Grammy Award-winning conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, @nezetseguin, is obliterating the stereotype of the strict, unapproachable maestro and reimagining the role of a modern orchestra. 60 Minutes' @jon_wertheim reports, Sunday.
Deaf since birth, professional pool player Shane Van Boening says that turning off his hearing aids helps him focus. When Van Boening won his first U.S. Open, he did it in total silence. https://t.co/KvHhE8hVYp
“The stuff that happens in pool will completely screw your brain up.”
Earlier this year, top player Jayson Shaw spent five days in a Virginia pool hall and broke the straight pool record, making 714 balls in a row.
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The future of pool depends on minting a new generation of elite players. Professional player Shane Van Boening held a Junior Open where 60 Minutes met a 7-year-old, too short to reach the table, practicing his technique. https://t.co/waNQeAXE0Y
Europe goes wild for Eurovision, but no country takes the song contest to heart quite like Iceland. Sunday, Jon Wertheim meets with the act Iceland hopes will finally bring home a win. https://t.co/IueM09lbYd
Sue Bird is about to enter her 19th season with the only team she has ever known: the Seattle Storm. Sunday, Bird sits down with @jon_wertheim, on why she’s coming back this season and her legacy with the WNBA. https://t.co/DM2j05TRtW
Sunday, on a new edition of 60 Minutes ⏱
📍 NEGOTIATING WITH THE TALIBAN
Sharyn Alfonsi reports from Afghanistan
📍AN ISLAND OFF AN ISLAND
@jon_wertheim travels to Fogo Island
Sunday on @60Minutes, my colleagues bring you a hard-hitting story from Afghanistan and @jon_wertheim, Kaylee Tully, Peter Berman and I bring you cod.