“Fun Home,” one of the hottest shows on Broadway, reveals the poignant life of writer Alison Bechdel, who grew up as the daughter of a Pennsylvania undertaker. The musical received 12 Tony nominations, including nods for best musical and five acting awards. Jamie Wax sat down with Bechdel and the stars of the show ahead of Sunday night’s awards. Source
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Kid freaks out after swallowing world’s hottest pepper
Nick Dietz compiles some of the latest and greatest viral videos, including a ghost pepper challenge gone wrong and Bach played on a giant floor piano. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE. Source
Rescuing sacred music of the Renaissance
The Medici family funded numerous artists and architects during the Italian Renaissance – but less is known of their patronage of composers and musicians, and subsequently the music of that era is not as familiar. Researchers are now unearthing, deciphering and performing music that has not been heard in more than four hundred years. Seth Doane reports. Source
Music and the Medici
Researchers are unearthing previously-unknown works by Florentine composers and musicians of the Renaissance Era – deciphering and performing sacred music that has not been heard in over 400 years. Source
Charlie Rose awarded 2015 Cronkite award
“CBS This Morning” anchor Charlie Rose was awarded the 2015 Walter Cronkite award for excellence in journalism from The Cronkite School at Arizona State University. Charlie will accept the award in October. Source
Jon Stewart to Caitlyn Jenner: Welcome to being a woman in America
Jon Stewart blasts media coverage of Caitlyn Jenner’s transition. CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers and Meg Oliver have more. Source
Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig team up again for “Spy”
The actor and director reunite for a new spy comedy. The new film comes on the heels of the duo’s past successful films “Bridesmaids” and “The Heat.” McCarthy and Feig join “CBS This Morning” to discuss the funny films they’ve produced together and their “Ghostbusters” reboot. Source
Carrie Underwood’s gospel gifts
On Easter Sunday country star Carrie Underwood will be performing a virtual live concert of gospel music on the stage of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, streamed on her Facebook channel. Underwood talks with correspondent Michelle Miller about performing at the “Mother Church of Country Music,” and about recording her first gospel album, “My Savior,” on which she sings beloved Christian hymnal standards. Source
Giant monster hamster trashes town
Nick Dietz compiles some of the latest and greatest viral videos, including a tiny hamster becoming a giant monster and a mashup of 25 super catchy company jingles. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE. Source
Matt Dillon shines spotlight on Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
Matt Dillon shines spotlight on Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims Actor Matt Dillon visited a camp in Myanmar for displaced Rohingya Muslims, a long-persecuted minority in the Southeast Asian country. Thousands of Rohingya have tried to flee the country by boat, but some have ended up as captives of human traffickers. Source