Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor died Sunday, according to her publicist. She was 99 years old. Gabor was known for marrying at least eight times. She achieved fame as an actress, but her popularity came from displays of glamour, and flaunting her wealth. Ben Tracy has more on the famed actress. Source
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New food labels released to prevent food waste
An advocacy group says nine out of 10 Americans find food expiration dates confusing and that causes them to throw out thousand dollars worth of food every year. Now the government is hoping a change to the date can cut down on food waste. Source
Paulo Coelho’s homage to Ernest Hemingway
In this web exclusive, the bestselling author of “The Alchemist” talks to correspondent Rita Braver about how he was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” and what he hopes readers take away from his own books. Source
Paulo Coelho on books and the Internet
The Brazilian-born author of such bestsellers as “The Alchemist” has more Facebook followers than any other writer (more than 28 million), so he has a special affinity for the Internet. But what about books? In this web exclusive, Paulo Coelho explains to correspondent Rita Braver why he rid his home of thousands of books. Source
Paulo Coelho: A master at work
Study the fine print of any book by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and you’ll find all the signs of a master at work. His latest novel, “The Spy,” is based on the life of Mata Hari, the Dutch-born exotic dancer who in 1917 was accused of spying for Germany and executed. Rita Braver has more. Source
Sunday Profile: Nicole Kidman
Actress Nicole Kidman has demonstrated her ability to command just about any kind of role, including in her latest film, “Lion,” as the mother of an adopted child who goes in search of his birth mother. Tracy Smith talks with the Oscar-winner who knows just how to break our hearts. Source
The Harmony Project
In the many voices of a choir in Columbus, Ohio, its members find one community, for while the Harmony Project is partly about music, it is all about harmony. Jane Pauley reports. Source
Almanac: “The Nutcracker”
On December 18th, 1892, 124 years ago today, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet, “The Nutcracker,” had its world premiere in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jane Pauley reports on how it became a Christmas perennial. Source
From 1996: A “Harlem Nutcracker”
In a story originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” on December 8 1996, host Charles Osgood reports on “The Harlem Nutcracker,” a reinvention of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, reimagined by way of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, as a jazz-infused fantasy involving a grandmother revisiting the dreams of her youth. Features interviews with choreographer Donald Byrd and conductor David Berger. Source
From 2007: The taskmaster behind “The Nutcracker”
For 50 years Irine Fokine (whose mother, prima ballerina Alexandra Federova, danced in the first performance of “The Nutcracker” in St. Petersburg in 1892) has overseen performances of the Tchaikovsky ballet. In this report originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” December 23, 2007, correspondent Bill Geist attended rehearsals at Madame Fokine’s Ridgewood, N.J., dance studio, where she guides her young students through leaps and plies. Source