This week on "Sunday Morning" (April 8)
Tina Fey brings her "Mean Girls" to BroadwayFull episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com and CBS All Access, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. The show also streams on CBSN beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET.
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GUEST HOST: LEE COWAN
COVER STORY: Taxes: Is there a better way? | Watch Video
Chip Reid investigates a proposal that claims it could make doing taxes easier -- and why there are some who don't like the idea.
For more info:
- Joseph Bankman, Stanford Law School
- Jared Walczak, Tax Foundation
- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
- Intuit
- TurboTax
- H&R Block
- Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
ALMANAC: A multitude of sunspots | Watch Video
On April 8, 1947 astronomers observed the largest array of sunspots ever recorded. Lee Cowan reports.
For more info:
- The Sun (nasa.gov)
- NASA solar probe to "touch" sun's atmosphere (CBS News, 05/31/17)
- NASA's Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS-1)
- Sunspots and Solar Flares (NASA Science Place)
ART: Photos of love and loss | Watch Video
After photographer Anjali Pinto lost her husband, Jacob Johnson (also a photographer) just 16 months after getting married, she turned to Instagram, posting images of him, and of them - each an insight into her daily grief. Her Instagram following grew to more than 51,000, and many were inspired to write their own stories of love and loss. Correspondent Michelle Miller talked with Pinto at an exhibition of photographs by her and her husband, and talked about the power of images and true stories to bring strangers together.
For more info:
- Anjali Pinto Photography (anjalipinto.com)
- Follow @Anjalipinto on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr
- Jacob Johnson Print Shop
- Jacob Johnson Memorial Art Show by Anjali Pinto & Jacob Johnson, LOW RES Rec Room, Chicago, Ill. (Exhibit closed)
MUSIC: Bernie Taupin: A man of lyrics, and now art | Watch Video
Lee Cowan talks with the poet and lyricist, the longtime songwriting partner of Elton John. Taupin looks back on 50 years of writing some of the world's biggest hit songs with John. We also visit Taupin's California ranch and see the studio where he creates the artwork he's most passionate about. And with two new albums of his music coming out, featuring performances by many of today's leading singers, Taupin says he has gained a new appreciation for the music the rest of the world has long loved.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Bernie Taupin on Elton John's "suicide" song
Lyricist Bernie Taupin talks with Lee Cowan about writing the words for the 1975 Elton John song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," and how it was inspired by John's "very feeble" attempt at suicide.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Bernie Taupin on using the American flag as art
Celebrated songwriter Bernie Taupin has had a second career as a visual artist, and one of his favorite objects to use in his works is the American flag. Taupin talked with Lee Cowan about the Stars and Stripes' hallowed place in his art.
For more info:
- "Revamp" and "Restoration" - Superstar artists re-imagine Elton John's biggest hits, on two collections from Virgin EMI and RCA Nashville; Available via Amazon
- berniejtaupin.com
- Bernie Taupin at the Chase Contemporary Gallery, New York City
- "Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute" airs April 10 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on CBS
ISLAND-HOPPING: The Faroe Islands, a new foodie destination | Watch Video
The Faroe Islands - a country of 18 tiny islands in-between Iceland and Norway, and officially part of the kingdom of Denmark - bill themselves as Europe's best-kept secret. So secret, in fact, that many people don't know they're in Europe. But it may not be a secret much longer, after a local restaurant, Koks, in the village of Leynavatn, earned the islands' first Michelin star. Conor Knighton visits the dining destination far removed from the rest of the world.
For more info:
- Faroe Islands Tourism Bureau
- The Government of the Faroe Islands (Official site)
- Koks Restaurant, Leynavatn
MOVIES: Antonio Banderas on playing Pablo Picasso | Watch Video
"A man without roots is a nobody," says actor Antonio Banderas, who showed correspondent Seth Doane around his hometown of Málaga, Spain, and around its museum honoring fellow local boy-done-good Pablo Picasso, the artist whom Banderas plays in the National Geographic series, "Genius."
For more info:
- "Genius" (National Geographic) premieres April 24
- Follow Antonio Banderas on Instagram
- El Pimpi, Málaga
HARTMAN: Lost and found (Video)
Bar owner Jimmy Gilleece in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., went to great lengths to help a woman back the wedding ring that had been pilfered by a thief - and then went to even greater lengths to help the young man who'd taken it. Steve Hartman reports.
SUNDAY PROFILE: Tina Fey brings her "Mean Girls" to Broadway | Watch Video
The musical "Mean Girls" opens April 8 on Broadway, and it's a big deal for Tina Fey, the actress-author-comedian who wrote the script for the show based upon her now-classic 2004 movie. "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley speaks with Fey, her husband Jeff Richmond (who composed the show's music), and "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels, who produced both the movie and the stage show.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Tina Fey on the creative team behind "Mean Girls"
Tina Fey, who wrote the 2004 film "Mean Girls," talks with Jane Pauley about her collaborators who helped turn the teen comedy into a Broadway musical.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Tina Fey on cliques and the inspiration behind "Mean Girls"
Writer-comedian Tina Fey, whose 2004 film "Mean Girls" has been transferred to the Broadway stage as a musical, talks with Jane Pauley about the inspiration behind the film and play, Rosalind Wiseman's book about how to navigate cliques, "Queen Bees and Wannabes."
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Oh, snap! Tina Fey on self-deprecating humor
Tina Fey, the writer behind the new Broadway musical "Mean Girls," explains to "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley how her East Coast roots are the basis of her humor.
For more info:
- "Mean Girls," at the August Wilson Theatre, New York City | Purchase tickets
- Follow "Mean Girls" on Facebook
- Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live" (nbc.com)
OPINION: Should you clone your dog? | Watch Video
Luke Burbank has some thoughts on whether to clone his beloved yellow Lab, Rudy.
For more info:
- Follow @LukeBurbank on Twitter
POLITICS: Joe Kennedy III on his legacy and future | Watch Video
Massachusetts Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, is stepping into the national spotlight. "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King reports.
PREVIEW: Rep. Joe Kennedy III: Arming teachers to make schools safer is "absurd"
For more info:
- Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass. (house.gov)
- Follow @RepJoeKennedy on Twitter
CALENDAR: Week of April 9 | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Lee Cowan reports.
NATURE: Hummingbirds (Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, where hummingbirds keep things humming. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
NATURE UP CLOSE: Snowy owls down south
Fort Worth, Texas, played host to a rare event: An irruption featuring a bird normally found in the Arctic tundra.
NATURE UP CLOSE: Bunnies
There are about 15 rabbit and hare species in North America, each varying from the others depending upon the environmental stressors that affected their evolution.
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