The Who's Pete Townshend, a reluctant rock star
In his new autobiography the musician-songwriter paints a portrait of rock stardom, a troubled childhood, and a painful arrest
Arts
Winslow Homer: American Artist
Correspondent Rita Braver takes us on a tour of the place where Winslow Homer, the quintessential American artist of the 19th century, lived and worked for the last quarter-century of his life: His studio on Prout's Neck, Me.
The fascinating story behind "Argo"
During the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, six American diplomats were hiding in the homes of Canadian diplomats in Tehran. David Martin interviews Tony Mendez, the CIA Agent tasked with freeing the six, a tale retold in the new film "Argo."
Partners in writing television hits
Max Mutchnick and David Kohan are a Hollywood power couple as one of the most successful writing duos in TV comedy today. Lee Cowan reports on their careers and their new show, "Partners."
Nora Roberts' happily-ever-after life
Bestselling romance author (and her sci-fi pseudonym) celebrates interesting, strong characters, in a career born while trapped in a snowstorm
Screenwriting is in Zoe Kazan's blood
She is 3rd-generation Hollywood royalty but actress-writer Zoe Kazan is not cashing in on her famous last name with her film, "Ruby Sparks"
Screenwriting is in Zoe Kazan's blood
She is third-generation Hollywood royalty but actress and writer Zoe Kazan is not cashing in on her famous last name. Mo Rocca reports on recently-filmed screenplay, "Ruby Sparks."
No Doubt is back
The musical group No Doubt is about to release its first new album in 11 years. Anthony Mason talks with lead singer Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young about the difficulties of balancing family with being rock stars.
Heart's rollercoaster ride of a career
Ann and Nancy Wilson are two sisters from the Seattle suburbs who always dreamed of becoming rock superstars. Together, they became the classic rock duo Heart. Tracy Smith profiles the story of the band including all of their ups and downs, which the group discusses in their new book "Kicking and Dreaming."
At 57, French fashion icon Carine Roitfeld takes on New York
French fashion icon and grandmother Carine Roitfeld attended New York Fashion Week and spoke with Rita Braver about her new magazine, CR Fashion Book.
Edelstein: "The Master" nails it
Says new film inspired by founder of Scientology captures the appeal of a cult leader and his effect on seekers of truth
Yayoi Kusama: The princess of polka dots
Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan's most celebrated artists. In 2008, Christie's New York sold one of her highly-prized "Infinity Net" paintings for $5.1 million at auction - a record for a living female artist at the time. Mo Rocca speaks with Kusama about her love and obsession for creating art and takes a close look at Kusama's major retrospective at the Whitney Museum. Gallery: The art of Yayoi Kusama
"The Master" contains a cautionary tale for everyone
"The Master," starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix, has been generating a lot of talk with its apparent references to the controversial religion of Scientology. David Edelstein reviews the film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, which he calls "a somber, magnificently photographed drama, cool-headed bordering on glacial."
Storytelling festivals keep an age-old tradition alive
Whether it's Mother Goose, the tales of the Brothers Grimm, even the parables of Christ, you might say the human mind is hard-wired to respond to stories. In fact story telling may be the oldest art form. Serena Altschul explores our oral tradition at those Woodstocks of words, storytelling festivals.
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 24): By Design
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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.