March 7, 2011 11:09 AM

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UP NEXT: May 27

COVER STORY: Hit the Road!
The American highway: a place of adventure, a place to chase our dreams. But anyone who's gotten behind the wheel lately knows the reality no longer lives up to the legend. With billions of dollars' worth of repairs needed just to keep us up and running, it's clear we've been driving on borrowed time. Mark Strassmann reports.

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THE ALMANAC: Golden Gate Bridge

Q&A: Philip Seymour Hoffman
One of the best actors working today, Philip Seymour Hoffman has played a diverse set of characters, from a lovelorn misfit in "Boogie Nights" to a menacing preppy in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," to the effete author Truman Capote, which earned him an Oscar.

Now Hoffman is on Broadway in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," taking on the role of Willy Loman. Correspondent Mo Rocca reports.

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THE MOVIES: Superwomen
Film critic David Edelstein reviews "Snow White and the Huntsman."

HOLIDAY: Louis Zamperini, Unbroken
Author Laura Hillenbrand spent seven years researching and writing her bestselling book "Unbroken, a moving portrait of a heroic subject, Louis Zamperini, now 94. Yet during all those years, while learning all the details of his gallant life - the Olympic track star, the World War II hero, the Christian role model - she never once met him.

They account for their mutual understandings as survivors of enormous suffering - Zamperini, who during the war was adrift on a raft in the Pacific Ocean after his B-14 went down and was then tortured for the duration of the war by a sadistic Japanese prison guard; and Hillenbrand, who was struck in mid-life by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, making it often impossible for her to get out of bed, let alone write.

When they finally met recently, Hillenbrand tells CBS correspondent Chip Reid: "As we were hugging each other and saying goodbye, he said that the book was the crescendo of his life. And he believes he's lived this long so he could see it written and read. And that was the loveliest thing he's ever said to me."

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SUNDAY JOURNAL: Etan Patz

DRIVEN: Fast Company
Just try to imagine driving 190 miles per hour non-stop for four hours, in bumper-to-bumper traffic. That gives you some idea of what it's like to be a NASCAR race driver.

Since 1947, NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) has been one of the most popular sports in America. With more than 1,500 races at 100 tracks in the U.S. and Canada, NASCAR is part of our national landscape. And for the past six years, no one has dominated the sport like Jimmie Johnson.

Born in California, Johnson rode his first motorcycle at 4 and a half, started racing at age 5 and never looked back. He made the switch from motorcycles to race cars, eventually climbing the ladder to win an unprecedented 5 straight NASCAR championships, something even the legends of the sport (including Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Richard Petty) never accomplished.

After failing to win his sixth straight championship in 2011, Johnson is back on track this year, with 2 straight wins including the All-Star Race last Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., for which he was handed a million dollar check.

Just as important as his life on the track, Johnson and his wife Chandra spend their time helping others, giving away millions of dollars to schools and other charities in the communities that have supported him.

Correspondent Lee Cowan, goes behind the scenes with Johnson, on and off the track, to profile one of the greatest champions of our generation.

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THE FAST DRAW: On Vacation

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Steve Hartman

NATURE: TBD

RECAP: May 20

This Sunday we're off to the islands! Join us on a journey that will span the globe in search of islands real and imagined. It's all on a special edition of "Sunday Morning: Ports of Call." Our destinations will include:

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COVER STORY: Live alone? You're not alone
What English poet John Donne put to verse in the 17th Century still rings true for many today: "No man is an island, entire to itself." But for more and more Americans, living alone on their own private inner island is the way to go.

Correspondent Susan Spencer looks at this growing demographic in America - the family of one.

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RETREATS: Campobello: FDR's "beloved island"
We head to an island just across our northern border where a former president is still regarded as a Favorite Son. Serena Altschul shows us why.

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MAN-MADE ISLANDS: Offshore oil rig: Island living, but no paradise
Lee Cowan travels to an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, where crews are roughing it around the clock.

JAPAN: Japan's Ghost Island (Video)
Lucy Craft gives us a tour of a relic of an industrial way of life gone by off the coast of Japan.

