Confessions of a news junkie Comedian Jim Gaffigan admits he is addicted to the news. But how could anyone deny the all-consuming nature of the drama, the mystery, the indictments? Mar 10, 2019
David Sedaris: Taking a stand on giving up a seat The humorist says his chivalrous attitude when offering his seat on a bus or subway has been tempered by age Mar 3, 2019
David Edelstein's Oscar picks Our film critic makes his predictions for this year's Academy Awards, in particular that it will more bad fun than any Oscar show in years Feb 24, 2019
Emcee hammered: The Oscars go on without a host Comedian Jim Gaffigan on what it means that the Academy Awards will be without having someone overseeing the ceremony Feb 24, 2019
Norman Ornstein on Trump's emergency declaration: A threat to our fundamental freedoms Says that if the president can succeed with this voluntary state of emergency created to take funds for his border wall, he is setting the table for something much more dangerous Feb 17, 2019
My dog Rudy In honor of former President George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully, who recently became a social media star, contributor Luke Burbank introduces us to another, equally adorable yellow Labrador Jan 13, 2019
An open secret: Open office plans are the worst Contributor Faith Salie has some words (and they're not kind) about many companies' propensity to house all their employees in a giant room with no dividing walls Jan 6, 2019
Jim Gaffigan touches on the prevalence of screens The comedian says screens embody much of life's obsessions, including parental neglect Dec 30, 2018
Jim Gaffigan: Do we have to do Christmas in December? "Sunday Morning" contributor says the stress of the holidays in the bleakest of months makes moving Christmas to a sunnier time a smart idea Dec 16, 2018
Evan Thomas on George H.W. Bush, "the last of his kind" The 41st President was humble, ambitious, wise, definitely not a wimp, and really believed in country first Dec 2, 2018
A.J. Jacobs on giving thanks for a cup of coffee The commentator, columnist and author of "Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey" describes the trouble he went through to thank everyone responsible for his morning cup Nov 25, 2018
Jim Gaffigan on what to do about America's overweight statistics The comedian says, if 70% of Americans are overweight, it's the numbers that need adjustment, not our waistlines Nov 18, 2018
Midterm elections 2018: What to watch for CBS News' director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto on elections that have primacy in our Constitution: the race for control of Congress Nov 4, 2018
Jackie Speier on surviving the Jonestown massacre In 1978 the Calif. Congresswoman, then a congressional attorney, was nearly killed in a savage attack while on a fact-finding mission into Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple cult Nov 4, 2018
BREAKING NEWS! Faith Salie has something to say about "Breaking News" When 24-hour news channels label EVERY story as supremely important, the fake urgency actually discredits journalism Oct 14, 2018
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. Aug 17
"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. Aug 17
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." Aug 17
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. Aug 17
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. 22H ago
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. Aug 10
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? Aug 10
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. Aug 10
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. Aug 10
The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street While many Americans are still baffled by cryptocurrency, enthusiasm for these digital assets is growing - despite the potential risks of integrating digital currencies with the mainstream economy - in part due to support coming from the White House. Aug 10
Commentaries
Confessions of a news junkie
Comedian Jim Gaffigan admits he is addicted to the news. But how could anyone deny the all-consuming nature of the drama, the mystery, the indictments?
David Sedaris: Taking a stand on giving up a seat
The humorist says his chivalrous attitude when offering his seat on a bus or subway has been tempered by age
David Edelstein's Oscar picks
Our film critic makes his predictions for this year's Academy Awards, in particular that it will more bad fun than any Oscar show in years
Emcee hammered: The Oscars go on without a host
Comedian Jim Gaffigan on what it means that the Academy Awards will be without having someone overseeing the ceremony
Norman Ornstein on Trump's emergency declaration: A threat to our fundamental freedoms
Says that if the president can succeed with this voluntary state of emergency created to take funds for his border wall, he is setting the table for something much more dangerous
My dog Rudy
In honor of former President George H.W. Bush's service dog Sully, who recently became a social media star, contributor Luke Burbank introduces us to another, equally adorable yellow Labrador
An open secret: Open office plans are the worst
Contributor Faith Salie has some words (and they're not kind) about many companies' propensity to house all their employees in a giant room with no dividing walls
Jim Gaffigan touches on the prevalence of screens
The comedian says screens embody much of life's obsessions, including parental neglect
Jim Gaffigan: Do we have to do Christmas in December?
"Sunday Morning" contributor says the stress of the holidays in the bleakest of months makes moving Christmas to a sunnier time a smart idea
Evan Thomas on George H.W. Bush, "the last of his kind"
The 41st President was humble, ambitious, wise, definitely not a wimp, and really believed in country first
A.J. Jacobs on giving thanks for a cup of coffee
The commentator, columnist and author of "Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey" describes the trouble he went through to thank everyone responsible for his morning cup
Jim Gaffigan on what to do about America's overweight statistics
The comedian says, if 70% of Americans are overweight, it's the numbers that need adjustment, not our waistlines
Midterm elections 2018: What to watch for
CBS News' director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto on elections that have primacy in our Constitution: the race for control of Congress
Jackie Speier on surviving the Jonestown massacre
In 1978 the Calif. Congresswoman, then a congressional attorney, was nearly killed in a savage attack while on a fact-finding mission into Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple cult
BREAKING NEWS! Faith Salie has something to say about "Breaking News"
When 24-hour news channels label EVERY story as supremely important, the fake urgency actually discredits journalism
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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.
The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street
While many Americans are still baffled by cryptocurrency, enthusiasm for these digital assets is growing - despite the potential risks of integrating digital currencies with the mainstream economy - in part due to support coming from the White House.