“Sunday Morning” pays tribute to the creative, inspiring and newsworthy men and women who passed away this year, who’d touched our lives in unforgettable ways. Lee Cowan reports: “Sometimes, in our lives,we all have pain,we all have sorrow…” Pain and sorrow – the calling cards of 2020. “Lean on Me” …
Read More »Disney unveils new content featuring Marvel and Star Wars series
Streaming plans at Walt Disney shifted into hyper speed as the studio unveiled a galaxy’s worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 “Star Wars” series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+. Over the next few years, Disney plans to premiere directly on Disney+ not …
Read More »Netflix removes ‘Chappelle’s Show’ as Dave Chappelle urges viewers not to watch show “unless they pay me”
Comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday posted a video on Instagram asking his fans not to stream episodes of his Comedy Central show until he gets more money for them. The plea came near the end of a lengthy clip of Chappelle doing a standup routine, during which he reveals Netflix …
Read More »Katy Perry on motherhood, and how her “darkest place” inspired a new album
Katy Perry has had a busy week — before the release of her new album Friday, titled “Smile,” the superstar and her fiancé Orlando Bloom welcomed a baby girl into the world Thursday. As Perry tells it, she and Bloom are ready to face the challenge together, but she had …
Read More »NASCAR releases image of noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega
NASCAR on Thursday released an image of the noose found in driver Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Speedway. A crewmember on Wallace’s racing team spotted the noose over the weekend and reported it to NASCAR, but an FBI investigation found that the rope had been in the garage since 2019. …
Read More »March Madness canceled as coronavirus claims another sports event
The NCAA has canceled college basketball’s annual March Madness tournament because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. The organization, which oversees the competition, made the decision Thursday after saying earlier this week that games would be played with limited people in attendance. The NCAA said the “decision is based on the …
Read More »Macaulay Culkin cast in Season 10 of “American Horror Story” alongside Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters
The cast for the next season of “American Horror Story” was revealed Wednesday, and it contains one surprising new member. Macaulay Culkin, who first rose to fame for playing Kevin McCallister in the “Home Alone” franchise, will join “AHS” for its 10th season. In a somber video posted to Instagram, …
Read More »Viacom and CBS Corp. are officially back together again
Viacom and CBS Corp. are again joining forces to bolster their positions in a rapidly changing industry that’s pushing other media companies to bulk up. The two first merged in 1999 and broke apart in 2005. Now, they are ViacomCBS, with a collection of cable channels, broadcast networks and film …
Read More »Take Five: Arts & events around the U.S. (November 1)
Check out these art openings and events this week: Richmond, Va.: “Edward Hopper and the American Hotel” (through Feb. 23, 2020) The first in-depth study of hospitality settings depicted in the works of one of the most celebrated American artists, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur …
Read More »Escapism: The immersive adventure of escape rooms
There’s a lockbox. And what’s inside? A bloody finger, which means … a bloody fingerprint! Ordinarily, it takes only one “Sunday Morning” correspondent to report a story. But today, we’re working as a team: David Pogue, Martha Teichner and Nancy Giles, joined by “Sunday Morning” intern Cory Peeler. They are locked …
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