YO HO HO: Rum's spirited history
Though the pirates of Robert Louis Stevenson in "Treasure Island" are long gone, the signature spirit of the Caribbean is still very much with us. Seth Doane went to the source.

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COOK'S TOUR: The center of the home: The kitchen island (Video)
Often thought of as the center of the home, the kitchen island is a recent invention that is now a feature in about 50 percent of new homes. Nancy Giles reports.

MO ROCCA: Excursions
Mo Rocca takes us to visit islands - real and imagined:

Fort Jefferson (Video)
Garden Key in Florida's Dry Tortugas would be pretty unremarkable if it weren't for a 19th century military installation complete with 45-foot walls and a moat.

The lost island city of Atlantis (Video)
Most people know the legend, but did the lost city of Atlantis really exist?

When Napoleon ruled Elba (Video)
The French emperor Napoleon was exiled to a tiny island off the coast of Italy, and during his time there he helped modernize it. Mo Rocca reports on how Napoleon wound up on Elba - and how he plotted his escape.

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CANARY ISLANDS: Say it in a whistle (Video)
On La Gomera in the Canary Islands, people can say anything with a whistle. The ancient whistling communication was invented centuries ago - and it works in any language. Correspondent Tracy Smith takes a whistle stop tour.

GOTHAM: Ed Koch: Island boy (Video)
How's he doing? is the logical question to ask the former mayor of a mostly-island city who made "How'm I Doing?" his personal trademark. Rita Braver talks to Ed Koch.

ISLAND OF QUIET: A rare island of serenity, thanks to the FCC
Cell phones and WiFi are banned in a 13,000-sq. mile swath of Appalachia so that giant radio telescopes can operate properly. Richard Schlesinger of "48 Hours" reports.

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THOUSAND ISLANDS: All dressed up
A certain salad product hails from a certain island chain - an archipelago our Martha Teichner just had to see for herself.

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NATURE: Mexico's San Benedicto Island (Video)
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you off shore at Mexico's San Benedicto Island.

RECAP: May 13

COVER: The mystery of breasts: Inspiring, vulnerable
They're stylized, idealized, idolized and fetishized, but breasts can also be lethal. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at the art and science of breasts.

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ALMANAC: The first person killed by hail (Video)
On May 13, 1930, death fell out of the Texas sky, when a sudden hailstorm killed a 39-year-old Texas farmer named J.C. Clack near Lubbock.

ART: An art collection's new home in Philly
After years of legal wrangling, the Barnes Foundation's premier collection of Impressionist art is moved to a new museum. Rita Braver reports.

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TORNADO: Joplin, Mo.: One year after disaster (Video)
Ruben Carter didn't consider himself the heroic type. But after saving 24 lives during the tornado that devastated his Missouri town one year ago, he was inspired to turn his own life around. Lee Cowan reports.

PASSAGE: Katzenbach/Sendak/Sassoon

SPORTS: Shawn Johnson: A true golden girl
At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, 16-year-old gymnast Shawn Johnson won one gold and three silver medals.

Today, Johnson is once again training for the Olympics. Mo Rocca visits Johnson at home and at the gym to find out what it takes to bring home the gold.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Rocket Competition
Steve Hartman reports.

SUNDAY PROFILE: Alex Trebek: His popularity not in jeopardy

Susan Spencer (who once failed the test to become a contestant on "Jeopardy!") reports.

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OPINION: Nancy Giles: Mother's Day without a mother
Nearly 14 years after the passing of her mom, our contributor offers advice on marking a special day.

ENDER: Flap over Venice's over-population of birds
Correspondent Seth Doane travels to Venice, Italy to find out why feeding the pigeons in Piazza San Marco is such a popular tourist attraction - and why the city is trying to stop it.

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    "The City of Fallen Angels" by John Berendt (Penguin)
  • "My Baby Blue Jays" by John Berendt (Penguin)

NATURE: Mother sea otters and their pups (Video)
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you where mother sea otters are tending to their pups, in Morro Bay, Calif.

