This week on "Sunday Morning" (November 8)
Host: Jane Pauley
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COVER STORY: The election's aftermath, and the power of the vote | Watch Video
One thing is clear from this week's presidential election results: America is a deeply, almost evenly divided country. Correspondent Martha Teichner takes a look at this divide, and what it means for our nation moving forward.
For more info:
- "Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World" by Fareed Zakaria (WW Norton), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon
- Hrair Balian, The Carter Center
- Danielle Allen, director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
ART: Artist Pierre Soulages, "The Master of Black" (Video)
The 100-year-old French painter, recently honored with a solo exhibition at the Louvre, talks with correspondent Elizabeth Palmer about how he was enlightened by the mysteries of light reflecting off the surface of black paint in his transformative abstract masterworks.
For more info:
- Musée Soulages, Rodez, France
- "Soulages at the Louvre," Musée du Louvre, Paris (exhibition now closed)
- Exhibition catalogue (Gallimard), available via Amazon
- Pierre Soulages (artnet.com)
BY THE NUMBERS: Election turnout (Video)
"Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks at the data from a historic vote.
BOOKS: Independent booksellers write a new chapter during COVID-19 | Watch Video
The Strand Book Store is a New York institution, with four floors of books, and 93 years of tradition. But while it survived a Great Depression, World War II and 9/11, it has struggled during the era of COVID-19. New Yorker contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with the Strand's owners, and with the owners of EyeSeeMe, an African-American children's bookstore in St. Louis, about how independent booksellers are finding ways to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, and about the community of readers that wants them to survive.
For more info:
- The Strand, New York City
- EyeSeeMe, St. Louis
MOVIES: Sophia Loren on "The Life Ahead" | Watch Video
After seven decades in show business, and a 10-year break from acting, Sophia Loren returns to the screen with a standout performance in a new Netflix film, "The Life Ahead," directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti. They talk with correspondent Seth Doane about her portrayal of a Holocaust survivor, and why the 86-year-old Academy Award-winner still approaches acting with the same spontaneity and anxiety as if it's her first movie role.
To watch a trailer for "The Life Ahead" click on the video player below.
For more info:
- "The Life Ahead" debuts on Netflix on November 13
PASSAGE: Remembering Marguerite Littman (Video)
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the life of Marguerite Littman, a philanthropist and friend of artists and writers who advocated for AIDS patients, and who was an inspiration for Holly Golightly in Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
SCIENCE: A giant step forward for users of artificial legs | Watch Video
Osseointegration, a form of implant surgery, is restoring freedom of movement to amputees in a revolutionary new way. Correspondent Barry Petersen speaks to doctors about this prosthetic procedure, and with patients who are embracing their expanded mobility with a vengeance.
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MILEPOST: Vice President-elect Kamala Devi Harris
HARTMAN: A Halloween treat (Video)
Zoe Thomas, of Atlanta, is a three-year-old who was diagnosed with leukemia back in February. And because her immune system is now compromised, she couldn't go trick-or-treating last weekend with all the other kids. But the children in her neighborhood had a sweet Halloween surprise for her. Steve Hartman reports.
HUMOR: Steve Martin and Harry Bliss on the concise joy of cartoons | Watch Video
The multi-talented Steve Martin has covered a lot of ground, as a standup comedian and actor, writer, novelist and musician. Now he can claim "cartoonist" to his resume, collaborating with noted New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss on humorous one-panel gems. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Martin and Bliss about the precision of the cartoon; capturing ideas in the middle of the night; and their cartoon collection, "A Wealth of Pigeons."
For more info:
- "A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection" by Harry Bliss and Steve Martin (Celadon Books), in Hardcover and eBook, available via Amazon
- harrybliss.com
- stevemartin.com
COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on the painstaking, belabored marathon of an election | Watch Video
The comedian asks, what kind of election did we expect from the year 2020?
For more info:
- jimgaffigan.com
- Follow @JimGaffigan on Twitter
SPIRITS: Chasing down Pappy Van Winkle, the world's most coveted bourbon | Watch Video
Since 1935 the Van Winkles, of Louisville, has been producing a whiskey now so sought-after that a single bottle may fetch thousands of dollars on the resale market. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes in search of how this family's spirited product became a Holy Grail for whiskey aficionados.
For more info:
- Pappy Van Winkle (Buffalo Distillery)
- "Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last" by Wright Thompson (Penguin Press), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available November 10 via Amazon
- Liquor Barn
NATURE: Migrating monarchs (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Cape May in New Jersey, on the flight path of monarch butterflies. Videographer: Jeff Reisly.
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