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Beth Fertig of member station WNYC in New York reports on the latest battle between the Brooklyn Museum of Art and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. This time the debate is over a painting that depicts Jesus as a naked black woman at the Last Supper. Giuliani says it's time to define the lines of decency when it comes to taxpayer funding of such controversial exhibits.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the efforts of an anti-fox hunting group in England. Fox hunting is losing popularity in that country, and a number of measures are currently under consideration to end the sport, but protest groups say they'll continue to disrupt fox hunts until they are banned.

Linda Wertheimer and Noah Adams read letter from listeners. (4:00) Send mail to: Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington D.C., 2001. Send e-mail to atc@npr.org. Visit Bernard Greenberg's Web site for frequently asked questions about J.S. Bach

Commentator Daniel Ferri -- a sixth grade teacher -- is a novice to technology. He tried his first attempt at e-mail on a school computer. It was a very scary experience.

NPR's Larry Abramson takes a look at the new technology of self-healing plastics. The technique involves filling plastic with microscopic liquid bubbles that break open to fill in the tiny cracks that occur in plastic under impact or stress. The "healed plastic" retains most of the strength found in the original. Soon, this new type of plastic may be used in products ranging from aircraft wings to the doors of your car.

Commentator Susanna Cooper talks about author Arlene Eisenberg, who died last week at the age of 66. Eisenberg co-wrote What to Expect When You're Expecting. Many pregnant women consider the book a must-have, and it has sold more than 9.5 million copies.

The Philadelphia Orchestra today performed a work composed by a 10-year-old. Jasmine Hernandez, a fifth-grader at Potter Thomas Elementary School in north Philadelphia, wrote Nature Brings as part of a competition. She talks to Linda Wertheimer about the piece.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on Marc Rich's lawyer, Jack Quinn. There have been several raised eyebrows over Quinn's choice of attorney as he faces Senate hearings over the pardon of Marc Rich.

NPR's Margot Adler explores the International Toy Fair in New York with Judy Ellis. Ellis heads the nation's only university degree program in toy design.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the public response in Japan to the sinking of their fishing trawler off the coast of Hawaii last week. Japanese anger has intensified in recent days since the revelation of the involvement of a U.S. Navy admiral who has made controversial remarks about the Japanese in the past.