RECAP: May 6

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COVER STORY: A new hope for back pain sufferers?
It's that time of year again: Spring is here, and across the country people are out playing golf, tennis, jogging and gardening - and millions are suffering for it.

Fully seven out of 10 Americans have severe back pain at some point in their lives, and it costs our economy $90 billion a year in lost wages and medical bills. But despite the millions of people with back pain, treatment of this common ailment has remained remarkably unchanged for decades, with rest and physical therapy being the first line of treatment, and surgery the only viable alternative.

Every year more Americans have surgery for back pain than for heart bypasses and hip replacements combined. But back surgery is notoriously problematic and researchers have for decades been looking for the next generation treatments that might make surgery obsolete.

Dr. Kevin Pauza of Tyler, Texas believes he has found the "holy grail" for millions of Americans suffering from bulging and degenerating discs: A non-surgical procedure that doesn't cut or remove the discs, but actually re-grows them.

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ALMANAC: Axis Sally (Video)
On May 6, 1945 a radio announcer Americans called "Axis Sally" made her last propaganda broadcast on behalf of Nazi Germany. "Sunday Morning" looks back at the life of Mildred Gillars, an Ohio native who broadcast on behalf of Hitler.

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HEALTH: The healing arts (Video)
Among the many healing arts practiced at one of the nation's leading hospitals is that of healing art. Thousands of paintings and other art works grace the walls of Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, creating an environment conducive to recovery. Bill Whitaker reports.

SUNDAY PROFILE: "Mentalist" star Simon Baker: Charm is no act
For the past four years, Simon Baker has played the charming but troubled Patrick Jane on CBS's "The Mentalist." But as the shy Australian actor tells correspondent Rita Braver, he is nothing like his on-screen persona.

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SUNDAY JOURNAL: A blind escape (Video)
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's escape from house arrest triggered a diplomatic drama that captured the world's attention, yet, there's still no word on when he will leave China for the United States. David Martin reports.

MADE IN AMERICA: Blue jeans: The fabric of freedom (Video)
Serena Altschul explores the history of denim, from America's mines to the designer jean stores of today.

HARTMAN: Cadillac Ranch

Q&A: Rita Wilson's new role: Songstress
You might know Rita Wilson from appearances in dozens of movies and TV shows, or from producing "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the most successful independent film ever. Or you might know her as the wife of actor Tom Hanks.

But these days Rita Wilson wants you to know her as a singer. At the age of 55, she's just releasing her first CD, filled with songs she grew up on from the 1960s and '70s.

Correspondent Seth Doane talks with Wilson about her life-long ambition to sing, and the job she took cleaning toilets so she could be closer to musical legends on stage. She talks about her key role in a "Brady Bunch" episode as a teenager; and she tells what it's like to be married to one of Hollywood's leading men, and whether that puts any competitive pressure on their marriage.

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WHAT'S IN A NAME? Bettys (Video)
If you stumbled upon the convention Lee Cowan just attended in Hastings, Neb., you might never guess what the attendees have in common, until you notice an odd theme emerge: Everyone was named Betty. In fact, 70 Bettys - representing more than a dozen Betty Clubs - gathered to celebrate the name they share.

What's it like to have a boatload of Bettys in one place? Lee Cowan asked one of them, "What happens when you shout Betty in a room like this?" Betty's reply? "Oh, it's worse than yelling fire!"

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  • Are you named Betty? For anyone looking for the Betty Clubs of Nebraska, their Facebook page is a good way to connect

SUNDAY PASSAGE: Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys

NATURE: Ducks of New York (Video)
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you to a courting ground for ducks in the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York.

RECAP: April 29

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COVER STORY: Some hard lessons about college costs
With student debt now overtaking credit card debt, and with college tuitions increasing steadily, it's time to ask if college is really worth it. Rebecca Jarvis takes us to the most expensive college in America, Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y., and sees what $60,000 a year will get you.

We also visit Santa Monica College in California, where tuitions have gone up dramatically while classes have been cut back. With students struggling to pay for both public and private college debts, we get advice from Mark Kantrowitz of FinAid.org, and Sandy Baum, a George Washington University economist, on how to keep debt under control.

