Sunday, May 5, 2024
Happening Now

Author Archives: Stonecom Interactive

The tragic cost of e-waste and new efforts to recycle

The vast majority of electronic waste produced each year winds up in landfills in the global South, creating hazardous and toxic conditions. “Sunday Morning” examines efforts to ramp up formal recycling and extending the life of products like smartphones. Source Read More »

Chaka Khan: I regret “nothing”

The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who built her legacy on such hits as “I’m Every Woman” and “I Feel for You,” talks about her friendship with Prince, her past struggles with addiction, and how her music is being discovered and celebrated by new generations. Source Read More »

Chaka Khan, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee

Singer Chaka Khan, who started as part of the funk group Rufus, built her legacy on a string of monster hits, including “Tell Me Something Good,” “I’m Every Woman,” “I Feel for You,” and “Ain’t Nobody.” Now 70, the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee talks with correspondent Kelefa Sanneh about her friendship with Prince, her past struggles ... Read More »

Director Ridley Scott on “Napoleon”

The director of such classics as “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” “Thelma & Louise ” and “Gladiator” is back, taking on – at age 85 – one of the most controversial figures in history: the French emperor who dominated European battlefields but found defeat at Waterloo. Source Read More »

Ridley Scott on directing “Napoleon”

The director of such classics as “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” “Thelma & Louise ” and “Gladiator” is back with his epic “Napoleon,” starring Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor who conquered Europe but found defeat at Waterloo. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with the filmmaker about taking on, at age 85, one of the most controversial figures in history; the power of ... Read More »

The art of the gourd

A former midwife, Ithaca, N.Y. artist Graham Ottoson now births gourd art – sculptures, lamps and other objects produced from gourds. Correspondent Martha Teichner checks out some of Ottoson’s “gourd-geous” creations at the gallery Gourdlandia, and tries her own hand at gourd carving. Source Read More »