Calendar: Week of December 18
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
On Monday filmmaker Steven Spielberg celebrates his 71st birthday.
- Spielberg: A director's life reflected in film ("60 Minutes," 01/10/13)
- From the archives: Spielberg and his mom ("60 Minutes," 07/07/13)
- "Spielberg" documentary director Susan Lacy talks taking on the story of movie icon ("CBS This Morning," 10/07/17)
- Lucas and Spielberg on Norman Rockwell ("Sunday Morning," 07/04/10)
- Steven Spielberg tells Harvard grads: Be a real-life movie hero (CBS News, 05/27/16)
Tuesday is the Postal Service's recommended deadline for sending First Class Mail in time for delivery by Christmas.
On Wednesday, the Census Bureau releases its latest national population estimates.
- Census: U.S. is aging, growing more racially diverse (CBS News, 06/22/17)
- New U.S. census form would worry many from Mideast, mainly Muslims (CBS News, 03/20/17)
- No LGBTQ Census category included in proposal for 2020 count (CBS News, 03/29/17)
Thursday is the Winter Solstice … shortest day of the year.
- Ancient winter solstice "sun trap" might be a modern invention (CBS News, 12/21/16)
- The Winter Solstice: Here's how it works (space.com, 12/22/11)
Friday is National Date Nut Bread Day -- a dessert loaf celebration.
- National Date Nut Bread Day: History (nationaldaycalendar.com
- Recipe: Old-Fashioned Date-Nut Bread (kingarthurflour.com)
- Recipe: Date-Nut Bread (allrecipes.com)
- Recipe: Date-Nut Bread (Food Network)
- Recipe: Date and Walnut Bread (joyofbaking.com)
- Recipe: Vegan Date Nut Bread (food52.com)
And, ready or not, Saturday shapes up to be the second-busiest shopping day of the season -- behind only Black Friday -- according to ShopperTrak.
- Ordering gifts in time for Christmas? These dates are key (CBS Moneywatch, 12/13/17)
- By The Numbers: Holiday shopping ("Sunday Morning," 11/26/17)
- CNET surveys holiday shopping trends ("CBS This Morning," 11/27/17)
- Which type of credit cards should you use for holiday shopping? (CBS Moneywatch, 11/16/17)
- Brick-and-mortar stores seek new ways to survive "retail apocalypse" ("CBS This Morning," 11/20/17)
- Jill Schlesinger on how retailers lure shoppers this holiday season (CBS News, 11/17/17)