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COVER STORY: Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Breaking the cycle of incarceration | Watch Video
The critically-acclaimed film "Sing Sing," starring Colman Domingo and newcomer Clarence Maclin, was inspired by a theater program at New York's notorious Sing Sing prison, where the recidivism rates of inmates who engaged in the performing and visual arts plummeted. "Sunday Morning" senior correspondent Ted Koppel visits the theater program at Sing Sing with a few of the formerly incarcerated (who make up most of the cast of the film) to talk about how acting truly changed their lives.

To watch a trailer for "Sing Sing" click on the video player below:

Sing Sing | Official Trailer HD | A24 by A24 on YouTube

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ALMANAC: September 15 (Video)
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Saving the Leaning Tower of Pisa

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Meet the "Gone With the Wind" Superfans

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Techno Claus may have found a mode of transport that's better than a reindeer-driven sleigh.  CBS News

'TIS THE SEASON: 2024 holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus | Watch Video
As the holiday nears, "Sunday Morning" is paid a visit by Techno Claus (a.k.a. David Pogue), who offers valuable gift-giving tips for the gadget lovers on your list.

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Audra McDonald as Rose in the Broadway revival of "Gypsy." "Gypsy"/Julieta Cervantes

THEATER: Audra McDonald on "Gypsy" and playing the mother of all stage mothers | Watch Video
Many consider the Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim musical "Gypsy" one of the greatest ever written. In the new revival on Broadway, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald takes on one of musical theater's most demanding roles: Rose, who pushes her daughters onto the stage. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with McDonald, director George C. Wolfe, and theater expert Erick Neher about Rose, and whether she should be viewed as a monster or a sympathetic character.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A revealing look at Gypsy Rose Lee (YouTube Video)
Exotic dancer Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970) became an international celebrity as a beautiful and brainy stripper. In this "Sunday Morning" feature that originally aired February 20, 2011, correspondent Rita Braver lays bare the life of Lee, whose career (and stage mother) inspired a celebrated Broadway musical. Braver also talks with biographer Karen Abbott, and with Gypsy's son, Erik Preminger (who would learn later in life the identity of his famous father). She also pays a visit to the New York School of Burlesque.

WEB EXTRA: The four-legged stars of "Gypsy" (YouTube Video)

WEB EXTRA: Gypsy Rose Lee's son Erik Lee Preminger (YouTube Video)

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including George Joseph Kresge Jr., otherwise known as the mesmerizing mentalist "The Amazing Kreskin."

        
MILITARY: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the strength of a diverse military | Watch Video
Lloyd Austin spent more than four decades in uniform, and has led America's military for the last four years, since President Biden picked him to become the nation's first African American Secretary of Defense. During a visit to West Point (his alma mater), Austin talked with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about the responsibilities of a defense secretary, and the importance of a diverse fighting force.

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HARTMAN: Secret Santa delivers dollars, and hope, to North Carolina (Video)
Residents of Avery County, North Carolina, whose lives were turned upside-down by the flooding of Hurricane Helene three months ago, were visited recently by the anonymous, wealthy businessman who goes by the name Secret Santa, making his annual deliveries of kindness. Correspondent Steve Hartman accompanied him as he spread comfort among those still displaced or affected by the storm.

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Actress Nicole Kidman talks about her latest film, "Babygirl." CBS News

MOVIES: Nicole Kidman on the challenges of filming "Babygirl" | Watch Video
In the new film "Babygirl," directed by Halina Reijn, Nicole Kidman plays a successful CEO who seeks fulfillment from an unsatisfying marriage by taking up with a much younger intern. Kidman talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about how she chooses such intense and challenging roles. She also talks about family life with husband Keith Urban, and navigating grief over the recent death of her mother.

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Nicole Kidman (Video)

To watch a trailer for "Babygirl," click on the video player below:

Babygirl | Official Trailer 2 HD | A24 by A24 on YouTube

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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on the gifts no one should give for the holidays | Watch Video
Holiday shopping can be stressful. So as a public service, comedian Jim Gaffigan offers his advice on what NOT to give those on your list – and some very welcome advice on what would be an acceptable gift.

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Singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers, with correspondent Luke Burbank in New York City. CBS News

MUSIC: Maggie Rogers on her long-form music: "I've always loved art that takes time" | Watch Video
Singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers went from being an NYU music student wowing Pharrell Williams in a viral video, to sharing a stage with Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Coldplay, to selling out Madison Square Garden. The Grammy-nominee talks with correspondent Luke Burbank about her musical obsessions; taking a break from music to enroll in a Harvard program on religion and public life; and her appreciation for listeners with patience.

You can stream Maggie Rogers' 2024 album "Don't Forget Me" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

       
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Nature: Penguins in Antarctica 02:12

NATURE: Penguins in Antarctica (Extended Video)We leave you this Sunday morning in snowfall at the bottom of the Earth, with Gentoo penguins in Antarctica. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
                           


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From the archives: A revealing look at Gypsy Rose Lee by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A revealing look at Gypsy Rose Lee (YouTube Video)
Exotic dancer Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970) became an international celebrity as a beautiful and brainy stripper. In this "Sunday Morning" feature that originally aired February 20, 2011, correspondent Rita Braver lays bare the life of Lee, whose career (and stage mother) inspired a celebrated Broadway musical. Braver also talks with biographer Karen Abbott, and with Gypsy's son, Erik Preminger (who would learn later in life the identity of his famous father). She also pays a visit to the New York School of Burlesque. 

Extended interview: Billie Eilish by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Billie Eilish (Video)
In this web exclusive, "Sunday Morning" correspondent Anthony Mason sits down with music superstar Billie Eilish to talk about performing on her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour (her first without brother Finneas). She also discusses welcoming the label of "songwriter"; what she learned from writing the "Barbie" song "What Was I Made For?"; the perceived criticisms of her singing voice and the liberation she discovered after starting vocal lessons; and the power that she says comes from expressing vulnerability in her art.

Marathon: Laughing Matters by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

MARATHON: Laughing Matters (YouTube Video)
Enjoy this collection of "Sunday Morning" interviews with some of the most brilliant and outrageous comic talents of our era, featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, George Carlin, the team behind "The Simpsons," Jim Gaffigan, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Lewis, Sarah Silverman, Louie Anderson, Gilbert Gottfried, Billy Crystal, John Cleese and Chris Rock.

Extended interview: Pearl Jam by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Pearl Jam (YouTube Video)
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament sit down with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss their album, "Dark Matter," their songwriting process, their aspirations as a band, and more.

Highlights from "Wicked," "The Wiz" and more from the world of Oz by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

MARATHON: Highlights from "Wicked," "The Wiz" and more from the world of Oz (YouTube Video)
In this YouTube marathon, "Sunday Morning" takes you through the world of Oz — from "The Wiz" to "Wicked." We talk to "Wicked" director Jon M. Chu, the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, and the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical "The Wiz," inspired by L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." 

Ralph Fiennes on “The Return” by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

MOVIES: Ralph Fiennes on "The Return" (YouTube Video)
In his latest film, "The Return," Ralph Fiennes stars as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, returning home after twenty years fighting the Trojan Wars. He talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about the psychology of Odysseus, and about reuniting with actress Juliette Binoche (his co-star in the 1996 Oscar-winner "The English Patient"). 


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