This week on “Sunday Morning” (February 6)
Host: Jane Pauley
COVER STORY: What’s the right way to think about the left-handed?
Even though an estimated ten percent of the world’s population is left-handed, scientists have not definitely figured out why. Southpaw correspondent Rita Braver talks with some famous lefties (including former President Bill Clinton, and World Series winning pitcher Sean Doolittle) about functioning in a world dominated by the right-handed; and with researchers who think differences in brain structure between those who are left-handed and right-handed may have implications in the treatment of disease.
For more info:
- Lefty’s: The Left Hand Store, San Francisco
- President Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation
- david-wolman.com
- “A Left Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw” by David Wolman (Da Capo Press), in Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon and Indiebound
- Follow Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) on Twitter
- Akira Wiberg, Ph.D., University of Oxford
- Professor Gwenaëlle Douaud, University of Oxford
- Professor Dominic Furniss, University of Oxford
- Psychologist Charlotte Reznick, Imagery for Kids
WORLD: The raid
This week a U.S. counterterrorism operation in northwest Syria led to the death of the global leader of ISIS, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
ART: A Block Island treasure hunt
Since 2012, visitors have scoured Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, in search of hidden treasure: hand-blown glass orbs. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks to glass artists Eben Horton and Jennifer Nauck, who create the delicate prizes, and joins other “orbivores” (orb hunters) on the prowl.
For more info:
- The Glass Station Studio, Wakefield, R.I.
- The Glass Float Project
- Did you find a glass float? Register it at the Block Island Tourism Council website
- Block Island Tourism Council
ALMANAC: The day Elizabeth became queen
On February 6, 1952, 70 years ago today, Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, ascended to the British throne with the death of her father, King George VI. Jane Pauley reports.
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MUSIC: Molly Lewis, the whistler
The name Molly Lewis is now on a lot of people’s lips, thanks to her unusual musical gift: whistling. She talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about her new record, “The Forgotten Edge.”
To listen to Molly Lewis perform “Island Spell” lick on the video player below:
For more info:
- Molly Lewis, whistler
- EP: “The Forgotten Edge” by Molly Lewis (Jagjaguwar), available on CD and Vinyl and via digital download
PASSAGE: in memoriam
POSTCARD FROM ITALY: Put on hold: An Italian town without cell service
The village of Galliano di Mugello, in Tuscany, is a little more tranquil than many Italian towns, because it has no cell phone service. But it’s not alone, as Italy ranks near the bottom of the European Commission’s index of digital competitiveness. Correspondent Seth Doane pays a call to a medieval town whose residents face challenges fostered by the “digital divide.”
For more info:
- Follow Carlo Ducci on Instagram
U.S.: Uncovering the history of Seneca Village in New York City
In the early 19th century Seneca Village, in the middle of Manhattan, was home to the largest number of free Black property owners in New York City before the Civil War. Irish and German immigrants moved in, too. But in 1853, when Central Park was in the planning stages, the city used eminent domain to take control of the land, displacing the settlement’s residents. Correspondent Faith Salie looks at efforts to unearth the unique history of Seneca Village, and to find descendants of those evicted.
For more info:
- Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History
- Before Central Park: The Story of Seneca Village (Central Park Conservatory)
- Seneca Village Tours (Central Park Conservatory)
- Seneca Village, in Central Park (National Park Service)
- Seneca Village Project: Online Collection (New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission)
MUSIC: The cool power of Peggy Lee
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Peggy Lee (1920-2002), known for such hits as “Fever” and “Is That All There Is,” demonstrated an alluring command over an audience with her sultry voice and precise stagecraft. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with biographer Peter Richmond and with Lee’s granddaughter, Holly Foster-Wells, about the singer’s artistry, and her rise from a painful childhood in North Dakota, to becoming a leading writer and vocalist of jazz, pop and torch songs.
For more info:
- peggylee.com (Official site)
- “Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee” by Peter Richmond (Picador), in Trade Paperback and eBook formats, available via Amazon and Indiebound
COMMENTARY: Forget standing desks: Bed desks are the way to work
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, correspondent Luke Burbank has become part of a silent but cozy majority: those who prefer working horizontally.
For more info:
- Follow @lukeburbank on Twitter
MOVIES: Alana Haim on filming “Licorice Pizza”
Singer Alana Haim’s first performance as an actress, playing a young woman who is a teenager’s object of affection in “Licorice Pizza,” has been acclaimed as one of the most exciting screen debuts in recent memory. Correspondent Anthony Mason talks with Alana Haim, and with her sisters, Danielle and Este (who together form the Grammy-nominated band HAIM), about playing together as family, and how their history with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (director of several Haim music videos) led to this critically-acclaimed role.
To watch a trailer for “Licorice Pizza” click on the video player below:
For more info:
- “Licorice Pizza” now playing in theaters | 70mm engagements in Los Angeles and New York City
- haimtheband.com
- “Women in Music III (Expended Edition)” by HAIM (Columbia Records), available on CD, Vinyl, Audiocassette, and via Digital Download
NATURE: TBD
WEB EXCLUSIVE:
THE BOOK REPORT: Reviews of new titles by Ron Charles
The Washington Post book critic offers his picks among new releases.
For more info:
- Ron Charles, The Washington Post
- Subscribe to the free Washington Post Book World Newsletter
- Ron Charles’ Totally Hip Video Book Review
- indiebound.org (for ordering from independent booksellers)
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