20 Acts in 60 Minutes

Contributor Starlee Kine talks to actor Tate Donovan about the day he felt he was being exactly the kind of celebrity he'd wanted to be: when suddenly, he was approached by a kid with a camera.

Susan Drury talks about "Swap and Shop," a local radio classifieds show that has become a low-tech, personable sort of Ebay.

From Vicki Merrick, Eric Kipp, and Jay Allison at Transom: scallops on Martha's Vineyard.

Jonathan Goldstein, host of Wiretap, brings us this story about The Penguin as a young man.

Elaine Boehm overhears a couple in her pet shop, trying to choose a dog collar.

Author David Sedaris on cell phone usage in restrooms.

Catherine and John, two college undergrads, do a babysitting gig together. After the kids are asleep and the two of them get hungry, John doesn't think they should eat any of the food in the house; they settle on a compromise.

Author David Rakoff worked at an advertising agency, and could see exactly where its technology was going.

Richard Kerry has an impressive ability: he can recreate the sound of a whole swamp.

Every year 1,200 new army cadets arrive at West Point. Once they say a single sentence correctly, they can go to their barracks. But not until then. David Lipsky reports. He's the author of Absolutely American.