I have used gentian violet for my toenail fungus with great success. It does dye my toes purple, but with nail fungus I was not wearing open-toe shoes anyway.

The resulting sponge is more than 99 percent air—its large pores allow water to flow in and out, while the metal catalyst particles within the material work to remove any color present.

Going the extra mile! Emily Mortimer (left) opted for an embellishment-heavy frock, which was covered in pearls and beads for a luxurious effect, while Emily’s onscreen sibling Ben Whishaw (right) was fashionable in a white suit

Khandekar’s comment brought to mind the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin, whose drolly indirect meditations on art’s capacity to make you believe what you don’t see included “An Oak Tree” (actually a glass of water sitting on a high shelf), but who went on to develop a radical, almost violent chromophilia. At a time when conceptual art ruled, it took guts to claim that, in fact, color is concept, and perhaps the irreducible core of painting. For such theorists as Leon Battista Alberti, it was disegno (drawing), especially from classical exempla, rather than colore, that elevated art from artisanal craftsmanship to the noble visualization of humanist ideals. Such thinking persisted. Even the Cubists saw the emerging Henri Matisse, who had dissolved plane and line in a bath of flat color in such works as “The Red Studio,” as somehow disengaged from radical ideas.

More recent estimates suggest that if the pest spreads to Marlborough, production losses over the next eight years could amount to $383 million.

 “How can one expect rational administration when good men are held in the same esteem as bad men?’’

Wow, great review! Sadly this just reminds me of how much I want Pikmin 3 but at least I’ll be getting Little King’s Story soon!

Rhode Islanders were first introduced to Ron Machtley in 1988 when he traveled around Rhode Island with a pig named Lester “Less" Pork to point out the wasteful spending of then-Congressman Fred St. Germain.

Ammonia- and bleach-free formula restores hair to its original shade. Hair Color Remover by Color Oops features an extra-conditioning formula that moisturizes with soy protein and aloe vera. It safely removes both permanent and semi-permanent colors in only 20 minutes.

Overpowering, dark floral prints on pants, minis and billowing skirts contrasted with angelic lace and fastidious detailing that evoked the 1970s.

Sephora is carrying four Good Dye Young products: a semi-permanent hair dye, a temporary “hair makeup,” a lightening kit, and a set of mixing tools. No item costs more than $20, with the dyes maxing out at $18.

One of the most common problems in all of chemistry and materials science: how to get rid of stains. From a scientific perspective, oil on the garage floor, red wine on a white rug, and chewing gum on your pants seat all present different cleaning challenges (at least until self-cleaning clothes hit the market). Let’s look at how stains work, and how we can use chemistry to remove them.