Queen Latifah on playing "Bessie"
In a new HBO movie the hip hop artist and actress recreates the life of the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith
Arts
Moneymakers: Engravers at the U.S. Mint
Find out how the nation's elite sculptor-engravers design coins and commemorative medals
In praise of hymns
Keith and Kristyn Getty are hymnists whose songs of faith are gracing congregations around the world
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
By The Numbers: The National Recording Registry
The Library of Congress announced its latest picks of music and audio recordings to preserve for future generations
A blind artist's altruistic vision
Jeff Hanson lost most of his sight as a child, but that hasn't stopped him from embarking on a career as a painter - and a philanthropist
Bidding goodbye to "Mad Men"
The creators of the Emmy-winning series about Madison Avenue in the 1960s talk about the show's origins, and its impact on themselves
Banjo players Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn: In tune
The husband-and-wife musicians are entwined in life's ultimate duet (with streaming audio)
Wielding chainsaws to carve art from ice
At the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, sculptors battle the clock (and rising temperatures) to create stunning visions
"An American in Paris" heads to New York
A new musical inspired by Gershwin and the classic Gene Kelly film has its tryouts in the City of Lights before opening on the Great White Way
Passage: Postmodern architect Michael Graves
The designer who died this week at age 80 left his mark in ways large and small, from grand public spaces to products for the handicapped
A North Carolina sculptor branches out
Artist Patrick Dougherty bends sticks and twigs into whimsical, enveloping "stickworks" that inspire delight and awe
Alexander Hamilton: A life made for the stage
The colorful life of the immigrant, founding father and visionary has become the basis of a smash off-Broadway musical
Double exposures: Photographing look-alikes
Portraitist Francois Brunelle brings together "doppelgangers" - individuals who share an uncanny resemblance but no family ties
Autistic fans' appreciation of "The Curious Incident"
Philadelphia students are drawn to the novel and Broadway play about a talented young person, like them, who has social problems but also unique gifts
More From Sunday Morning
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 24): By Design
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A pilgrimage to the desk with the greatest view
In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place.
"Severance" star Adam Scott
The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office.
Laufey on creating her own sound
Whimsical and romantic, the music of Icelandic singer and cellist Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir blends pop, jazz, classical and bossa nova – a "mishmash," she calls it. Her latest album is "A Matter of Time."
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 17)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris' question
The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen.
The JFK Files
More than six decades after the Kennedy assassination, the existence of unreleased documents from the investigation has continued to fuel questions - and conspiracy theories - in search for a "smoking gun." What did the recent release of thousands of documents reveal?
At 75, "Sunset Boulevard" is ready again for its closeup
Billy Wilder's caustic tale of Hollywood, obsession and murder, in which a fading star of silent pictures tries to recreate her fame, is back in its full dark glory.
Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams
The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages.