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Aardman Animations: Creating the magic of stop-motion

The animation wizards behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep are back with a sequel to their 2000 hit feature, “Chicken Run.” Correspondent Seth Doane visits the Bristol, England studios of Aardman Animation, where artists have painstakingly filmed “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” a comic adventure in which daredevil chickens seek to rescue their precious hen from a ... Read More »

Norman Lear: A life of laughter and activism

Norman Lear, who created, developed or co-produced some of television’s most beloved comedies, such as “All in the Family,” “Maude,” “The Jeffersons,” and “One Day at A Time,” died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at the age of 101. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks back on the remarkable life and career of the legendary producer and social activist who’d said the gift ... Read More »

Black lung threat increasing among coal miners

Coal mining has always been a dangerous job, with one in every five miners ending up with “black lung” disease. But today, in Appalachia, miners are suffering from black lung at increasingly younger ages. “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with miners and union officials who say coal companies routinely break the rules that could help protect their employees’ ... Read More »

The frugal millionaire

Terry Kahn, who lived in a modest house in South Indianapolis and worked at the local VA, was exceptionally prudent with money. And with no immediate family, he instructed that his estate would be directed to charity – all $13 million of it. After he died, about a dozen non-profits subsequently got phone calls that were beyond belief. Steve Hartman ... Read More »

Aardman Animation: Creating the magic of stop-motion

The animation wizards behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep are back with a sequel to their 2000 hit feature, “Chicken Run.” Correspondent Seth Doane visits the Bristol, England studios of Aardman Animation, where artists have painstakingly filmed “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” a comic adventure in which daredevil chickens seek to rescue their precious hen from a ... Read More »