Cher speaks her mind
After nearly half a century in show business, the singer-actress has a new album out - and a lot to talk about (with streaming audio)
Arts
The ukulele gets respect
In the hands of a virtuoso, the tiny, four-stringed instrument (not originally from Hawaii, by the way) can create the perfect soundtrack to paradise
Fall films: Now the Oscar race heats up
Critic Kenneth Turan is "giddy with anticipation" over movies opening up in time for the holidays (and the Academy Awards)
Passage: A concert of note
This week marked the New York premiere of a symphony consisting of a single note - and silence (includes streaming audio)
Extended transcript: Cher
Web extra: The entertainer talks in depth about Sonny, designer Bob Mackie, honesty, and what Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep thought of her acting
Backup singers get their time in the spotlight
A new documentary celebrates the unsung vocal stylists whose imprints have graced some of the most memorable songs ever (with streaming audio)
"Shawshank" star Tim Robbins returns to prison
The actor-director-activist offers inmates tools for life by teaching acting classes behind bars
Richard Blanco on creating a mental space through poetry
The openly gay Latino poet talks of the long road traveled to read at President Obama's second Inauguration, and of the rare spotlight given to poetry in America
Saving America for posterity at the Library of Congress
The images and sounds of American history and pop culture are carefully preserved for the future
Photography that's a labor of love
Joseph Blum's gritty, vertiginous and majestic images capture the skills that erected the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The continuing saga of Earth, Wind & Fire
Four decades after forming (and re-forming), the band renowned for its dynamic blend of R&B, soul, funk and rock is still blowing the roof off
Ricky Gervais, the king of cringe comedy
The creator of "The Office" and the new series "Derek" deals with taboo subjects to investigate the audience's (and his) discomfort
Almanac: Fay Wray
Sept. 15, 1907, was the birthday of an actress destined to let out a scream heard 'round the world
David Edelstein on the powerful "Short Term 12"
Film critic praises drama starring Brie Larson set in a group home for at-risk youth
Meet the Beatles' secretary
She was just 17 when Freda Kelly went to work for a rising band of Liverpool rockers, and stayed 10 years in the job of a lifetime
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.