“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” raked in nearly $57 million this holiday weekend. Also, rare personal items belonging to screen siren Marilyn Monroe are headed for the auction block.Suzanne Marques has those stories and more in today’s Eye on Entertainment. Source
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American babies at risk from bedding, study finds
A new study reveals the dangers to American infants posed by unsafe bedding. And new data on the brain health of high school football players. Eboni Williams has some of today’s top medical stories. Source
What’s in a handshake?
Faith Salie comments on shaking hands and the germs that come with it. Source
Chris Rock on his dad, and on being a dad
Web extra: The comedian and director Chris Rock talks to Mo Rocca about what his father did to protect him while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, and how things are different now when it comes to his own children. Source
Chris Rock on whether good comics need rage
Web extra: Do stand-up comedians need be to be outraged to be funny? Chris Rock gives Mo Rocca his take. Source
Chris Rock has a fan in Meryl Streep
Chris Rock has a fan in Meryl Streep
Web extra: When Mo Rocca asked who he was surprised to learn is a fan of his, comedian Chris Rock revealed it to be an actress he’s quite a fan of himself. Source
Chris Rock: Stand-up comedy is “spooky”
Web extra: Comedian Chris Rock tells Mo Rocca that the basis of a stand-up comic’s work – getting people’s attention while talking about anything, or about nothing – is inherently odd. Source
Comic Chris Rock on stand-up and his new film
During the past 25 years, Chris Rock has become one of the most successful and provocative comedians working today. Mo Rocca catches up with Rock to talk about his life; his new film, “Top Five”; and how he manages to turn current social and political events into cutting-edge humor. Source
Body of Art: Meet performance artist Marina Abramovic
Preview: Preserving the Beatles’ original lyrics
They’re scraps of paper, but oh what scraps: the original scribbles that became timeless pop classics. Mark Phillips interviews Beatles biographer Hunter Davies about how these relics of music history were rescued from the trash. Source