Smacked to the L.A. Pavement, Without Health Insurance: After a bad fall off his scooter, East L.A. blogger Javier Cabral, aka “The Glutster,” refused an ambulance despite being able to see his kneecap and blood on the pavement. Instead, he cut costs and tried to navigate through the medical system without health insurance.

Indian Cricket Fans, Prepare To Get Crushed: In India, Cricketers are the only athletes who get paid for their talents. But there’s a new sport in town. India’s Elite Football League (EFLI) is paying players 15,000 rupees ($300) a month, double India’s average income. Sports documentary filmmaker Evan Rosenfeld writes about how this new league is affecting the lives of underprivileged athletes.

Drinks With …Russell Shorto: At De Druif, supposedly Amsterdam’s oldest bar, Zócalo’s editorial director Andrés Martinez shares a few beers with Russell Shorto, the man who put the Dutch back on the U.S. map. In addition to New York, the Dutch gave us Rembrandt, Vermeer, tulips, the microscope, and the private home. But the Dutch rarely brag. “The most Dutch thing about the Dutch historical contribution is how little you notice it,” Shorto says.

But Did Ike Like You Back?: On Tuesday, former New Yorker editor Jeffrey Frank and recent director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Tim Naftali visited Zócalo to discuss our 37th president Richard Nixon. Frank argues that to get even close to understanding Nixon, you have to look at his relationship with President Dwight Eisenhower.

Why My Preschool Is a Valentine Exclusive Zone: Arcadia preschool director Judy Callhahan didn’t expect much of a reaction when she banned Valentine’s Day cards at her school. “ You need to respect people and treat them kindly, but love is not something we feel indiscriminately,” she explains.

Sixth-Grade Valentine’s Day Was a Rude Awakening: Seventh-grader Emma Sylvester noticed last year that people were still giving out valentines—they just weren’t giving them to her. So this year, she’s not expecting anything. “My dad says boys are jerks at this age anyway,” she writes. “I have no idea what goes on in their heads, but I agree they’re not the friendliest people in the world.”

Supreme Court Journalist Linda Greenhouse in the green room: Before talking about where she thinks SCOTUS is headed next, former New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse sits down in the Zócalo green room to dish about what keeps her up at night, what question she wishes she had asked the justices, and what she doesn’t miss about working at The New York Times.

Chicken Soup for the Angeleno’s Cold: It’s flu season in L.A. and if you’ve tried everything to combat the nasty cold, asking grandma might be your best bet. From turmeric to gordolobo to hot ginger lemonade, many a recipe is provided as Angelenos reveal their family/secret/grandmother’s/
homegrown/home-brewed/homespun/fool-proof/works-every-time remedy for colds and flu.

Next week …

On Wednesday, New York Times environmental writer Andrew Revkin visits Zócalo to discuss whether we should just adapt to climate change.