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request to paint the 'Hollywood' sign with black spots to promote the movie 101 Dalmatians.

U.S. officials who are hoping to strengthen some international environmental treaties are watching a fishing conference in Spain very closely, where diplomats are trying to crack down on nations that are ignoring the treaty protecting the giant bluefin tuna. The numbers of bluefin tuna have been reduced by ninety percent since the 1970's, mostly due to overfishing by fleets from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The debates over the treaty could have far-reaching implications for other international wildlife protection agreements. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater recently had a nice long conversation with a wolf named "Miranda", much to the dismay of Daniel's own dogs.

Carrie Kahn of member station K-P-B-S reports on the escalating drug-related violence in Tijuana, just twenty miles from San Diego, California. Seven Mexican federal law enforcement officials who worked in Tijuana have been murdered this year. Officials suspect the drug cartel run by the three Arellano Felix (ah-ray-YAH-no FAY-lix) brothers was behind the killings. Experts say the murders--along with a general rise in drug violence in Tijuana--are evidence that a power struggle is underway for control of the area's lucrative narcotics trade.

that convenes for the first time today. It begins work today tackling some of the most controversial issues of the day, including human experimentation and use of new genetic technologies.

Danny speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about tonight's debate between President Clinton and Republican challenger Bob Dole. Arnold says the debate is Dole's last best chance to reach American voters and reverse his electoral fortunes.

...and we're all invited. Five of America's best known chefs drop by with some very special contributions.

about the alliance's decision to extend IFOR's mandate in Bosnia.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that an industry is springing from the premise that teenagers are dangerous. There are gadgets that beep if your teen drives over the speed limit; machines to prevent your car from starting if the driver has alcohol on his breath; hair analysis kits that will let you perform drug tests on your kids. All of these products of parents' fears are invasive, and a few may be unconstitutional, but they're proliferating.

Commentator Marion Winik wonders how someone like her - a bonafide nerd who would have done anything to stay away from gym class - is now the mother of a young blond athletic master of the universe. She tells a story about her son's final soccer game this year.