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Nature: Assateague Island

“Sunday Morning” takes us among the wild horses of Assateague Island National Seashore off the Maryland and Virginia coast. Videographer: Michael Clark. Source

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A sense of direction: Finding your way without GPS

Many animals share a unique sense of navigation, but not all humans are so gifted. Dr. Jon LaPook (who describes himself as “direction-challenged”) shares tips from experts about how better to steer ourselves through uncharted territory – and get back again. Source

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Geena Davis on increasing opportunities for women on screen

Thirty years after the Oscar-winning actress starred in the transcendent tale of female friendship “Thelma & Louise,” Geena Davis is still fighting to improve opportunities for women in the film industry. She talked with correspondent Tracy Smith about seeking change in front of, and behind, the camera; playing an athlete (and becoming one); and what she’d like her headstone to read. Source

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New York City’s Little Island

Replacing a derelict pier on the Hudson River, Little Island is a new public space and performance venue constructed on top of concrete pilings shaped like tulips. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with billionaire Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg, about their $260 million present to New York City. Source

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How Coney Island became the people’s playground

Amusement park rides and sideshows, hot dogs, and mermaid parades: Coney Island, a tiny stretch of beachfront in Brooklyn, has left an indelible mark on the world’s popular imagination for nearly 150 years. Correspondent David Pogue rides a rollercoaster of history in exploring the allure of the New York seaside resort. Source

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Artist Alice Neel, a collector of souls

While the art world was celebrating abstract expressionism and other avant-garde movements, American artist Alice Neel (1900-1984) captured humanity in her radical figurative paintings that revealed the complexity and dignity of her often-overlooked subjects. Correspondent Faith Salie visits an exhibit of Neel’s work, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, that spotlights the artist’s humanism. Source

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How the Super Soaker’s inventor made a big splash

When inventor Lonnie Johnson took a simple squirt gun and ramped it WAY up, he had no idea what a hit it would be. Since the early 1990s, the Super Soaker has soaked up more than $1 billion in toy sales. But Johnson hasn’t stopped there. Correspondent Mo Rocca reports on how Johnson, a former engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, continues to make a big splash. Originally broadcast on May 21, 2017. Source

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Audiences return to Wolf Trap

The only national park devoted to the performing arts, Wolf Trap in northern Virginia is once again showcasing great performances surrounded by the great outdoors, just in time for its 50th anniversary season. Source

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