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THE ALMANAC: L.A. riot anniversary

UNCOVERED: New Yorker covers: Ironic, iconic, unforgettable

Mo Rocca visits the magazine's offices to see how its memorable cover art is created, judged - or rejected.

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Classic New Yorker magazine covers

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SUNDAY PASSAGE: Louis Armstrong (Video)
Charles Osgood takes a look back at the man and the musical impact of Louis Amstrong. This week, Washington's National Press Club released an all-but-forgotten 1971 recording, of one of the last performances by the great Satchmo.

THE PRESIDENCY: LBJ returns, under Robert Caro's scrutiny
Rita Braver reports on the Pulitzer Prize-wining author and his latest biography on Lyndon Baines Johnson.

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MOVIES: "Avengers" director Joss Whedon: Yes, he's a geek
For comic book fans it's a Movie Marvel - "The Avengers" premieres this week, with plenty of big-name stars and one not-so-well-known director. Sounds like a job for John Blackstone!

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  • "The Avengers" (Official movie website)
  • Equality Now (an international human rights organization dedicated to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women)

ON THE ROAD: Neb. hot dog slinger explains his exit from game
Steve Hartman reports.

PHOTOGRAPHY: One photographer's view of Marilyn Monroe
The body of work of photographer Lawrence Schiller is something to behold - not surprising, considering the glamorous subject with whom he was fortunate enough to work. Tracy Smith reports.

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FOR THE RECORD: The Beach Boys: Back catching another wave
Their music is instantly recognizable, their songs woven into the fabric of our culture. Now, 50 years after The Beach Boys got started (and decades after they broke apart), the surviving members are together again, with a 50th anniversary reunion tour and an upcoming new album.

The Southern California band started when Brian Wilson brought together his brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love and their friend Al Jardine. With Brian writing much of the music, the Beach Boys became known for their harmonies and '60s California surf sound, and churned out hits like "Surfin' Safari," "California Girls" and "Good Vibrations." They had more Top 40 hits than any American band. But things would go badly for The Beach Boys. Brian suffered from mental illness and drug abuse; Dennis drowned in 1983; and Carl died of cancer in 1998. The other members went their separate ways. There were lawsuits, and bitterness.

At the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, correspondent Anthony Mason sits down with The Beach Boys - Wilson, Love, Jardine, Bruce Johnston (who joined in 1965), and David Marks (who played on their first four albums). They talk about the history of the band, their successes and troubles, their friendly competition with the Beatles, why they broke apart, and why after all that bad blood they came back together.

"You can let the past screw with your head for a lifetime," Love tells Mason, "or you can say, 'All we have is right now.'"

We'll also we see them in concert this past week, the first stop in a 50-city- plus global tour marking half-a-century of Beach Boys music.

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NATURE: Prairie Dogs in Oklahoma (Video)
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you to a prairie dog town in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma.

RECAP: April 22

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COVER STORY: The cost of a nation of incarceration
The United States incarcerates a greater percentage of its population than any other nation on Earth, with nearly 2.4 million Americans behind bars. Martha Teichner looks into how that bleak statistic came about, and with a trip to San Quentin, she investigates our "incarceration nation" and what is being done to reduce our huge prison population.

Criminologists and politicians on the Left and Right generally agree that more prisons do not bring more public safety. Faced with budget deficits, states are looking into ways to trim the $63 billion spent on prisons and jails in the U.S.

Walter McNeil takes us to a prison in Quincy, Fla., where there is a focus on "the smart way of trying to deal with our prison population" and reduce recidivism; and Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the non-profit Equal Justice Initiative, says one problem is the imbalance of how African-Americans are sentenced for drug use, producing what he calls "devastating consequences" in communities of color.

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ALMANAC: Detonation of atomic bomb
On April 22, 1952, the United States Army tested an atomic bomb in a Nevada desert. "Sunday Morning" looks back at America's obsession with the A-Bomb - and the fallout from those tests.

