"The Nutcracker": Stepping into a holiday tradition
Luke Burbank wanted to understand this beloved holiday ballet from the inside - by putting on a mouse costume and taking to the stage
Arts
Almanac: Grandma Moses
On December 13, 1961, the late-blooming American folk artist died at the age of 101
Frank Sinatra at 100
The children of "Ol' Blue Eyes" remember the man who sang about the thrill of winning at life and losing at love as no one else before or since
The heist of the century
25 years later, art worth $500 million, stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, remains missing
Violins of Hope
They were once played by Jewish prisoners who perished in the Holocaust; now these restored string instruments are given a voice again
Painting with coffee
Artist Gerard Tonti brews works created with coffee grinds, tea leaves and coffee filters
The king of Sunday funnies turns 100
King Features Syndicate celebrates a century of comic strips
Reaching new heights in aerial photography
Vincent Laforet's stunning images of cities break new ground, from altitudes of several thousand feet
The singer-songwriter performs a classic track from his 1977 debut album, "My Aim Is True."
The singer-songwriter performs a classic track from his 1977 debut album, "My Aim Is True."
Kehinde Wiley's echoes of masterworks
The artist paints men and women of color in styles mimicking classical images of Western art
John Singer Sargent's portraits of artists and friends
A recent Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition showcases the Gilded Age master
Celebrating the Hudson River School of art
In the exhibition "River Crossings" in Upstate New York, contemporary artists honor their forbears of the mid-19th century
The history of the cancan
Its origins go back to the early 19th century, but the scandalous French music hall dance actually could be seen as a demonstration of feminism
The New Season: Art
The opening of a new Los Angeles home for contemporary art is just one of this fall's highlights for museum lovers
Fall museum exhibits around the U.S.
A listing of the latest major museum art exhibitions
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Encountering ICE: A "David vs. Goliath" moment
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (Oct. 5)
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Freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi on rebuilding his life after 491 days in captivity
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The Zombies and their bumpy road to rock 'n' roll immortality
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Jennifer Lopez on "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
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