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Performing “The Nutcracker” amid coronavirus pandemic

With its iconic score and glittering scenes, “The Nutcracker” is performed for audiences around the country every year. But the holiday tradition is now taking flight with a 2020 twist. Nancy Chen takes a look at how the coronavirus pandemic has forced ballet companies around the country to adapt their performances. Source

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Agatha Christie’s mysterious disappearance: What really happened?

Author Agatha Christie has sold an estimated 2 billion copies of her works, second only to the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. But as people continue reading her mysteries today, many have forgotten about the biggest mystery in Christie’s own life – a sensational disappearance that took place not long after WWI. That disappearance is the focus of a new novel by Marie Benedict. Jeff Glor sat down with her. Source

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The Dish: Cajun specialties from Chef Melissa Martin

New Orleans chef Melissa Martin is out with a new cookbook, “Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou.” When guests arrive at her famed restaurant, they never know who they’re going to meet, or even what they’re going to eat, but they always leave with a soul-satisfying experience – something she plans to revive post-pandemic. In the meantime, she whipped up some of her amazing cajun specialties for CBS News’ Jamie Wax for the “CBS This Morning: Saturday” series, The Dish. Source

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