GOODS: The Tiffany standard at 175
Tiffany & Co, one of the world's most famous and respected jewelers, is celebrating its 175th anniversary. Correspondent Rita Braver gets an exclusive tour of Tiffany's flagship store in Manhattan, and interviews CEO Michael Kowalski, who offers a sneak preview of some dazzling never-been-seen-before treasures in the Tiffany archive.

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Tiffany at 175: A jeweled past

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ON THE RECORD: The Black Keys: No longer the underdogs (Video)
No one expected that the Black Keys - drummer Patrick Carney and guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach - would sell out Madison Square Garden in 15 minutes. Anthony Mason reports on the meteoric rise of the Grammy-winning two-man rock band.

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The Black Keys

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ANNALS OF LAW: John Edwards' incredible gamble
Political scandals are always making headlines, and this one is no exception. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" takes a look at the John Edwards saga.

BILL GEIST: A seashell hunter's paradise (Video)
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat Sanibel Island's beachcombers to the best seashells. In fact, when the tidal and lunar conditions are perfect, you'll find some avid collectors out scouring the beaches in the middle of the night.

Bill Geist introduces us to the competitive world of extreme shelling on Sanibel Island, Fla., where you can find an extraordinary 400 or so species of shells, and where shellers come from near and far to collect and compete for blue ribbons in the annual "Shellabration."

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APPRECIATION: Levon Helm's miraculous encore
MTV's Bill Flanagan on the legendary rock 'n' roller who battled cancer and lived to sing again.

OUR MAN IN PARIS: Pierre Cardin turns fashion on its head (Video)
He is considered one of the premiere fashion designers of our generation, though Pierre Cardin's work wasn't always in vogue. David Turecamo reports.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The domino effect (Video)
As part of our continuous series "On the Road," Steve Hartman visits a man named Bob Speca, who specializes in record-breaking, domino-toppling effects. CBS' Charles Kuralt first profiled Speca in the original "On The Road" series.

NATURE: Shore birds of Galveston Island (Video)
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature visits the birdlife along the shoreline of Galveston Island in Texas.

RECAP: April 15

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COVER STORY: America at tax time: What cheaters cost us
Tax Day is upon us, and Americans everywhere are taking part in an age-old practice: Last-minute filing. But what about that other long-standing tradition: Tax fraud? "There's always been tax evasion," says David Callahan, who runs a think tank called DEMOS. "Ever since there've been tax collectors, there's been tax evasion."

And what a problem it can be. The most recent IRS estimate shows a $385 billion shortfall in revenue. Some estimates say more than $3 trillion has been lost in the past decade to tax evasion. And who are these cheats? Psychological research suggests that an even greater number of people are willing to cheat for immediate personal gain.

So where does the truth lie? And are any of us ever honest about our own dishonesty? Rebecca Jarvis interviewed the IRS commissioner for his perspective. She also sat down with a psychologist, a behavioral economist, and a handful of tax pros from H&R Block.

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THE ALMANAC: The refrigerator

MO ROCCA: Fenway Park: This diamond is forever
Mo Rocca tours an idiosyncratic Boston landmark: The oldest ball park in the majors, which turns 100 this week.

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Ballpark Roadtrip: Fenway Park

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ANNIVERSARY: Titanic: A tragedy very much alive
The "unsinkable" Titanic sunk one hundreds years ago today. Descendants of survivors talk about a night to remember, and the stories of sacrifice that sustain them. Michelle Miller reports.

ON BROADWAY: Blair Underwood rides a new "Streetcar"
In the 1951 film "A Streetcar Named Desire," Marlon Brando played Stanley Kowalski, the role he created on the Broadway stage four years earlier. Now, as Rita Braver tells us, a new "Streetcar" - and a new Stanley - have arrived on Broadway.

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SUNDAY PASSAGE: "Brangelina" are finally engaged (Video)
Hollywood super-couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged after years of avoiding a walk down the aisle. Charles Osgood reports.

FACE TIME: Botox: A story with a few wrinkles
Ten years ago the Food and Drug Administration approved use of the drug Botox for cosmetic purposes. Serena Altschul offers a portrait of the inventor - one very surprised doctor.

