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In search of a humongous fungus

Deep inside Malheur National Forest in Oregon is the world’s largest living organism: a fungus, armillaria ostoyae, that spans thousands of acres, grows underground, and kills trees. But it also brings life – and mushrooms – to the forest floor. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports. Source

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Super Bowl LV: Big game preview

The experts of CBS Sports – James Brown, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms – bring you their predictions about tonight’s championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Be sure to watch Super Bowl LV Sunday, Feb. 7 on CBS! Source

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Robin Wright on directing “Land,” a film about human kindness

After six years of shooting “House of Cards,” actress Robin Wright undertook her first feature film as a director about as far from a soundstage as one could get – in the remote Rocky Mountains, playing a woman who runs from a personal tragedy, only to face solitude and danger in an isolated cabin. Wright talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about “Land”; her portrayals of strong, independent women; and her work to aid women brutalized by sexual violence. Source

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Creating the roar of the crowd

In the COVID era a nearly-empty NFL stadium can be made to sound like a packed arena, through the playback of recordings of fans made way back in pre-pandemic times. Vince Caputo, VP/senior sound supervisor of NFL Films, explains to correspondent David Pogue how a sound machine operated during Sunday’s Super Bowl can create everything from a dull roar to the cheers of a crowd going bonkers. Source

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Passage: Christopher Plummer

Jane Pauley looks back on the career of the Oscar- and Tony-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who died this week at age 91 – a talent of remarkable longevity, whose most enduring fame came from the 1965 musical “The Sound of Music.” Source

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“Minari” star Steve Yeun on portraying the American Dream

Korean American actor Steve Yeun, who played a zombie-slayer for six seasons on the mega-hit “The Walking Dead,” now stars in the acclaimed film “Minari,” as an immigrant dad who searches for his American Dream on a farm in Arkansas. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Yeun about his own immigrant experience, and how his latest movie role brought him to tears. Source

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Orchestrating the roar of the crowd

In the COVID era a nearly-empty NFL stadium can be made to sound like a packed arena, through the playback of recordings of fans made way back in pre-pandemic times. Source

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Passage: Remembering Christopher Plummer

“Sunday Morning” looks back on the Oscar- and Tony-winning Shakespearean actor who died this week at age 91, a talent of remarkable longevity, whose most enduring fame came from the 1965 musical “The Sound of Music.” Source

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