The delicate and expressive wood carvings of sculptor David Esterly may take months, even years, to create, conjured from the subtle neurological connections between the artist’s brain and the hand. Faith Salie talks with Esterly, whose craft has placed him among the greatest wood workers, and who, at 75, is now facing the symptoms of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Source
Mindy Kaling on “Late Night,” and taking nothing for granted
The actress-writer talks her new film, and of confounding Hollywood’s expectations (and her own) Source
Passage: Leon Redbone and Claus von Bülow
It happened this past week – word of the passing of two men as different as different can be Source
The delicate craft of wood carver David Esterly
The sculptor’s finely-detailed, expressive works are conjured from the subtle neurological connections between the artist’s brain and hands, now afflicted with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease Source
Will Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak “get back together”?
In this web exclusive, writer and actress Mindy Kaling talks to Luke Burbank about the public’s fascination with her relationship with actor B.J. Novak, who played her boyfriend on the hit comedy series “The Office.” Source
Huge cruise ship plows into dock in Venice
Videos of the crash show the cruise ship, apparently unable to halt its momentum, blaring its horn as it plows into a much smaller boat and the dock Source
2019 MLB Draft: Diamondbacks have eight of the top 80 picks, but franchise-altering class seems unlikely
Most large draft classes don’t work out as desired Source
FindJodi
More than two decades after an Iowa TV anchor disappeared, “48 Hours” reveals new information into the investigation. Correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates. Source
“Don’t Scream”
A young mom calls 911 claiming she cut her own throat in front of her estranged husband and her child– doctors say there’s no way she did it to herself. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates. Source
Watch highlights of how Andy Ruiz shocked the world with knockout win over Anthony Joshua
Ruiz knocked Joshua down four times in the fight Source