How Maggie Smith's looks have helped her long career
If you're a fan of the television show "Downton Abbey," you are most likely a fanatic of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, the imperious matriarch of a British aristocratic family - and the source of the most memorable lines in the weekly PBS series.
Continue Reading »Secrets of a 60 Minutes cameraman
They say polo ponies can run 35 mph and then stop on a dime. But how would you like to be the cameraman who's forced to stand still, as a massive horse comes barreling at him?
Continue Reading »The ONE thing to know about your credit report
Is there a mistake on your credit report? Do you know the ONE thing you should do to get your full credit history?
Continue Reading »Texting loved ones during a terrorist attack
Who would you text if you found yourself in the middle of a terrorist attack? What do you say to loved ones if you think you might not see them again?
Continue Reading »Magdalen laundries: Women confined in convents
Hard labor, enforced silence, and imprisonment - that was the sentence for more than 10,000 young Irish women sent off to the church-run Magdalen Laundries between 1922 and 1996, a dark chapter in Irish history that Steve Kroft reported on for 60 Minutes in January 1999.
Continue Reading »Beyonce: From sheltered singer to Super Bowl XLVII
"Where did you learn all that stuff?" That's the question Steve Kroft asked Beyonce about her provocative performance-style in a 2010 profile of the superstar.
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Grand Central Terminal turns 100
If you're one of the 20 million people who come through Grand Central Station every year, you know that the terminal is not just about traveling from A to B.
Continue Reading »Classic Koch: Remembering a New York legend
"What a great city! Very few of them like this. In fact, there's none." That's Ed Koch from a profile on 60 Minutes, talking about the city where he was born and raised -- and then served as mayor for three terms.
Continue Reading »Kids and football: A dangerous mix?
Young fans are attracted to the allure and spectacle of football, but should they be allowed to play? It's a question President Obama commented on in a recent interview with The New Republic. "If I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football," Obama said, stirring anew the controversy.
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