Awards!
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A dream come true
On August 12 "Sunday Morning" picked up two awards from the National Association of Black Journalists: for Lee Cowan, producer Robbyn McFadden and editor David Bhagat's feature on the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture; and for Martha Teichner, producer Mark Hudspeth, and editors Lauren Barnello and Chad Cardin's July 2016 report about the ambush of Dallas police officers and the deaths of people at the hands of police
A Week in Black & White
In case you missed:
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Unequal justice under the law
For those accused who cannot afford attorneys, being represented by a public defender often means no defense at all
Summer Fridays: Getting the weekend off to a flying start
Out of the ashes: Dick Cavett on rebuilding his historic Montauk home
What jobs will be left in a robotic nation?
Al Gore's climate crusade
All hail the Erie Canal
Storm chasing couple's whirlwind life
Lost at sea: A harrowing story of survival
On books:
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Jeannette Walls on writing "The Glass Castle"
The society columnist's bestselling memoir about her peripatetic family life growing up poor in West Virginia is now a film starring Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson
Linda Fairstein: Living the dream, one murder at a time
Louise Penny: How writing became her solace
Herman Wouk: Remembrances
Gay Talese's sense of wonder
S.E. Hinton’s "The Outsiders," a teen classic, turns 50
From Mo Rocca:
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Frozen custard: Summer's hottest snack
Milwaukee has the highest concentration of frozen custard shops in the world - and don't call it ice cream!
Japan really loves Kit Kat bars
Lobster rolls: Americans dig in
Everything's coming up rosé
Stephen Sondheim celebrates the power of teachers
The art of manscaping
Custer's Last Stand
On art:
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Murano, a Mecca of glass
For centuries glassmakers on the Venetian island have created stunning works of art that are unequaled in their craftsmanship
Broadway's own street artist
Kerry James Marshall: Depicting the world as he sees it
Dutch Master Max Zorn paints with packing tape
How music influenced the art of Marc Chagall
On fashion:
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Jaclyn Smith fashions an empire
The former Charlie's Angel took her love of design and created a brand, encompassing clothing lines, home decor, and now skin care products
Rags to riches
Betsey Johnson, fashion's free spirit
Michael Kors: Still on the cutting edge
Jessica Simpson and her empire
From the archives:
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From 2004: Carrie Fisher's open book
In this profile originally broadcast on February 1, 2004, actress and author Carrie Fisher (best known as Princess Leia of "Star Wars") talked with correspondent Rita Braver about her novel "The Best Awful," a thinly-fictionalized account of how Hollywood talent agent Bryan Lourd - the father of Fisher's real-life daughter - left her for another man, and of her battle with mental illness.
2010: Florence Henderson, America's Mom
2008: Marni Nixon, singing voice of the stars
2005: The wilder side of Gene Wilder
2005: Leonard Nimoy on "Star Trek"
2001: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark
1995: Author Pat Conroy
1994: The "unsinkable" Debbie Reynolds
1982: Artist Keith Haring
1980: Peter O'Toole talks "Macbeth"
Great American Eclipse:
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Bill Nye on an eclipse's beauty and the wonder of science
"The Science Guy" says a brief celestial spectacle is cause for us all to celebrate both the planet we share and humankind's ability to understand the cosmos
Preparing for the Great American Eclipse of 2017
How to stream the 2017 solar eclipse
How to photograph the 2017 solar eclipse
From Steve Hartman:
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The secrets of a long marriage
Is there a sure-fire formula for married couples to stay together "happily ever after"? Steve Hartman traveled deep within the cornfields of Knox County, Indiana, to meet eight siblings who collectively have been married for 449 years
Yard work: More than just blowing leaves
Helping tick off mom's bucket list
Sportsmanlike conduct in Congress
On movies:
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Jeremy Renner's surprising sideline
The Oscar-nominated star of "Wind River" and the "Avengers" franchise is also a house flipper
Wonder Woman's origin story
Comedic star Goldie Hawn, in all seriousness
Giving credit: The creators of movie title sequences
Detroit 1967: When a city erupted
On music:
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The Isley Brothers and Santana collaborate on "a little bit of heaven"
The musical greats come together for a joyous, groove-filled album of love and inspiration, "Power of Peace"
Lorde returns to the "crazy environment"
Sheryl Crow, survivor
Johnny Mathis: Wonderful! Wonderful!
Daryl Hall and John Oates: No end in sight
Ed Sheeran: Reinventing pop music
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For Willie Nelson, the autumn of life is colorful
Saying no to retirement, the 84-year-old singer-songwriter laughs at mortality with his latest album, "God's Problem Child"
John Mellencamp: Life goes on
Jack Antonoff: Hit man
Monterey at 50: When rock festivals were born
Lang Lang: Center stage of a melodic life
Roger Waters: Still tearing down walls
On stage:
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The Yale Rep: A treasure of live theater
Now marking its 50th season, the stage of the Yale Drama School offers a unique training ground for actors and dramatists
"A Doll's House, Part 2": The return of Nora
"Annie" at 40: The stars reunite
The divine Bette Midler returns in "Hello, Dolly!"
Off-Off Broadway: Tommy Tune in Japan
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The Team
