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Remembering RBG, a woman who lived a life defying expectations

Sept. 20: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at age 87, left a legacy fighting against gender discrimination, and for voting and reproductive rights

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  • Election 2020: America Decides

  • How to vote in your state

    How to vote in your state

    For answers to your questions about this year's election, from checking your registration to poll openings and voting by mail, click here, or visit cbsnews.com/vote
  • Lady Gaga, lost ... and found

    Lady Gaga, lost ... and found

    The songwriter-performer's sixth consecutive #1 album, "Chromatica," explores the private pain that colored her hugely successful career and a fame she grew to hate - and helped her reclaim the woman behind the persona

  • The New Season:

  • New music releases

    New music releases

    "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley previews some of the most eagerly-awaited new releases this fall
  • Bobby Flay on breaking bread at the dinner table

    Bobby Flay on breaking bread at the dinner table

    The chef and restaurateur reflects on what quarantine has meant for a return to dinners and conversations with family and friends

  • Recipe:

  • Bobby Flay's Salisbury Steak

    Bobby Flay's Salisbury Steak

    The chef and restaurateur demonstrates for "Sunday Morning" viewers his rendition of a classic ground-beef-and-gravy dish

  • Rundown:

  • This week on "Sunday Morning" (September 20)

    This week on "Sunday Morning" (September 20)

    A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program

  • News & Documentary Emmy winner!

  • What price?

    What price?

    Ted Koppel examines the case of an Ohio storeowner trying to defend his reputation following student protests - a 2019 report which won Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast

  • News & Documentary Emmy winner!

  • "A Sunday Morning in Florence"

    "A Sunday Morning in Florence"

    Our special May 2019 broadcast from Italy, hosted by Jane Pauley, won for Outstanding News Special
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Astrophotography: Stunning images of Idaho's night sky

  • Moments in Nature:

  • Nature: Seals on Cape Cod

    Nature: Seals on Cape Cod

    "Sunday Morning" takes us to Head of the Meadow Beach at Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts, where seals are enjoying the last days of summer. Videographer: Michael Clark
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      The videographers who capture "Sunday Morning" Moments of Nature

  • In case you missed:

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    The prospects for mail-in voting in this fall's election

    With an unprecedented demand for absentee ballots, election officials say voting by mail has been proven to be safe and secure; the real concern is that some states are not prepared for the increase - and the Postal Service may not be able to keep up

  • A golden age of astrophotography, in your backyard

  • The use of "less-lethal" force by law enforcement

  • Rewriting the limits of presidential powers

  • Flying dogs to their forever homes

  • Back to school, and into uncertainty

  • "Desert One": Inside the failed 1980 hostage rescue in Iran

  • A historical reckoning for the global slave trade

  • Dr. Jill Biden on family, teaching, loss and levity

  • Invasion! The threat from Asian giant hornets

  • Without water

  • No fare! With pandemic, NYC taxi drivers' livelihoods hang in the balance

  • The race to find a COVID-19 vaccine

  • The Melania you don't know

  • FDR and the re-creation of America

  • "Sunday Morning" Matinee:

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    "Come From Away"

    September 11 has recently been recognized as a National Day of Service. In this video recorded for "Sunday Morning" viewers, cast members from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Come From Away," which tells of how the people of Newfoundland aided thousands of international travelers grounded on 9/11, talk about this year's virtual "9/11 Day at Home" events, to "pay it forward" to those who are struggling, and join in performing music from the show. For more info visit 911day.org

  • Hillsong Young & Free

  • "Girl From The North Country"

  • "Jeannette"

  • On-Site Opera

  • Celebrating Rodgers & Hart

  • “For Good,” from “Wicked”

  • "Chasing Rainbows"

  • “Chicago” in lockdown

  • Bach, by Lang Lang and Lil Buck

  • "The 24 Hour Plays ⁠— Viral Monologues"

  • "Diana: A True Musical Story"

  • Itzhak Perlman & the Juilliard Orchestra

  • "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" with a cat

  • "Stomp" in quarantine

  • "Dream For You," from "Sing Street"

  • "A Chorus Line in Quarantine"

  • “Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical”

  • The Book Report:

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    Reviews from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (August 30)

    Recommendations of new fiction and non-fiction titles

  • Book excerpt: "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents"

  • Book excerpt: "Transcendent Kingdom" by Yaa Gyasi

  • Book excerpt: "Homeland Elegies" by Ayad Akhtar

  • Book excerpt: "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke

  • On books:

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    "Compromised": Peter Strzok on investigating the Trump campaign

    The former FBI Special Agent talks about leading Crossfire Hurricane, the Bureau's investigation into the Trump campaign's connections with Russian officials, and how he came in the crosshairs himself

  • Jim Carrey's "nonsensical belief" in himself and the universe

  • For the birds: Illustrator David Allen Sibley

  • Hear, hear! The explosion in audio books

  • Marlo Thomas + Phil Donahue on the secrets of marriage

  • Books produced by hand

  • Julie Andrews' "practically perfect" book podcast

  • "Little Fires Everywhere" author Celeste Ng

  • Muhammad Ali, in and out of the ring

  • Master of intrigue John le Carré on his latest villain: Brexit

  • Colson Whitehead on "The Nickel Boys" and exhuming tales of the dead

  • A visit to the Metropol, star of "A Gentleman in Moscow"

