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VARIETY: The Devil-Ettes and The Mini Skirt Mob pay tribute to the great 60’s variety shows like Laugh-In, Shindig, and Hullabaloo in the action-packed Go Go Spectacular. Special guests The Barbary Coasters and Deke Dickerson’s All Star Frat Band will also perform.
7 p.m. // Brava Theatre (2781 24th St) // $25-35 (advance tickets available until 2 p.m. today)
LIT: It's another installment of Writers With Drinks, the monthly event that combines erotica with literature, stand-up comedy with science fiction and poetry with essays to raise money for local charities. This month's proceeds will go to EL/LA Program Para Trans Latinas. The line-up includes Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman TV series), Mary Robinette Kowal (Scenting The Dark And Other Stories), Kat Richardson (Greywalker), Naomi Quiñonez (Invocation L.A.: Urban Multicultural Poetry), and S. Bear Bergman (Butch Is A Noun).
7 p.m. // The Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St) // $3-5 sliding scale
Father to little boy: If you keep misbehaving, the police are gonna take you to jail.
Little boy: (giant grin)
--110th & Broadway
Overheard by: Ladle
Feeling under the weather? Thinking—as you look around your office—that you might be soon? Hone your home remedy skill set with a look at 10 of our favorite DIY cures for illnesses and your body's annoyances.
Photo by Robert Couse-Baker.
10. Honey for rough coughs
When you've got a bad cough, it feels like your own body is fighting against you—your throat dries out, your lungs spasm beyond your control, and it all makes a bad illness experience feel even worse. Before reaching for the over-the-counter stuff, consider a spoonful of honey. It did better in studies of children's coughs than any of the expensive elixers, and it very likely elicits fewer taste complaints. Even better? An Ayurvedic-style honey-lemon-ginger infusion drink, or our readers' cold and cough remedies from their grandparents. (Original posts: honey, infusion)
9. Toothpaste for bee stings
Slate's William Brantley tried out all the pharmaceutical and home remedies he could find for bee stings, including the well-regarded sliced onion. Brantley said the onion made his sting feel worse, actually, and pulls for the acid-neutralizing, itch-reducing properties of toothpaste. If that doesn't seem to work for you, Caladryl with an analgesic is the preferred store-bought solution.
8. Olive oil for children's earaches
When a tyke has an earache, everybody knows about it. To soothe the pain until you can get to the doctor, a Columbia University Medical Center pediatrician recommends using a syringe or something similar to put 2 to 4 drops of warm oil in a small child's ear, age 2 and older, or 5 to 10 drops in your own if you're the one with the aches. Photo by fdecomite.
7. Vick's VapoRub or thyme oil for toenail fungus
It's not the most pleasant of afflictions to discuss, but nobody wants to keep dealing with yellowed, brittle toenails if they don't have to. Vick's VapoRub has thymol in it, a derivative of the herb that reasearchers have found effective in combating fungus, and it's much cheaper than the prescription treatments. eHow explains the step by step of applying Vick's to infected feet, and the Times suggests adding essential oil of thyme, found at health and natural food stores, to a bath is a strong supplement.
6. Vinegar, oatmeal, and others for sunburns
Ever get the feeling that the makers of sunburn treatments kind of have you in a painful price position? If your bottle of the green goopy stuff doesn't seem to work, or you don't have any, the Wise Bread blog's natural recommendations might do the trick: vinegar, crushed-up aspirin, tea, milk, and straight-up aloe vera. We've also heard that an oatmeal paste can do the trick. (Original post: remedies, oatmeal)
5. DIY elixers for colds and flu
If you need a small table for occasional use but you don't have the space for permanently storing it, this simple folding table, made from a single plank, packs away neatly.
This project is a great way to learn some basic wood working skills without spending a ton of money or getting bogged down in complicated techniques. The entire table is constructed by ripping an 8 foot plank down into smaller pieces and using a small amount of hardware on the finished product.
Check out the link below for a full guide and additional pictures. Have a fun weekend project of your own to share? Let's hear about it in the comments.
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Philly girl #1, pointing to picture: Hey! My dad once punched that guy in the face!
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Philly girl #1: Yeah.
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Little boy: The Russians eat brains?
Mom, looking at cookbook: This is a French cookbook.
Little boy: The french eat brains?!
Mom: Not human brains. Animals'.
Little boy: That's disgusting!
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