Steven Slon Executive Editor Patrick Perry, M.P.H. Managing Editor Andy Hollandbeck Health Editor Wendy Braun, R.N. West Coast Editor Jeanne Wolf Staff Writers Troy Brownfield, Nichola

As the vaccine continues to roll out and we cautiously look forward to a pandemic-free future, it’s time to fess up to an increased dependence on TV — at least for those of us who have been obediently staying home as much as possible this past year.

Both of my wife Janice’s siblings developed dementia, so we were familiar with her symptoms when they first showed up five years ago. Following is an account of a visit to our cabin in Northwestern Wisconsin — formerly an experience that gave her gre

In 1982, Kathy Salyer bought four contiguous gravesites (Lot 14) and a fifth plot (Gravesite 15) directly north of them in Washington Regular Baptist Church Cemetery near Versailles, Indiana. For each plot, she paid $75 and received a certificate of

An entire generation has grown up since Eddie Murphy starred as African crown prince Akeem in 1988’s Coming to America. And while some sequels have a sense of desperation about them, this one feels like a reunion with old friends. Despite the 33-year

Larry King wasn’t ready to leave us, even at 87. But he would have loved the worldwide send-off he got at the end of January. During his decades on the air, he talked to the world’s most famous and powerful figures in more than 30,000 interviews. Fra

Flowers in your hair? How about flowers in your shoes? It’s tulip time, after all, with these perennial showstoppers reaching their peak halfway through April. All you need for this splashy and fun centerpiece is pair of old or new rain boots in your

From Seed to Spoon. Best days and ways to sow garden vegetables. Moon & Garden. Maintain your organic garden with tips based on phases of the moon. Garden Tags. Ask questions and get solutions from experts and hobbyist gardeners. SmartPlant Home. Poi

If the promise of the new vaccine has propelled you into trip-planning mode, now’s the ideal time to double-check the expiration date on your passport. While the U.S. allows folks to travel until the day it expires, many countries won’t accept visito

Unscramble the following words and then place each letter above its corresponding number below to reveal a quip from Lucille Ball. Answers: 1. snotty; 2. outlaws; 3. yesterday; 4. chiefly; 5. illusion; 6. beverage; 7. hostage; 8. eulogy; 9. notatio

The 2022 Great American Fiction Contest is now underway. One winner will receive $1,000 and publication in the magazine, and five runners-up will win $200 and publication online. To enter, visit saturdayeveningpost.com/fiction-contest. ■

Instead of flying to Paris to see the Notre Dame Cathedral, visit St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (covcathedral.com). Begun in 1894, this cathedral in Covington, Kentucky, is a smaller-scale replica of its French predecessor, right do

“Wall push-ups activate arm and chest muscles to build strength at home. And we can all do it!” says Christa Dellevoti, director of fitness/training and education at CLMBR.com. 1 Stand with palms on wall at shoulder height and shoulder distance apar

We are seeing a surge of claims that blue light filtering (BLF) lenses protect the retina and reduce the likelihood of age-related macular degeneration. They are sometimes called computer glasses since they claim to prevent device-related eye strain

Clinical pharmacist board-certified in ambulatory care Millions are rolling up their sleeves for a COVID shot. Yet many others remain wary of the new vaccines. For those on the fence: 1. Follow the research. Track vaccine availability, safety, and

Founded by Cory SerVaas, M.D. Is drinking coffee bad for bones? Jim McReynolds, email A daily coffee ritual is perfectly safe for bones and has a net-zero effect on bone health, say nutritionists. While cautions linger on the internet, better studies

Can you find the key in this issue? Submit your answer by April 25 via the form on our website (saturdayeveningpost.com/ key-contest), email (keycontest@ saturdayeveningpost.com), or mail (Ben Franklin’s Key, The Saturday Evening Post, 3520 Guion Roa

“I fight hard not to become tough. On the one hand, I’m good old Goldie, kind of a kewpie doll in a male-run industry. I’m liked and they expect jokes and zaniness. But as a businesswoman, I have to make decisions that some disagree with or object to

In 1921, the editors paid tribute to John Barton Payne, the recently replaced Secretary of the Interior and a diligent champion of America’s national parks, who opposed every attempt to use them for commercial purposes Some people think that they c

You fear that you won’t do enough for your children. You want them to have the best of everything. It becomes silly, says Mrs. Stapleton; American children have too much done for them. You underestimate what you spend for clothes. Eight out of ten p

We view with some misgivings the advent of a new magazine with the title The American Husband. Obviously, this is not for husbands, but rather about them. The question is: How? Is it about husbands the same way Dog World is about dogs or more as the

An intruder had stood on our lawn, But brave Buster attacked him at dawn, Leaving only a trace Of its snow on his face, And the snowman we’d made was now gone. Congratulations to Ken Morgan of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for his winning en

The statement below has been encoded using a simple substitution cipher: Each letter has been replaced with a different one, and the substitutions remain constant throughout. Can you decode it? PVOTA QPT EQKT SMP CTMCOT UZM QPTX’N UJOOJXD NM EQWT VC

We’re finally rounding the corner for resuming travel. Still, going forward, many of us will be forever wary about the cleanliness of shared spaces. Enter Seat Sitters, hygienic seat covers that fit over seats of planes, cars, restaurants, theaters,

The Big Bird Theory: The first known globe to depict the New World was engraved on an ostrich egg in 1504. A crack in the sky: According to Greek myth, the universe originated from a silver cosmic egg known as the Orphic Egg. A charmed life: Russia

1. The charity _ _ _ _ funds to seven nonprofits. a. disbursed b. dispersed 2. A matutinal gift would be given a. to a mother. b. to an elderly person. c. in the morning. 3. Stuart likes CALMNESS but not STILLNESS, DEFENSE but not OFFENSE, and RESP

Last summer, 8-year-old Madison F. of New Jersey set out to learn more about diversity. And she figured others could benefit from it, too — especially kids. With libraries closed due to COVID, she took matters into her own hands and opened a small li

RULES: Limericks must contain five lines. Enter as many times as you wish. All entries must be submitted by April 25. The March/April Limerick Laughs winner will be announced in the July/August issue. Entries will not be returned. HOW TO SUBMIT: Fill

Question: Dotty, my middle-aged calico cat, is losing the hair between her eyes and ears. It doesn’t seem to bother her, and her coat is thick everywhere else. What is causing this? Answer: Dotty may have feline pattern baldness, or preauricular alo

The original title of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury was Twilight. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight was originally called Forks. A group of cats is called a clowder. It’s believed that humans’ skin evolved to wrinkle in water as a method to avoi

Last year, I took my 7-year-old grandson to a basketball game, and the man sitting behind us kept using vulgar words. I asked him to tone down his language, but he shrugged and went on using obscenities. Suggestions? —Annoyed in Arlington Unfortunate