A guide to what's hot and what's not
What's hot
The Winding StairYes, we love the restaurant, but we love the bookshop, too.
Sébastien TellierDustin has competition, France's coolest singer is their Eurovision entrant.
Electric PicnicMy Bloody Valentine come to Stradbally and a nation rejoices - nothing beats looking forward to the Picnic.
Born Standing Up Steve Martin's fantastic memoir of life as a wild and crazy guy.
Mad Men HBO's successor to The Sopranosis set in the heyday of Madison Avenue advertising, and can be seen on BBC2.
Bespoke wedding ceremoniesSo much more meaningful than the usual call-and-response.
What's cold
FerocheInstead of saying ferocious - this is one of the worst abbreviations so far, or "abbrevs", to give them their correct name.
Barack Obama = Matt SantosPointing out parallels between Obama and the guy from The West Wingdoesn't make you a keen political analyst.
Men's toiletriesNo, I will not attempt to emulate David Beckham - not now, not ever.
WWWDo we still have to say "double you double you double you", or can it be assumed yet?
Sterling conversionsThe large UK retail stores show no signs of passing on the benefits of the weak sterling to Irish customers. At press time, £1 is worth €1.28.
Chocolate overdoseEnough bad eggs.