THE MOVIES: The return of the Three Stooges (Video)
With a new movie released this weekend, Moe, Larry and Curly seem poised for a come-back. Martha Teichner looks back at the original Three Stooges, and looks at how the Farrelly Brothers have updated these comedy classics.

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The Three Stooges

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OPINION: Faith Salie: "Name is destiny" (Video)
What's in a baby's name? Recent research says that people with "unfortunate" names are more likely to smoke, be less educated, and have lower self-esteem. Our contributor and mother-to-be, Faith Salie, faces that challenge of determining her child's fate.

ON THE ROAD: Bobby Hinds jumping rope
We remember our old friend Charles Kuralt as the founding anchor of "Sunday Morning" back in 1979. But more than a decade earlier Charles had started going "On The Road," visiting Americans we might otherwise never have met. Now, all these years later, Steve Hartman has decided to follow in Charles' footsteps. And starting this morning, we'll be hitching a ride . . . as Steve goes "On The Road" . . . Again.

NATURE: A glimpse of springtime in Utah (Video)
On this "Sunday Morning" moment of nature we leave you with a glimpse of springtime at Zion National Park in Utah.

RECAP: April 8

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COVER STORY: Controversial new theories on the Shroud of Turin
It's possibly the greatest "What if ..." in the world. What if the Shroud of Turin really is the burial cloth Jesus was wrapped in . . . what if and the faint imprint on it, the image of a man who has been tortured and crucified, really is Christ himself?

In 1988, after a carbon dating test, it was declared a medieval fake - dating from between 1260 and 1390. But now an art historian backs its authenticity - and also offers a new take on the Resurrection which challenges Christian orthodoxy. Martha Teichner reports.

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ALMANAC: Mayor Clint Eastwood (video)
"Sunday Morning" looks back to April 8, 1986, when voters in Carmel, Calif., truly made a fellow resident's day - choosing actor-director Clint Eastwood for an entirely new role . . . mayor.

BOOKS: "The Phantom Tollbooth": Crafting a literary classic
Fifty years ago children's book author Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer created "The Phantom Tollbooth," a much-loved book about a bored boy named Milo, who is transformed by a trip through a magic tollbooth. This Sunday Morning Rita Braver travels to the "Lands Beyond" with Juster and Feiffer.

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SPORTS: Jim Abbott makes his best pitch ever
Jim Abbott is arguably one of the greatest athletes of his generation. In 1988 he was named the "Best Amateur Athlete in America," and that same year won an Olympic gold medal pitching the final game in the U.S.A. baseball team's victory over Korea. He was a major league baseball pitcher for 10 years, mostly with the Angels and the New York Yankees, and in 1993 pitches a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.

These are remarkable accomplishments for anyone - but Jim Abbott achieved them despite having only one hand.

Lee Cowan travels with Abbott to his hometown of Flint, Mich., to the house where as a young boy he endlessly threw a ball against a brick wall, trying to figure out a way to catch and throw a ball with one hand. They visit the Little League field where Abbott first discovered his athletic gift, and the high school where he became a star, developing into an Olympic gold-medal quality talent, and major league-caliber superstar.

But what's most remarkable and moving about Abbott's story is that, wherever he goes, he has become a symbol of hope and courage for millions of disabled and special needs children across America, who look to him as someone - like them - who was born with a challenge and proved that despite the odds, no dream is too big.

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PASSAGES: Remembering Porsche, Marshall and Kinkade (Video)
This week the lives of three very different artists were lost: Car designer Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who died in Austria at age 76; Jim Marshall, who didn't invent the rock guitar amplifier, but made it LOUDER, died at age 88; and popular painter Thomas Kinkade, whose warm and cozy images of home and landscapes were his unmistakable trademark, died at the age of 54.

POSTCARD FROM FRANCE: Lourdes - In search of a miracle (Video)
One place is visited by millions of people every year from all over the world, looking for the same thing: hope for a miracle from the waters at Lourdes, a small town in the south of France. Correspondent David Turecamo pays a visit to this miraculous place.