  • On art:

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    Painting the presidents

    A long-held, bipartisan White House tradition is to artfully preserve the occupants of the Oval Office – a unique and historic collection of portraiture

  • Art of history: Preserving African American dioramas

  • Pop art, by bubble wrap artist Bradley Hart

  • Artist Kadir Nelson's evocative response to the pandemic

  • Keeping a classic technique of painting alive in Florence

  • Assemblage artist Betye Saar: Making the ordinary extraordinary

  • The long shadow of Claude Monet

  • Rescuing art: The creativity and science of restoration

  • Enter the immersive art world of Meow Wolf

  • Helen Frankenthaler: An artist lost in the moment

  • Frida Kahlo: The unapologetic artist

  • Bill Traylor: The imaginative art of a freed slave

  • The restless perfectionism of Alberto Giacometti

  • On fashion:

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    The Japanese art of tie dyeing

    Artisans practice their skills at "shibori" in the town of Arimatsu, where merchant houses specializing in producing exquisitely-dyed fabrics have stood for centuries

  • Fashion designer Dapper Dan's rags to riches story

  • Brunello Cucinelli: Fashion and philosophy

  • Ralph Lauren: "I feel cooler now than ever"

  • Maye Musk, the silver cover girl

  • Michael Kors: Still on the cutting edge

  • Betsey Johnson, fashion's free spirit

  • From the archives:

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    John Lewis’ long march

    More than 30 years after the infamous “Bloody Sunday” march, Congressman John Lewis returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and talked with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Rita Braver about that and other landmarks of the civil rights movement. Braver also talked with writer David Halberstam about Lewis’ legacy. (Originally broadcast on June 28, 1998.)

  • 2017: Is it time to tear down monuments to the Confederacy?

  • 2013: "Star Trek"'s George Takei: A sci-fi icon

  • 2012: A typewriter renaissance

  • 2010: A rare look at author Philip Roth

  • 2010: Florence Henderson, America's Mom

  • 2008: Newspaper man Jimmy Breslin

  • 2008: Marni Nixon, singing voice of the stars

  • 2007: Anthony Bourdain, the culinary bad boy

  • 2007: Bill Geist keeps germs at bay

  • 2006: Neil Simon's storied career

  • 2006: Kenny Rogers, not resting on laurels

  • 2006: Writer Tom Wolfe on journalism and voyeurism

  • 2005: The confidential Tab Hunter

  • 2005: The wilder side of Gene Wilder

  • 2005: Leonard Nimoy on "Star Trek"

  • 2004: The Museum of Modern Art's expansion

  • 2004: Roger Bannister on breaking the 4:00 mile

  • 2004: Carrie Fisher

  • 2003: Extreme ironing

  • 2002: Bill Geist on the road in Indiana

  • 2001: Milton Glaser's designing mind

  • 2001: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark

  • 2000: Mementos at the Wall

  • 1999: Goats as lawn mowers

  • 1998: Author and undersea explorer Clive Cussler

  • 1996: A landmark Vermeer exhibition

  • 1996: Drive-thru America

  • 1996: School of Circus Arts

  • 1995: Celebrating the first ATM

  • 1995: Terrence McNally, Zoe Caldwell on “Master Class”

  • 1995: Author Pat Conroy

  • 1994: A retirement home for horses

  • 1994: The "unsinkable" Debbie Reynolds

  • 1992: Ode to Secretariat

  • 1991: Route 66, the "Main Street of America"

  • 1990: Rescuing horses for adoption

  • 1988: Bill Geist and the art of curling

  • 1982: Artist Keith Haring

  • 1980: Peter O'Toole talks "Macbeth"

  • 1979: Architect I.M. Pei on the JFK Library

  • 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle

  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An appreciation

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An appreciation

    Rita Braver remembers the diminutive Supreme Court Justice, who only came up to her shoulder, but who was nonetheless a giant

  • From the archives:

  • From 2016: Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks

    From 2016: Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks

    We look back on Jane Pauley's profile of the trailblazing attorney and jurist

  • From Steve Hartman:

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    The fellowship of the fish chair

    When someone posted online a photo of an unusual find from a Baltimore second-hand store – a chair shaped like fish – little did Syracuse auto mechanic Emily DelFavero guess that her tattoo of a fish would somehow connect her to a piece of furniture, and to a retinue of strangers who bonded over a truly quixotic quest

  • Home repair heroes

  • A race track for one

  • A lobsterman's friend

  • The New Season:

  • Film & TV on screens large and small

    Film & TV on screens large and small

    With some theatres reopening, and film festivals and specialty distributors available via streaming, critic David Edelstein previews this fall's offerings for movie and TV buffs
  • Reopening the art world in a time of COVID

    Reopening the art world in a time of COVID

    The pandemic has increased financial pressures on museums and cultural organizations, which face perhaps their greatest crisis ever, forcing some to close permanently because of the coronavirus

  • The New Season:

