For the last decade Jes Gordon has been known in the high-end party industry as a rock star event planner. While the pandemic has put many of life’s celebrations on hold, Gordon turned her experiences into a new novel, a fictional account of the party industry and its lavish lifestyle, called “Party on the Moon.” Correspondent Jamie Wax reports. Source
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Italian town offers free vacations
The remote Italian village of San Giovanni in Galdo, population 500, is putting the village on the tourist map, rewarding visitors with free lodging just for going there. Correspondent Chris Livesay reports. Source
The Dish: Erin Jean McDowell
“CBS This Morning: Saturday” heads into the kitchen with baker and food stylist Erin Jean McDowell. Her first book, 2017’s “The Fearless Baker,” was one of The New York Times’ “Best Baking Books of the Year,” and her latest, “The Book on Pie,” is the #1 bestseller in its category on Amazon. Source
Twitter will give @POTUS handle to Biden on Inauguration Day
Twitter will hand over official accounts to the new administration even if President Trump refuses to concede. Source
Saturday Sessions: Sylvan Esso performs “Rooftop Dancing”
Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn formed the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso in Durham, N.C. back in 2013. A year later they hit the Billboard album charts with their debut album. Their next album scored a Grammy nomination, and now they’re out with their third collection, titled “Free Love.” From a rooftop in Durham, Sylvan Esso performs “Rooftop Dancing.” Source
Saturday Sessions: Sylvan Esso performs “Ferris Wheel”
Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn formed the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso in Durham, N.C. back in 2013. A year later they hit the Billboard album charts with their debut album. Their next album scored a Grammy nomination, and now they’re out with their third collection, titled “Free Love.” From a rooftop in Durham, Sylvan Esso performs “Ferris Wheel.” Source
Saturday Sessions: Sylvan Esso performs “Ring”
Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn formed the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso in Durham, N.C. back in 2013. A year later they hit the Billboard album charts with their debut album. Their next album scored a Grammy nomination, and now they’re out with their third collection, titled “Free Love.” From a rooftop in Durham, Sylvan Esso performs “Ring.” Source
First selfie from space goes up for auction
Astronauts captured some of the brightest moments of space exploration with their own photos. Now, what’s being called the most comprehensive private collection of NASA photographs ever presented, chronicling major moments in NASA’s history – part of a collection of 24,000 original vintage photos called “Voyage To Another World – were auctioned this week by Christie’s. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab takes a look. Source
U.S. reports 195,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, a record
Across the nation, more and more cities, counties and states are clamping down in a desperate effort to curb the surge. Source
Novelist Martin Amis on “Inside Story”
Writer Martin Amis has never been at a loss for words, in person or on the page. The British novelist, who moved to America 10 years ago, has written books that have enthralled, provoked and chastised over the past five decades. He talked with “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Jeff Glor about his latest book, “Inside Story,” a deeply personal meditation on love and loss. Source