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Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mails about our interview with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and our review of Vampire Weekend.

It's no longer uncool for rock artists to sell songs for use in TV ads. Rocker Randy Bachman says he can make more in one year from a commercial than he did in the entire decade of the '70s.

Whatever else may be distracting official Washington, the springtime tuxedo dinners must go on. And a president must make jokes at his own expense. Wednesday night at the Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner, President Bush and his staff made sure they obliged.

Teenager Samr "Rocky" Tayeh battled obesity for years. It's a story he shared on the air in December 2003. A year ago, he decided to undergo weight-loss surgery. He shares how he came to make the decision and what happened.

After being ignored by historical societies for years, an antique note purchased at an Ohio flea market, signed "A. Lincoln" and dated April 14, 1865 — the day the 16th president was shot and killed — is now believed to be authentic.

The flow of good classical Christmas albums seems to have slowed to a trickle. And that's got one holiday listener longing for holiday albums from years past, from Jessye Norman's Christmastide, Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite and carols led by Robert Shaw.

Director Brad Bird decided to cast comedian Patton Oswalt as the film's leading rat after watching him perform a stand-up routine about a steak restaurant. He says Oswalt, a serious foodie himself, was "perfect for Remy."

You don't need to plan a trip to find beauty and perspective. Just look up, says Gavin Pretor-Pinney, and stop for a moment every day to admire the beauty in the sky above and in our everyday lives.

Van Etten's new album, Tramp, is titled after the touring artist's time of essential homelessness. It's full of unresolved restlessness, infinite-loop longing and expansive vocals.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday. The State Department declined to comment to NPR.