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PROFILE: Franklin Graham: Hell-raising evangelist's son
Franklin Graham is out to save the world, whether the world is prepared to hear his message or not. He's the son of Billy Graham, the evangelist who has preached to more people than anyone alive. But that doesn't mean Franklin came naturally to his father's calling.

This Sunday Morning, correspondent Byron Pitts talks with Franklin Graham about his self-described "hell-raising" years growing up, when he cared more about cigarettes, alcohol, guns and motorcycles than the Gospel. But after his father told him he had to make a choice in his life, Franklin turned to evangelism, and now runs a worldwide missionary relief organization.

Amid his good works, Franklin Graham has a habit of speaking his mind, offering no apologies for his belief that the only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ. It's a doctrine that has sometimes alienated those of other faiths. But as Graham tells Pitts, he believes "Christ died for the whole world. And if a Muslim wants to come to God, he has to come through Christ. If a Buddhist wants to come to God, he has to come to God through Jesus Christ. There is no other way to God."

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OPINION: Ben Stein: Israel faces another Holocaust
Our commentator says the Jewish people cannot count on other nations to stay the nuclear threat posed against Israel by Iran.

EASTER: One hard-boiled artist (Video)
Franc Grom, a 72-year-old craftsman in Slovenia, uses a drill to carve delicate designs into empty eggshells for some fabulous Easter eggs which sell for $500 a piece.

NATURE: Geese and their goslings (Video)
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you to Beech Forest on Cape Cod, a safe springtime refuge for geese and their goslings.

RECAP: April 1

COVER STORY: When medical devices fail
Joshua Oukrop was 21 when his cardiac defibrillator failed him; his cardiologist blames the FDA approval process for his death. Jim Axelrod report.

THE ALMANAC: Wrigley's chewing gum

APRIL FOOLS' DAY: Faux Art (Video)
Just in time for April Fools' Day, there's a new art exhibit featuring forgeries. Charles Osgood reports.

SUNDAY PROFILE: Zac Efron: I'm not a hearththrob (Video)
Correspondent Tracy Smith sits with the young and talented Zac Efron, to talk about his graduation from the teen hit "High School Musical" films to "The Lucky One," in which he plays an Iraq War veteran.

SCIENCE: Energy from lasers: Sure shot or dead end? (Video)
For the first time ever, the National Ignition Facility invited television cameras into its control room to witness a laser shot for tests that may change how the United States may someday get its energy. ,/P>

David Pogue takes us to see this little-known facility which has spent $3.7 billion on fusion research, in which ignition will create more energy out of a laser shot than is put into it. While its director Ed Moses promises that this difficult research will pay off, there are critics. Marylea Kelley, who runs the Tri-Valley Cares watchdog organization, succinctly says "We'll see pigs fly before we see ignition at the NIF."

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STEVE HARTMAN: Kid fusion

SUNDAY PASSAGE: A farewell to Earl Scruggs (Video)
Musician Earl Scruggs, who died in Nashville on Wednesday at the age of 88, boosted the banjo to the top rank of instruments. Scruggs won four Grammy Awards and earned lasting fame with his "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and the theme song of CBS' "The Beverly Hillbillies."

  • Thanks to "Late Show with David Letterman" (footage courtesy Worldwide Pants)

Q&A: Patti Smith: An artist never at rest
One of the most influential artists of the rock era, Patti Smith's fierce persona in the 1970s opened the doors for later female rock stars. But ironically it was her book, "Just Kids," winner of the 2010 National Book Award, that's been her greatest commercial success. Written about her time with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, the book reveals her early days as a budding musician.

For the first time in 15 years, Patti Smith revisits the apartment in the Chelsea Hotel where she lived with Mapplethorpe. She reveals to correspondent Anthony Mason how she dealt with her lover's evolving personality and shift from lover to friend and artistic partner.

Smith also reflects on the time when she lost her husband, Fred Sonic Smith, and how photography helped her pull herself together. Now, as she prepares her latest album, she allowed "Sunday Morning" cameras into her recording studio to film her song, "This Is the Girl," a tribute to Amy Winehouse.

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