This week on "Sunday Morning" (Oct. 29)
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COVER STORY: Hocus pocus: Making age-old magic new again | Watch Video
What's new in the world of magic (and misdirection)? Nancy Giles talks to some of today's leading illusionists.
WEB EXTRA: Blind magician Richard Turner on manipulating cards (Video)
Expert card manipulator Richard Turner - who is blind - demonstrates for correspondent Nancy Giles how to deal the queen of hearts.
For more info:
- theory11
- Follow @jonathanbayme on Facebook and Instagram
- Dan White (danwhite.tv)
- Follow @Danwhitemagic on Twitter and Instagram
- Ron Carnell (rcarnell.com)
- American Museum of Magic, Marshall, Mich.
- Follow the American Museum of Magic on Facebook
- Richard Turner (richardturner52.com)
- Documentary "Dealt" (IFC Films) now playing in theatres, and also available On Demand; pre-order on iTunes
- Society of American Magicians
ALMANAC: The Salem witch trials | Watch Video
On October 29th, 1692 the governor of colonial Massachusetts disbanded the special court used to try suspected witches. Jane Pauley reports.
For more info:
- salem.org
- Salem Witch Museum, Salem, Mass.
- A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials (Smithsonian Magazine)
FUNERALS: Mortician Caitlin Doughty on a "good death" | Watch Video
In the spirit of the spooky season, correspondent Luke Burbank meets with an unusual undertaker who wants you to re-think everything you think you know about death. Caitlin Doughty, author of the New York Times bestsellers "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and her latest, "From Here to Eternity," and who hosts the YouTube channel "Ask a Mortician," believes that the sooner we make peace with the end of our lives, the more we can enjoy our time living.
BOOK EXCERPT: Read a chapter from Caitlin Doughty's "From Here to Eternity"
For more info:
- "From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death" by Caitlin Doughty (W.W. Norton), in Hardcover, eBook and Digital Audio Download formats. Available via Amazon.
- Caitlin Doughty's Ask a Mortician on Youtube
- Undertaking L.A.
- Death Salon
FOR THE RECORD: Miley Cyrus feels "Younger Now" | Watch Video
The pop star has eclipsed the child star, as her latest album shows new sides of the 24-year-old singer. Anthony Mason reports.
To watch Miley Cyrus perform "Younger Now" from her latest album, click on the video player below.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Miley Cyrus on her very first songs
Miley Cyrus talks about the very first songs she wrote as a child, including one about her "evil mother" after she'd been grounded.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Miley Cyrus on "Hannah Montana"
Miley Cyrus talks about being in the Disney universe as star of the show "Hannah Montana," and offers some wise words to kids.
For more info:
- mileycyrus.com
- "Younger Now" by Miley Cyrus (RCA), on CD (Amazon and Barnes & Noble), Vinyl (Amazon and Barnes & Noble), Digital Download (Amazon, Google Play and iTunes) and Streaming (Apple Music, Amazon and Spotify)
- Follow @MileyCyrus on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
PASSAGE: Fats Domino | Watch Video
MOVIES: Master of horror John Carpenter | Watch Video
The filmmaker who is king of things that go bump in the night is a musical master of horror as well. Lee Cowan talks with director-composer John Carpenter, whose next film is a "real" sequel to his classic 1978 horror film "Halloween," with returning star Jamie Lee Curtis.
GALLERY: The films of horror master John Carpenter
To watch the original trailer from "Halloween" click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "Halloween" (1978) available on DVD and Blu-Ray, and via Digital Download
- "Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998" by John Carpenter (Sacred Bones), available on CD (Amazon), Vinyl (Amazon), Digital Download (Amazon, iTunes) and Streaming (Amazon, Apple Music and Spotify)
- John Carpenter "Anthology" tour dates
- theofficialjohncarpenter.com
- Follow @TheHorrorMaster on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
HARTMAN: Remembering Charles Kuralt (Video)
Fifty years ago Charles Kuralt set out "On The Road" to find news of a different stripe. Steve Hartman looks back at the man behind countless unforgettable stories, and talks with Izzy Bleckman, Kuralt's cameraman, who also drove the RV that brought cameras to parts of America that were rarely seen on TV.
For more info:
- The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Mich.
- 1973 FMC 2900R Motorhome, used by Charles Kuralt for CBS' "On The Road," at the Henry Ford
SUNDAY PROFILE: Michael J. Fox on working towards a Parkinson's cure | Watch Video
Actor Michael J. Fox is known to millions around the world for his work in the "Back to the Future" films, the TV series "Family Ties" and "Spin City," and more. But for the past two decades it's been his battle with Parkinson's disease, and his search for a cure, that may have generated the most attention. Fox, 56, started noticing symptoms when he was 29, and was diagnosed with early onset of the disease when he was 30. Looking back, he tells anchor Jane Pauley that sharing his battle publicly and joining with others to raise money has been a gift.
Fox opens up to Pauley about learning of his diagnosis; how he deals with the symptoms on a daily basis; and the work he's done through his Fox Foundation to raise nearly a billion dollars to fund Parkinson's research.
PREVIEW: Michael J. Fox: Working towards Parkinson's cure has been "one of the great gifts of my life"
For more info:
- For information on a new online clinical study to aid Parkinson's research go to Fox Insight
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
COMEDY: Joan Rivers' treasure trove (Video)
Joan Rivers may not have had everything she wanted, but whatever she had, she kept. Tucked away in midtown Manhattan in a nondescript high-rise, her office looks just as it did when she was alive, packed with mementos of a long career - jokes, scrapbooks and photos - as well as every thank-you note, every airline ticket, every scrap of paper back to her grade school days. Tracy Smith talks with Joan's daughter, Melissa Rivers, about her mother's paper trail obsession.
For more info:
- joanrivers.com
- "Joan Rivers Confidential: The Unseen Scrapbooks, Joke Cards, Personal Files, and Photos of a Very Funny Woman Who Kept Everything" by Melissa Rivers with Scott Currie (Harry Abrams), in Hardcover and eBook formats; Available via Amazon
- Joan Rivers Classics Collection from QVC
FINAL RESTING PLACE: The ghostly beauty of Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery | Watch Video
Martha Teichner visits the stately, sultry, and slightly spooky Savannah, Ga., graveyard made famous by the bestseller "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
For more info:
- Bonaventure Historical Society
- "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt (Random House)
- Savannah Heritage Tours
- Telfair Museums
- Tour guide Shannon Scott
- Visit Savannah
- Davenport House Museum, Savannah, Ga.
- Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah, Ga.
- The Historic Savannah Theatre, Savannah, Ga.
CALENDAR: Week of October 30 | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.
NATURE: Bats (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the company of grey bats, but in a cave near Park City, Kentucky. Videographer: Carl Mrozek
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
HALLOWEEN: "Sunday Morning" Jack O'Lantern (Video)
Time-lapse video captures "Sunday Morning" associate producer Young Kim carving a Jack O'Lantern for this year's Halloween broadcast.
MOVIES: David Edelstein's horror film picks are like manna from hell | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" critic explores the recent flood of restored, re-released horror movies as well as the latest uncanny tales to chill your bones.
NATURE UP CLOSE: A career shooting outdoors
How Doug Jensen combined a love of photography and nature with a personal business model.
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