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Some of the banks that signed up for the Treasury Department's "capital injection" are being careful about making commitments to start lending that money out. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has reiterated his position that the Treasury expects banks to "deploy, not hoard, their capital."

Broadway musicals of the 1960s were surprisingly good at explaining complicated economic matters. Before tourists took over the Great White Way, the "tired businessman" was the target audience. These four songs are particularly illustrative of the kind of vaudeville mixed with corporate-speak that the businessman favored.

As the NBA moves briefly into the spotlight dominated by other sports, its All-Star Game shows one of pro basketball's major shortcomings — its stars are considered more important than their teams.

New research suggests that physical activity and other healthy choices can go a long way in extending lifespan. Many of the very old have decent odds of reaching their 100th birthday, even if they are living with chronic illness.

Listeners responded to our commentary on retail health clinics. One listener complained about language in our story on John McCain's idea for a U.K.-style question-and-answer session with Congress. And listeners wanted answers to a math problem.

Performance artist Hillary Carlip collects discarded shopping lists. She imagines their authors, transforms herself into them, and goes shopping. In one case, she even created an online dating profile for her character.

There was a deluge of responses to Thursday's panel discussion with voters in York, Pa., about race and the presidential election.

Many listeners responded to Wednesday's interview about moose hunting. Most could have done without it. There is also more on last week's story about trees and billboards in Florida.

All four members of the U.S. Table Tennis team are Chinese. One of the players spends 11 months of the year practicing in China because she says pingpong in the U.S. "is really no good."

Readers respond to Melissa Block's interview with L.F. Eason about his objection to North Carolina's flags being flown at half-staff for the late Sen. Jesse Helms, and David Greene's report on a Nevada group called Latinas for McCain.