This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 4)

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COVER STORY: Lawrence Summers
“Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa reports.

       
ALMANAC: May 4
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

ARTS: How Matisse became a name in pottery
In 2009, when Alex Matisse founded East Fork Pottery, in Asheville, N.C., he didn’t want to use the name of his great-grandfather, the artist Henri Matisse. But his ceramics took off with fans dubbed “Potheads,” who buy, share and trade East Fork dinnerware online. And so, about 18 months ago, Alex decided it was time to use his own name – and to grace his ceramics with the imagery of his famous forebear. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

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FOOD: The story of Enoteca Maria’s “Nonnas” – sharing their food “made with love”
In 2007, Joe Scaravella, who’d recently lost his parents and grandmother, opened an unlikely restaurant on New York’s Staten Island: Enoteca Maria, where dishes were prepared by Italian grandmothers cooking treasured regional dishes. The restaurant has since expanded to feature “Nonnas” from around the world, preparing Greek, Japanese, Spanish and Egyptian dishes as well, and has inspired a new Netflix film, “Nonnas” starring Vince Vaughn. Correspondent Jon Wertheim takes a seat at the table.

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STAGE: Cole Escola on the hit Broadway farce “Oh, Mary!”
Actor and playwright Cole Escola is the force behind the Broadway hit “Oh, Mary!” It’s an over-the-top comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln and her secret passion of becoming a cabaret star, while her husband, Abe, is trying to win the Civil War. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Escola about their unlikely route from a childhood in a trailer in rural Oregon, to receiving two Tony nominations, for best actor and best play.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.

ARTS: At the Met – The culture of the Black dandy
This year’s Met Gala, at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, will celebrate the opening of the Met’s Costume Institute exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” Inspired by the flamboyant fashion journalist André Leon Talley, the exhibit examines the history of dandyism as projected by Black men dating back nearly 300 years, with objects ranging from clothes worn by Fredrick Douglass and Prince, to designs by Pharrell Williams. Correspondent Michelle Miller takes a tour.

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HARTMAN: TBD
      

WORLD: Inside the Vatican conclave
Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film “Conclave” and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with author Robert Harris about the inspiration for his bestselling novel; and with actor Ralph Fiennes, whose Oscar-nominated performance in the 2024 movie examined faith, doubt, and the political machinations of the Catholic Church.

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BUSINESS: The winning formula of Wegmans
Wegmans, founded as a produce cart in 1916, is the highest-volume grocery store chain in America, with more than 100 stores along the East Coast. Correspondent David Pogue reports on the company’s ethos, opening new sushi restaurants, and why Wegmans tattoos are a thing among the store’s fervent following.

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BOOKS: The remarkable life and afterlife of Malcolm X
This month marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the charismatic and defiant Black leader who electrified America with his blunt talk on civil rights, before he was murdered in 1965. Correspondent Mark Whitaker, author of the new book “The Afterlife of Malcolm X,” looks at how his influence has grown following his death, and how his piercing questions about Black identity and racial injustice still resonate in the fractious politics of today.

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• “The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America” by Mark Whitaker (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, to be available May 13 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
• “The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley” (Ballantine Books), in Hardcover, Trade and Mass Market Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
• malcolmx.com (Official site)
• Peniel Joseph, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
• “Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution” by Peniel E. Joseph (Basic Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available May 13 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
• Thanks to Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

• O. Florian Jenkins, “Malcolm, A Lifestyle,” panel six from “The Temple Murals: The Life of Malcolm X,”  June 15-October 15, 1972, acrylic on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Commissioned by the Afro-American Society, Dartmouth College; P.972.231.6. © Rev. O. Florian Jenkins

NATURE: Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep
      

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MARATHON: Dance Masters (YouTube Video)Enjoy these classic “Sunday Morning” reports on the world of dance, including interviews with some of the world’s most renowned dancers and choreographers:

• The making of a ballet dancer’s pointe shoes (Faith Salie, 2017)
• A profile of dancer, choreographer and dance company founder Alvin Ailey (Heywood Hale Broun, 1984)
• At age 70, tap dancer Paul Draper still taps out a message to the world (Heywood Hale Broun, 1980)
• A history of tango, and a visit to the Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires (Elaine Quijano, 2013)
• A dance troupe comprised of Laotian refugees struggles to survive in Nashville (Martha Teichner, 1980)
• A conversation with legendary “Oklahoma!” choreographer Agnes de Mille (Heywood Hale Broun, 1980)
• A profile of Soviet émigré dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov (Eugenia Zukerman, 1997)

ON THIS DATE: 1975: Hear rare audio from the Fall of Saigon (YouTube Video)
Fifty years ago, in the chaotic final hours of the Vietnam War, American pilots pulled off the largest helicopter evacuation in history, carrying U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese civilians from the American Embassy in Saigon on April 30, 1975. Listen to never-before-released radio transmissions of the operation revealing the tense, heroic efforts of Marines and pilots racing against time, as CBS News national security correspondent David Martin interviews U.S. military personnel who were there.

MARATHON: Why it’s important to sleep, nap and be lazy (sometimes) (YouTube Video)
“CBS Sunday Morning” pulls back the covers on healthy sleep habits and explores why sometimes we need to relax and be “lazy.”

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