“Sunday Morning” looks back on the careers of Cloris Leachman, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning star of “The Last Picture Show,” “Young Frankenstein” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” who died this week at the age of 94; and Cicely Tyson, the Emmy- and Tony-winning actress and model, best known for “Sounder,” “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “Roots,” who died this week at age 96. Mo Rocca reports. Source
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High fives
Every week, Andy Gullahorn, of Nashville, goes for a walk, and meets up with his friend, Gabe Scott, and they give each other a high five. And then they each walk back home. Correspondent Steve Hartman attempts to get to the bottom of this silly ritual, now in its seventh year. Source
The improbable life of Mike Nichols
Director and comedian Mike Nichols arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Nazi Germany, and he went on to become a Tony- and Oscar-winning master of both stage and screen, with such classics as “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” “The Graduate,” and “Silkwood.” Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with biographer Mark Harris and actress Candice Bergen about Nichols, the outsider who became a Hollywood and Broadway A-Lister, mining real life for comedic and dramatic gold. Source
The 500-year history of the pocket
Pockets hold a fascinating history, and if you dig down deeply enough, you may discover how, over the course of centuries, the humble pocket has carried the secrets and desires of men (and, eventually, women). Correspondent Faith Salie looks at how this fashionable clothing component continues to evolve. Source
Trump attorneys leave legal team, 2 weeks before impeachment trial
A Trump adviser said the decision was mutual. Source
The Book Report: New fiction and nonfiction
Washington Post book critic Ron Charles checks out some of the latest titles to recommend. Source
The Book Report: Reviews from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (January 31)
Recommendations of new fiction and non-fiction titles. Source
Book excerpt: “Black Buck” by Mateo Askaripour
This debut novel – a New York Times bestseller – offers a comical tale of one ambitious Black man’s experience on a tech startup’s sales team. Source
Book excerpt: Kristin Hannah’s “The Four Winds”
A historical novel set in America during the turmoil of the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of “The Nightingale” and “The Great Alone.” Source
Book excerpt: “A Bright Ray of Darkness” by Ethan Hawke
A new novel by the actor-writer-director details the efforts of an actor to try and save himself through art following the failure of his marriage. Source