Just who is Danny Aiello?
Shoeshine boy, Army vet, bus announcer, pool hustler, safe cracker, and an Oscar-nominated actor, whose memoir is titled, "I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else"
Books
Aging in America: Stuck in the middle
Family members often serve as caregivers for the tens of millions of elderly Americans who aren't rich or poor enough to obtain necessary long-term care
Book excerpt: Danny Aiello's memoir
The actor recalls a life in and out of character in "I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else"
Kennewick Man, an ambassador from the past
Scientific study of a 9,000-year-old skeleton found in Wash. State is rewriting our understanding of ancient man
Walter Isaacson on the traits of "Innovators"
In his new book the author writes about the "hackers, geniuses and geeks" responsible for creating computers and the Internet
Just a coincidence, or a sign?
Highly-improbable happenings fascinate us, but are they merely mathematical quirks, or evidence of divine intervention?
Rita Braver catches up with Isaacson for a fascinating look at the geniuses who did nothing less than change the world
Author and journalist Walter Isaacson has returned to the high-flying world of tech geniuses in his new book, "The Innovators." Rita Braver catches up with Isaacson for a fascinating look at the geniuses who did nothing less than change the world.
Madeline, the Everygirl who never grows old
A New York exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Ludwig Bemelmans' enduring heroine
Book excerpt: Walter Isaacson's "The Innovators"
Read the introduction to the story of the "hackers, geniuses and geeks" who created the digital revolution
A talk with "Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn
The writer says she is fascinated by dark, even violent female characters because how women express aggression and anger "just seemed to not be talked about"
The mystery author who writes about dark, even violent female characters tells correspondent Rita Braver that readers are disappointed she's "not nearly as freaky and weird as they hope I'm gonna be"
The mystery author who writes about dark, even violent female characters tells correspondent Rita Braver that readers are disappointed she's "not nearly as freaky and weird as they hope I'm gonna be." Gillian Flynn is joined by actor Ben Affleck and director David Fincher to discuss the adaptation of her novel, "Gone Girl," to the screen.
Book excerpt: Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself"
In this chapter from his new autobiography, rocker writes about '70s audience reactions to rising punk stars such as Johnny Rotten and Siouxsie Sioux
Book excerpt: "Play On" by Mick Fleetwood
The drummer and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac has written a new autobiography about his music-filled life
Almanac: Penguin Books
September 21, 1902, was the birthday of British publisher Allen Lane, creator of the venerated line of quality, inexpensive paperback books
The "War to End All Wars," 100 years later
How the assassination of an obscure archduke lead to war on a global scale
More From Sunday Morning
Book excerpt: "It Doesn't Have to Hurt" by Dr. Sanjay Gupta
In his new book, the neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN writes about chronic pain, and the innovative techniques now being used to study and treat it.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 31)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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?