The celebrated singer-dancer-actress talks about the film “Hustlers,” her upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, her future marriage to baseball great Alex Rodriguez, and what it meant to turn 50 Source
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Latkes, a Hanukkah tradition
Why are latkes – crispy, fried, slightly oniony potato pancakes – associated with the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah? The story of the miracle of the oil is anything but simple, as correspondent Martha Teichner notes. She talks with Jewish food historian and cookbook writer Jayne Cohen, and with Niki Russ Federman, a fourth-generation owner of Russ & Daughters, a New York City institution of Jewish food for 105 years. Source
Behind the Hanukkah tradition of latkes
During the Jewish holiday, eating crispy, fried, slightly oniony potato pancakes represents perseverance, and a little bit of magic Source
Almanac: Baldness
On December 22, 1997, the FDA approved Propecia, a once-a-day pill for combating the genetic condition known as male pattern baldness Source
How the crowdsourcing website GoFundMe is changing charity
The website where anyone can appeal to the public for money for anything from medical bills to disaster relief highlights the innate goodness of people (and the occasional scammer) Source
Irving Berlin, the quintessential American songwriter
The composer of more than 1,500 songs, including “White Christmas,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and “God Bless America,” was a Jewish immigrant from Russia who lived the American Dream Source
Jennifer Lopez on relationships and tabloids in the “Bennifer Era”
In this “Sunday Morning” web extra, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez talks with CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil about the media frenzy over her relationships, in the 1990s, with rapper Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, and with actor Ben Affleck (to whom she was engaged in 2002), both of which became grist for the gossip mill. Source
Shulem Lemmer sings “God Bless America”
Shulem Lemmer, an ultra-orthodox Jewish singer, is a fifth-generation American who tells correspondent Mo Rocca the song “God Bless America,” written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish émigré from Russia, is an expression of gratitude to the U.S. In this web exclusive Lemmer performs the song, which he likens to a prayer to God. Source
The Shape of a Killer
Three murders in Austin, Texas, and little evidence to go on. Did a man testing a thermal imaging camera inadvertently capture the image of one of the killers? “48 Hours” correspondent Maureen Maher investigates. Source
6 dead, 13 injured in Las Vegas apartment fire
A fire early Saturday in a Las Vegas apartment building left six people dead and 13 others injured, including a pregnant woman who jumped from the building. Fire officials say people were using their stoves to stay warm. Source