  • Art exhibitions

    Art exhibitions

    So, how does the art world launch its new season during a time of COVID? With socially-distant exhibits – artfully done, of course!
  • Fashioning a new future for the fashion world

    Fashioning a new future for the fashion world

    The $400-billion-a-year industry has taken a hit during the pandemic, as clothing store sales plunged a record 79% – but some clothing designers see a silver lining
  • John Dickerson on the Senate's impending Supreme Court fight

    John Dickerson on the Senate's impending Supreme Court fight

    "60 Minutes" correspondent on the history of SCOTUS confirmation hearings, and Mitch McConnell's reversal over the principle of voting on high court picks during an election year
  • Desus Nice & The Kid Mero: Remaking late-night TV

    Desus Nice & The Kid Mero: Remaking late-night TV

    The comedians and podcasters from the Bronx are changing the way late-night talk shows look and sound on their own Showtime program, "Desus & Mero"

  • Passage:

  • In memoriam

    In memoriam

    “Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including jazz critic Stanley Crouch and philanthropist Bill Gates Sr.
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Notable deaths in 2020

  • Missed our broadcast?

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    Watch the full September 20 episode!

    Our full show is also available to watch on CBS All Access, as well as via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox
  • Jane Pauley on recognizing depression

    Jane Pauley on recognizing depression

    Low-grade depression can arrive out of the blue, and during these times of pandemic, the stresses of lockdown, family tensions and job loss can further challenge our mental well-being
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Here comes the sun! "Sunday Morning" sun art

  • On music:

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    Keith Urban on music during quarantine: "We're always gonna play somehow, some way"

    Stranded at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the traveling musician with nowhere to go found a way to perform for audiences, while the pandemic informed the music on his latest album, "The Speed of Now, Part 1"

  • James Taylor on how memories feed his memoir and music

  • Jimmy Buffett: "Everybody needs to take a little breath"

  • Lizzo on the power of words

  • Randy Newman has a message: "Stay Away"

  • The Dixie Chicks on turning their bad times into ballads

  • Conductor Gustavo Dudamel: It's necessary "to have art as part of your life"

  • The life of Prince, revealed in "The Beautiful Ones"

  • Mark Knopfler: Music is "a bit of an obsession"

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    Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the "Mother Church of Country Music"

    Sheryl Crow and Ketch Secor, of Old Crow Medicine Show, talk about hallowed ground for music fans, the one-time home to the Grand Ole Opry that bears witness to country, folk and rock history

  • Yusuf revisits the songs of Cat Stevens

  • Songs for our times: A COVID-19 playlist

  • Josh Groban on connecting with his audience during the pandemic

  • Billie Eilish: "Nobody that knows me thinks I'm a dark person"

  • Graham Nash: "It's never been this weird, has it?"

  • Air Supply: Rocky romance

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    Creating a virtual choir with 17,572 singers

    "Sing Gently," with Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre conducting choristers from 129 countries, features the largest virtual choir ever assembled

  • Alicia Keys on her struggle to know herself

  • Gary Clark Jr.: "Music is my religion"

  • Huey Lewis on his hearing loss

  • Raffi, the children's troubadour

  • Jeff Lynne, the reluctant rock star, returns with Jeff Lynne's ELO

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    Olivia Newton-John on finding joy in a life with cancer

    Her pain can be unbearable, but the English-Australian superstar's spirit remains unshakable as she battles breast cancer for a third time

  • Tanya Tucker, still out to change the world

  • Mumford & Sons on playing with a "sense of abandon"

  • Elton John: Addiction "nearly destroyed my soul"

  • John Williams on reworking the classics – his own

  • BTS, the kings of K-Pop

  • On TV and streaming:

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    A new role for Drew Barrymore

    The actress, producer, director, author and entrepreneur is now donning another hat – as host of a new daytime talk show, "The Drew Barrymore Show"

  • The real Paris Hilton

  • How Netflix reinvented entertainment — and corporate culture

  • Vanna White, a woman of letters

  • The eyes have it: Celebrating a career celebrating CBS

  • Melissa Gilbert on life lessons learned from "Little House on the Prairie"

  • Sir Patrick Stewart on "Star Trek" and sonnets

  • On stage:

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    During a pandemic, the play's still the thing

    For regional theatres to reopen will require some big changes – for actors, crew, and the audience – as well as trying out new ideas to maintain the joy of live performance

  • Keeping Broadway's lights on

  • "Riverdance" at 25

  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's great chemistry, on stage and off

  • Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" inspires a Broadway musical

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60

  • Encore: Lin-Manuel Miranda brings "Hamilton" to Puerto Rico

  • On movies:

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    Now showing: The return of the drive-in

    Since the coronavirus and social distancing shut down nearly all indoor entertainment venues this summer, outdoor projections of movies may be just the ticket

  • Louis Gossett Jr.: "We need each other quite desperately for our mutual salvation"

  • The art of Kim Novak

  • Pete Davidson on "The King of Staten Island"

  • Harrison Ford, the reluctant superstar, on "The Call of the Wild"

  • Rescuing scenic backdrops from Hollywood's Golden Age

  • How intimacy coordinators are changing the way intimate encounters are filmed

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