Hot this week: the flip-phone. Not so hot: glitter roots

Catch up with The Index to learn all about important things like microwave soup and the glove shoe


HOT

'A Very Murray Christmas' We haven't seen this yet, but it's written by Bill Murray, directed by Sophia Coppola and stars George Clooney and Amy Poehler. 'Nuff said

Skiing holidays It's fine, you can justify this, thanks to the abundance of low-cost ski wear available in supermarkets

Winter The biting cold actually makes wardrobe decisions a whole lot easier

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Homemade soup from the microwave 5 tomatoes, 3 cloves of garlic, one onion, stock cube, salt, cover with cling film for 10 minutes. Ping. Trust us, it's delicious

December 13th The safe date if you're ordering presents online

The flip-phone comeback Watch this space. It's happening

AeroPress coffee Tasty, though by the time you've ground the beans and carried out the process, your craving might have passed

NOT

Advertising the role of receptionist . . . and specifying that a female would be preferred due to nature of the work. Did someone hijack your website for a laugh?

Newlyweds' Christmas diplomacy It's hard pretending you're happy to go to the in-laws when really, you just want to kick back at home in your onesie

Rocket on pizza If it's not eaten pronto, it's just damp and unpleasant

Glitter roots Fine for fashion shoots but can't help but imagine it just looks like dandruff on mere mortals

The glove shoe Thin, elasticated leather that sucks on to your foot. Another shoe trend we're definitely going to avoid