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Missing in History: The Native American Dancer Who Revolutionized Modern Ballet | The Saturday Evening Post Maria Tallchief became the nation’s first prima ballerina.

Maria Tallchief became the nation’s first prima ballerina.
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Cartoons: Lighthouse Laughs | The Saturday Evening Post These cartoons will light you up!

New cartoon collection: Lighthouse Laughs

Not Their First Rodeo: Ranchers Turn Work into Fun | The Saturday Evening Post At the World Championship Ranch Rodeo, you’ll see real working ranchers compete in everything from wild cow milking to bronco riding.

At the World Championship Ranch Rodeo, you’ll see real working ranchers compete in everything from wild cow milking to bronco riding.
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Contrariwise: Are School Breaks Broken? | The Saturday Evening Post It's not surprising that teachers get blamed for the school calendar, because teachers get blamed for everything.

Education in American has always been a subject of debate. In the past year, one specific item has attracted a lot more online attention, and that’s the school calendar.

The Month of Fasting: What to Know About Ramadan | The Saturday Evening Post The holy month of Ramadan is more than just fasting; it’s also about reflection and community.

During Ramadan, Muslims are required to fast from sunrise to sunset. Not even water? No, not even water.

Keys to the Kingdom: Houses of Worship in Key West | The Saturday Evening Post If you really want to listen to Key West’s heartbeat and learn the unvarnished story of its lives and times, stop in at the historic churches.

The heart of Key West lives in its houses of worship.

News of the Week: Burger Bots, Tea Animals, and Saying Goodbye to Mr. Clean | The Saturday Evening Post In the news of the week ending March 6, 2026, are fast food AI, Mr. Clean’s first name (you’ll never guess), and cooking with ginger ale.

Burger King is using AI to remind its employees to say please and thank you, if you were wondering where we are as a society. Bob Sassone brings you more information on this development and other News of the Week.

A Knife at the Throat | The Saturday Evening Post By July the ground was hard, and the forecasted drought was well under way.

Read Doug Crandell's short story "A Knife at the Throat," which appears in our March/April issue.
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In a Word: Lent and the Relentless Lentils | The Saturday Evening Post Are they related or not?

If you’ve ever been reLENTless about eating LENTils during LENT and wondered whether you were just saying the same thing three times, this week’s In a Word is for you.

Review: Train Dreams — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post The wounds of life, Train Dreams reminds us, are not always blasted with dynamite. More often they are excavated slowly, almost imperceptibly.

Of the 10 worthy movies nominated for this year’s Best Picture Oscar, I don’t think there’s one that will stick with me longer than Train Dreams, the almost subliminally told story of an unremarkable, yet indelibly memorable, life.

Logophile: Anagrams | The Saturday Evening Post Try your hand at these anagrams!

Each clue points to two words that are anagrams of each other, along with the number of letters in each word. Can you figure them out?

Cartoons: Wall Street Woes | The Saturday Evening Post The silly side of the stock market!

New Cartoon Collection: Wall Street Woes

The covers of The Saturday Evening Post have featured plenty of elegant avians. Here are a few of our favorites.
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Considering History: The Groundbreaking Women of the 1932 U.S. Olympic Team | The Saturday Evening Post No past U.S. women’s Olympic team had a more complex and compelling story than the athletes who took part in the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Babe Didrikson may have been the biggest name at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, but two other athletes deserve to be remembered for their groundbreaking contributions.

Our Better Nature: When the Bough Breaks — How to Storm-Proof Your Trees | The Saturday Evening Post Tree limb breakage is often preventable, and we can take steps to minimize future storm damage to our trees.

Because a mature shade tree is irreplaceable in one lifetime, and because it’s kind of inconvenient to have a large portion of one “drop in” on you suddenly, it’s worth taking the steps to storm-proof your trees.

March: The Lazy Month | The Saturday Evening Post It used to be my favorite month, and now it might kill me

Before I turned 17, March was a lazy month. No grass to mow, diminishing amounts of snow to shovel, too cold to plant the garden, too warm to fill the woodstove. It was, at one time, my favorite month of the year.

