In Las Vegas, at the annual convention of the Barbershop Harmony Society, singers of four-part harmony packed them in. Barry Petersen checks out the enthusiasts large and small, young and not-so-young, of the genre known as barbershop, and asks, in these polarized times, who couldn’t use a little more harmony? Source
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Balloon art
The competition was blowing up at the World Balloon Convention in San Diego, where balloon artists from around the world created massive sculptures almost out of thin air. Source
Impact of “Murphy Brown” on breast cancer screenings
In this web exclusive, star and executive producer Candice Bergen and series creator Diane English talk with correspondent Lee Cowan about the impact their comedy “Murphy Brown” had when its lead character faced breast cancer. Source
“Murphy Brown”: Candice Bergen and Diane English on expected backlash
From 1988 to 1998, the sitcom “Murphy Brown” tackled some hot political and social issues. With the series’ return in the era of #MeToo and Donald Trump, star and executive producer Candice Bergen and series creator Diane English tell correspondent Lee Cowan in this web exclusive that they expect they will once again hit some hot button topics – and face some backlash for doing so. Source
Nature: Dolphins
We leave you this Sunday Morning in waters of the Red Sea, where bottlenose dolphins play. Videographer: Ziggy Livnat. Source
Calendar: Week of September 24
From Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing to the American Humane Hero Dog Awards, “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports. Source
What’s for lunch? A surprising school cafeteria menu
Dan Giusti previously worked at what has been called the best restaurant in the world, Noma, in Copenhagen. So, what is he doing at a lunch line at a New London, Conn., elementary school? Just revolutionizing the American school cafeteria menu. Giusti, the founder of the company Brigaid, hires trained chefs to make high-quality school lunches from scratch, and recently hosted a competition featuring award-winning chefs from across the country to see what meal they could create for $1.25 per student. He talks with Nancy Giles about improving classroom cuisine. Source
New Zealand terror attack: “The carpet has been pulled out from under us”
Friday’s attack on two mosques in Christchurch, in which a gunman espousing white nationalist rhetoric shot dozens of Muslim men, women and children — murdering at least 50 — killed more than are normally killed in all of New Zealand in a year. Ben Tracy has the latest reactions to the violence. Source
“Where the Crawdads Sing” author Delia Owens
For the last six months “Where the Crawdads Sing” has been a fixture on The New York Times’ Bestsellers List. The novel by Delia Owens is a love story, murder mystery, courtroom drama, and ode to the outdoors all in one. Lee Cowan paid a visit to Owens at her home in Idaho, and in the wilderness she loves. Source
Bill Hader: He kills!
Tracy Smith profiles “SNL” alumni Bill Hader, who is beginning his second season playing a hitman in the acclaimed HBO comedy “Barry.” Source