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The legendary Harlem nightclub and the artists and music it's synonymous with are being celebrated in a new Broadway revue. Jeff Lunden talks to cast members and the creators about the pleasures and perils of paying homage to a place with a problematic history.

Only one quarter of young teens are getting enough exercise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Organized sports often aren't enough to meet that hour a day goal. But parents can help by building more activity into family life.

Many famous actors have played the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Philip Seymour Hoffman became the fifth actor to play the harried, 63-year-old Loman on Broadway. (Steve Inskeep's conversation with Philip Seymour Hoffman initially aired on April 12, 2012 on Morning Edition).

Free media is when you get exposure that's better than advertising. The company sent out some tweets during the Super Bowl but there were a lot of typos. The mistakes gained national attention. The company said it had been tweeting while wearing mittens — products Penney was promoting.

Company officials say the hub hasn't turned a profit in more than a decade and loses tens of millions of dollars annually. Daily departures are expected to shrink by 60 percent by early summer.

The stage is set for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the Russia resort town on the Black Sea. With a few days to go, the scene is still looking raw — from unfinished landscaping to unready hotels.

The PBS documentary traces the progress of two African-American students through one of New York City's most elite private schools. Questions arise about the trade-off of a superior education and the psychological and cultural trauma each boy experiences at times.

The game didn't go as predicted, but the ad war did. For the second year in a row, Bud won over viewers, using a cute puppy and photogenic Clydesdales to sell beer.

Also: a new poem by Stephen Burt; Lemony Snicket's prize for librarians; the best books coming out this week.

Also: Abortion rates fall in the U.S.; Ukraine's president returns from sick leave while protests continue; Libya's chemical weapons stockpile is apparently destroyed; and Punxsutawney Phil forecasts another six weeks of winter.