The U.S. Board of Geographic Names is considering changing the name of Mt. Evans, along with the names of other Colorado sites: Negro Creek, Chinaman Gulch and Squaw Mountain. Source
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Saturday Sessions: Sylvan Esso performs “Ferris Wheel”
Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn formed the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso in Durham, N.C. back in 2013. A year later they hit the Billboard album charts with their debut album. Their next album scored a Grammy nomination, and now they’re out with their third collection, titled “Free Love.” From a rooftop in Durham, Sylvan Esso performs “Ferris Wheel.” Source
Saturday Sessions: Sylvan Esso performs “Ring”
Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn formed the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso in Durham, N.C. back in 2013. A year later they hit the Billboard album charts with their debut album. Their next album scored a Grammy nomination, and now they’re out with their third collection, titled “Free Love.” From a rooftop in Durham, Sylvan Esso performs “Ring.” Source
Wedding and event designer Jes Gordon on her new novel
For the last decade Jes Gordon has been known in the high-end party industry as a rock star event planner. While the pandemic has put many of life’s celebrations on hold, Gordon turned her experiences into a new novel, a fictional account of the party industry and its lavish lifestyle, called “Party on the Moon.” Correspondent Jamie Wax reports. Source
The Dish: Erin Jean McDowell.
“CBS This Morning: Saturday” heads into the kitchen with baker and food stylist Erin Jean McDowell. Her first book, 2017’s “The Fearless Baker,” was one of The New York Times’ “Best Baking Books of the Year,” and her latest, “The Book on Pie,” is the #1 bestseller in its category on Amazon. Source
Saturday Sessions: Sylvan Esso performs “Rooftop Dancing”
Singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn formed the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso in Durham, N.C. back in 2013. A year later they hit the Billboard album charts with their debut album. Their next album scored a Grammy nomination, and now they’re out with their third collection, titled “Free Love.” From a rooftop in Durham, Sylvan Esso performs “Rooftop Dancing.” Source
Italian town offers free vacations
The remote Italian village of San Giovanni in Galdo, population 500, is putting the village on the tourist map, rewarding visitors with free lodging just for going there. Correspondent Chris Livesay reports. Source
Twitter prepares for Biden transition
Twitter has announced that the official account of the President of the United States (@POTUS) will be handed over to President-Elect Joe Biden on January 20, along with other official accounts associated with the federal government – this as the White House continues to hold up the transition. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports the latest. Source
Novelist Martin Amis on “Inside Story”
Writer Martin Amis has never been at a loss for words, in person or on the page. The British novelist, who moved to America 10 years ago, has written books that have enthralled, provoked and chastised over the past five decades. He talked with “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Jeff Glor about his latest book, “Inside Story,” a deeply personal meditation on love and loss. Source
“Who shot J.R.?” 40 years ago we found out
It was the cliffhanger that captivated the nation – “Who shot J.R.?” – and 40 years ago today, we learned whodunit. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Dana Jacobson looks back at the mystery that captivated millions of fans of the hit TV drama “Dallas.” Source