This week on "Sunday Morning" (January 29)
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Host: Jane Pauley
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COVER STORY: Tyre Nichols' death, and a mother's pain | Watch Video
With the release of bodycam and surveillance camera video, the nation witnessed the savage beating by Memphis Police officers of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who pleaded for his life. One who did not watch was Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, who said she felt the pain of her son as he was being assaulted. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.
TECHNOLOGY: Creating a "lie detector" for deepfakes | Watch Video
With the proliferation of artificial intelligence software used to produce fake videos and photographs that can spread disinformation, Adobe and Microsoft have teamed up to develop new tools for verifying the attributes and history of images and videos on the web. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how Content Credentials can help retain trust in journalism, and protect democracy from propaganda.
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ARCHITECTURE: The "luminist architecture" of Steven Holl | Watch Video
The works of architect Steven Holl have helped define the look of cities around the world, making remarkable use of light and space. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Holl, whose recent works include the REACH at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., and the Kinder Building at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – buildings in which Holl hopes to express "the joy from the creative act."
For more info:
- Steven Holl Architects
- The REACH at the Kennedy Center
- Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
MOVIES: James Cromwell, never tiring of acting or activism | Watch Video
James Cromwell, the 83-year-old character actor is known for memorable roles in "L.A. Confidential," "The Queen," "Succession," and his Oscar-nominated performance as Farmer Hoggett in "Babe," is also known for his activism, including protests against animal testing and a power plant. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz visits with Cromwell to talk about playing opposite a pig, and gluing himself to a Starbucks counter to protest pricing.
For more info:
- Follow @jamesocromwell on Twitter
"MOBITUARIES": Samantha Smith, the fifth-grader from Maine who became "America's Littlest Diplomat" | Watch Video
In 1982 an 10-year-old girl wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov voicing her worries about the prospect of nuclear war. "Mobituaries" host Mo Rocca looks back at Samantha Smith, who was invited to the USSR, and was welcomed like a visiting head of state.
Listen to the "Mobituaries" episode "Samantha Smith: Death of a Peacemaker"
For more info:
- "Mobituaries" Season 3
- samanthasmith.info
- Maine State Museum, Augusta
- Manchester Elementary School, Manchester, Me.
- Coming in June: "America's Youngest Ambassador: The Cold War Story of Samantha Smith's Lasting Message of Peace" by Lena Nelson (Down East Books)
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including Emmy Award-winning college basketball broadcaster Billy Packer.
COMMENTARY: Charles Blow on Tyre Nichols' death, and America's shame | Watch Video
The New York Times columnist says the nation's commitment to change, following the death of George Floyd and a wave of historic protests in its wake, has been abandoned - and that the spectacle surrounding the deaths of Black people at the hands of police continues.
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MOVIES: "Banshees of Inisherin" stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson on friendship | Watch Video
The acclaimed Irish comic-drama "The Banshees of Inisherin," about two longtime friends whose relationship suddenly grinds to a halt, stars two actors who clicked while collaborating on the 2008 classic "In Bruges." Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, both Oscar-nominated for their performances in "Banshees," talk with correspondent Tracy Smith about their friendship, and the challenge of playing ex-friends.
To watch a trailer for "The Banshees of Inisherin" click on the video player below
For more info:
- "The Banshees of Inisherin" is in theaters and streaming on HBO Max
ARTS: Meret Oppenheim: An artist beyond categorization | Watch Video
Best-known for a fur-lined teacup, the Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985) was a free-spirit whose work spanned half a century. Correspondent Serena Altschul reports on a new retrospective of Oppenheim's work, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
For more info:
- Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (through March 4)
- Exhibition catalogue: "Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition," edited by Nina Zimmer, Natalie Dupêcher, Anne Umland, with Lee Colón and Nora Lohner (MoMA), in Hardcover format, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Indiebound
- "Meret Oppenheim: My Album," edited by Lisa Wenger and Martina Corgnati (Scheidegger and Spiess), in Trade Paperback, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Indiebound
- All works by Meret Oppenheim © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ProLitteris, Zurich
- Photos courtesy of Nanda LanFranco, and Keystone SDA/Kurt Blum
- Family photos provided by Lisa Wenger
HISTORY: "The Nazi Conspiracy": The WWII plot to kill FDR, Churchill and Stalin | Watch Video
In their latest book, "The Nazi Conspiracy," Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch write about an assassination plot aimed at Allied leaders attending their first face-to-face summit meeting in Tehran in 1943 – a conspiracy that, if successful, could have changed the outcome of the war. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Meltzer about how the head of FDR's Secret Service detail helped foil the Nazis' alleged plans.
READ AN EXCERPT: "The Nazi Conspiracy"
For more info:
- "The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill" by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch (Flatiron Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
- Brad Meltzer
- Josh Mensch
- Historian Lynne Olson
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, N.Y.
NATURE: White Mountains of New Hampshire (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday morning in a snowstorm, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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MOVIES: Sundance Film Festival 2023 highlights: Part 2As the festival returns to Park City, Utah, you can also attend virtually via online screenings of new films through January 30. CBSNews.com's David Morgan offers some highlights. [For Part 1 of our coverage click here.]
For more info:
- 2023 Sundance Film Festival (through January 30)
"HERE COMES THE SUN": Actress Christine Baranski and a look inside the homes of Architectural Digest (Video)
Christine Baranski has a habit of playing regal, accomplished women. But she's really just a girl from Buffalo, and those roots still run deep. Also, what do Fred Astaire's living room, Serena Williams' karaoke bar and Maria Sharapova's bowling alley all have in common? We'll show you.
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