MJ's "manifesto," penned in 1979
When 60 Minutes' Lara Logan and producer John Hamlin toured a secret warehouse where Michael Jackson's personal effects are stored, they found a surreal collection of statues, arcade games, and crystal-encrusted clothing-- but the most fascinating item they found was a simple handwritten note.
Continue Reading »Taylor Swift: All grown up
Ever wonder where songwriters get their ideas? For Taylor Swift, the inspiration for her heartbreaking song "Never Grow Up" was moving into her own apartment from the security of her parents home, she tells Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes Overtime.
Continue Reading »Becoming human: Shin's new life
"Shin Dong-hyuk isn't just somebody who was sent to a concentration camp," says Anderson Cooper. "This is somebody who was born into a concentration camp. And for the majority of his life up until he was probably 22 or 23, had no idea that there was another kind of way to exist."
Continue Reading »Snake bite! A 60 Minutes shoot in Botswana
This week, 60 Minutes went to Africa to meet world-famous wildlife photographers Beverly and Dereck Joubert. We figured the couple lived an adventurous life in the wilds of Botswana, but we didn't expect what we found on the first day of the shoot.
Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: We grew up together
We've seen plenty of Bill Gates on television, but we'd never seen him get emotional before. It was a striking, yet subtle moment in Gates' 60 Minutes interview this week when Charlie Rose asked him about his longtime business rival, the late Steve Jobs. Gates grew emotional as he recalled visiting Jobs just before his death. The billionaire welled up as he described their last conversation, which he described as "forward-looking."
Continue Reading »From soldier to mad scientist: Kit Parker's lab
This week on 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl and producer Andrew Metz reported on how the U.S. military's counterinsurgency tactics are being adapted by local law enforcement for gang-ridden American cities. Their story also introduced us to the memorable Major Kit Parker, a Harvard bioengineering professor who served two combat tours in Afghanistan.
Continue Reading »The anatomy of an interview with a serial killer
The story of convicted serial killer Charles Cullen represents the ultimate "insider threat," says 60 Minutes producer Graham Messick. "This is what can happen if somebody who is inside betrays all the trust that's given to them."
Continue Reading »What it feels like to be at the 9/11 Museum
Lesley Stahl gave viewers their first in-depth look at the National September 11 Memorial Museum this week, as it's being constructed seven stories underground at ground zero. When it finally opens to the public, Stahl says the museum will bring visitors right back to the moment they first learned about the attack on 9/11.
Continue Reading »Morley goes to Marfa and more
Whether it's Marfa, Texas, or a far-flung destination like the island of Nauru, Morley Safer has traveled the globe in his 43 seasons on 60 Minutes -- while the rest of us have had to watch with envy.
Continue Reading »Why the Pussy Riot story is important
For Lesley Stahl, reporting on the Russian punk band "Pussy Riot," meant meeting the band on their turf and speaking their language -- and we don't mean Russian. Here's one question Lesley asked the drummer during their 60 Minutes interview. "I'm going to take a quote from your song because it sounds pretty outrageous. '(*#!&!), (*#!&!), the (*#!&!), is (*#!&!).'"
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