Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony and a recipient of a 2019 Kennedy Center Honor, made his reputation young, stepping in for an ailing conductor mid-concert at age 25. It launched a career that included leading orchestras in Boston, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Vienna and London. In this profile originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” on December 2, 1984, Thomas talked with correspondent Eugenia Zukerman about his enthusiasm both for the contemporary (like Steve Reich’s “Desert Music”) and the classics of Beethoven and Gershwin. Source

The series, by Andrew Rea, was inspired by a “Parks and Recreation” episode and has nearly six million subscribers. Source

Scientists warn that ocean deoxygenation will have widespread global effects on marine ecosystems and the people that rely on them. Source

More than 100 fires were burning across New South Wales in Australia on Friday. The fires are coming close to major population centers. Source

The release of the report comes ahead of the second Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on Monday. Source

The drivers had a top speed of 193 mph and averaged 103 mph for more than a day Source

The agreement would trade a major expansion of benefits to federal workers for a legacy initiative of President Trump’s. Source

At the Trinchera Blanca Ranch in Colorado, a massive tree-eating machine called the feller buncher is used to thin out trees Source

The White House said Friday it will not participate in House Judiciary Committee impeachment proceedings Source

The “Lost Vegas: Tim Burton @ The Neon Museum​” includes an assortment of animatronic sculptures, holographic drawings and signs of all sizes Source