When Did Americans Fall in Love with Soccer? | The Saturday Evening Post The American soccer story can’t be told without deep immigrant roots, political influence, and the drive to achieve.

The myth persists that Americans don’t have a passon for soccer, but our rich soccer history tells a different story.

It’s a Grand Old Flag | The Saturday Evening Post What he wanted was a little personal space. What he got was national coverage.

What he wanted was a little personal space. What he got was national coverage. New fiction from William John Demorascki.
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News of the Week: The Blizzard of ’26, TV for Dogs, and the Great Peanut Butter Cup Controversy | The Saturday Evening Post In the news for the week ending February 27, 2026, are frozen foods, frozen cities, tasty snacks, dog TV, and more.

Is your dog bored of Netflix? You’ve got options! Also: March is Nat’l Frozen Food Month; some of you can celebrate simply with a picnic in the park next week.

Review: The Napa Boys — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post Warning! Wine and weirdness within.

The Napa Boys plays like a sequel in a series that never had previous installments. And that's part of its strange charm.

1976: The Spine of Classic Rock | The Saturday Evening Post The hits of this year prop up rock radio to this day.

When it comes to classic rock radio, one year dominates all others.

True North: Scandal and Subterfuge in the Race to Reach the North Pole | The Saturday Evening Post The two men who claimed to have reached the North Pole first would stop at nothing to hold the coveted title.

Who made it to the North Pole first? Cook? Peary? Neither?
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Con Watch: Panera Bread, the ShinyHunters Data Breach, and Class Action Lawsuits | The Saturday Evening Post Recently, the hacking group ShinyHunters stole personal information from 5 million customers of Panera Bread. Were you one of them?

Data breaches such as the recent Panera Bread incident are all too common. Learn how to protect yourself and how related class-action lawsuits might help you and others.

Cartoons: You’ve Got Mail | The Saturday Evening Post A mail worker’s job has always been hard – and hilarious!

New cartoon collection: You've Got Mail
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Feedback Fatigue | The Saturday Evening Post Stop the incessant stream of customer surveys.

Ostensibly, all these surveys are intended to lead to some interpretation of “better lives” for consumers — us. Now, does anyone seriously think we’ve seen improved products and services over the last couple of decades?

Kevin Nealon Is on the Loose in His First Comedy Special in More Than a Decade | The Saturday Evening Post The comedian has a new comedy special, but that’s not all he’s been up to. Some of his endeavors might surprise you.

Loose in the Crotch, now streaming for free on 800 Pound Gorilla Media’s YouTube channel, is Kevin Nealon’s first comedy special since 2012.

Survivor Stories: Helping Children Fight Cancer with Books | The Saturday Evening Post A leukemia survivor uses the power of books to inspire kids fighting their own battles with cancer.

A leukemia survivor creates the books she wishes she’d had when she was a child.

What Animals Teach Us About Expertise | The Saturday Evening Post A biologist explains why experience and acquired knowledge matter.

Our increasingly complex world needs experts who apply hard-earned knowledge to help society function. Those who devalue this kind of rigorous expertise, leaning instead on “doing your own research,” do so at our peril.
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Ding, Ding! | The Saturday Evening Post “Do you realize this means that we are officially geezers?”

At the end of a nice getaway, Sandra worries that it might be the end of other things as well in Susan S. Levine’s “Ding, Ding!” - this week’s #NewFridayFiction story.

News of the Week: New Books, Print vs. Cursive, and Everything You Need to Know About the Toast Sandwich | The Saturday Evening Post In the news of the week ending February 20, 2026, are what to read, how to write, and which TV shows are getting a reboot.

Did you love The Rockford Files? Or Baywatch? Or Charlie’s Angels? Do you think you’ll love them more the second (or third) time around? Bob Sassone brings you the details of these reboots, plus all the other News of the Week.