This week on "Sunday Morning" (Sept. 24)
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COVER STORY: What's in a name? Plenty | Watch Video
A correspondent by the name of Susan Spencer explores why more and more parents today are gifting their babies with less-traditional names, from North West to Moxie Crimefighter Jilette. She talks with Michael Ayer, whose 16-year-old son is named Billion Ayer.
For more info:
- thebump.com
- Adam Alter, Stern School of Business, New York University
- Adam Alter (Official site)
- "The Power of Names" by Adam Alter (The New Yorker)
- Top 100 Baby Names of 2016 from mom365.com
- babynameguide.com
- nameberry.com
- babynamewizard.com
- babynames.com
ALMANAC: Debut of "60 Minutes" (Video)
On September 24th, 1968, Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace introduced the revolutionary TV series "60 Minutes," created by long-time executive producer Don Hewitt. Jane Pauley looks back at the debut of the newsmagazine that has featured countless memorable moments over the last half-century.
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THE NEW SEASON: Art | Watch Video
Anna Werner presents a preview of current and upcoming exhibitions at museums across the country.
For more info:
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden & Wurtele Upper Garden, Walker Art Center
ART: A museum-worthy collection of trash (Video)
Over more than three decades, former NYC sanitation worker Nelson Molina collected items from the trash that he saw as treasures. It's become a collection worthy of a museum. Serena Altschul took a tour of his remarkable gallery of salvaged collectibles.
THE NEW SEASON: Movies | Watch Video
Critic David Edelstein previews the best of the upcoming films this fall.
THE NEW SEASON: Music | Watch Video
Bill Flanagan highlights some of the Fall's most anticipated new music releases, from pop to classical and jazz.
MUSIC: Shania Twain on finding her voice again | Watch Video
After a rocky end to her marriage with her longtime collaborator, the bestselling female country music singer ever is back with her first studio album in 15 years.
PREVIEW: Shania Twain on her songwriting: "I just sort of wrote myself out of my misery"
In preview of interview airing on "Sunday Morning" the country music superstar opens up about music following her divorce, her childhood, and more.
To watch Shania Twain perform "Life's About to Get Good," from her new album "Now," click on the video player below.
For more info:
- shaniatwain.com
- "Now" by Shania Twain" (Mercury Nashville) available Sept. 29 on CD (via Amazon and Barnes & Noble), Vinyl (Amazon and Barnes & Noble), and Digital Download (via Amazon, Google Play and iTunes)
TV: "Young Sheldon" | Watch Video
Tracy Smith talks with Iain Armitage, the young star of the new "Big Bang Theory" spin-off.
For more info:
- "Young Sheldon" (cbs.com) debuts Monday, Sept. 25
- IainLovesTheatre on YouTube
HARTMAN: And the band member played on (VIDEO)
Reading teacher Dawn West, 52, says the very happiest days of her life were the ones spent as a member of the West Virginia University marching band. What's amazing is, she never left, attending classes just to remain a member of the band. Steve Hartman meets the woman who may be America's only lifetime college student.
THE NEW SEASON: Theater | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" previews some of fall's most anticipated shows on and off-Broadway
THEATER: Harry Potter brings his magic to the stage | Watch Video
Mark Phillips talks with Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling about the sensation of the London stage (and coming soon to Broadway): "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
WEB EXTRA: Extended transcript: J.K. Rowling and the creative team behind "Cursed Child"
The creator of Harry Potter, playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany talk about developing the award-winning continuation of the wizard's family story
For more info:
- "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two" at the Palace Theatre, London | Ticket info
- "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two" - Opening at the Lyric Theatre, New York City, Spring 2018 | Registration to purchase tickets begins Oct. 1
- jkrowling.com
- pottermore.com (from J.K. Rowling)
THE NEW SEASON: Books | Watch Video
New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul previews some of the Fall's most anticipated titles.
BOOKS: Ann Patchett: Writer, and purveyor, of books | Watch Video
Ann Patchett doesn't just write books, like her latest bestseller, "Commonwealth"; she sells them, at Parnassus Books in Nashville, her very own bookstore. As you might expect from a novelist, there's a good story behind Parnassus Books, and it's one that's bigger than just one bookstore. Lesley Stahl of "60 Minutes" reports.
EXCERPT: Ann Patchett's "Commonwealth"
In the author's most recent novel, the story of two interconnected families becomes grist for a bestselling book
For more info:
- Parnassus Books, Nashville
- American Booksellers Association
- annpatchett.com
- "Commonwealth" by Ann Patchett (HarperCollins); Also in Trade Paperback, Large Print, eBook, Unabridged Digital Audio Download, and Unabridged Audio CD; Available via Parnassus Books
NATURE: Whooping cranes (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning with an encore of our very first Nature endpiece: Whooping cranes in South Texas, which aired on February 25th, 1979.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
CALENDAR: Week of September 25 | Watch Video
From a Broadway musical landmark to National Coffee Day, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead.Jane Pauley reports.
NATURE UP CLOSE: Arches National Park
The writer and passionate naturalist Edward Abbey was inspired by his years as a ranger in the starkly beautiful Utah landscape
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