Life & Style

Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

Bród and Síoda, the President’s dogs, are up; Elon Musk is down

Dogs’ life: Bród and Síoda meet the duke and duchess of Sussex at Áras an Uachtaráin. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

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What’s hot

The Importance of Being Aisling Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen's much-awaited sequel to Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling! is due to be published in September

Boom for Real A new documentary about the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Granita The simple frozen dessert for sunny days

The Cora dress The Helen Steele gúna everyone wants

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Bród and Síoda President Michael D Higgins's Bernese mountain dogs are an almost constant presence on social media

Pi Wood-fired pizza by Reg White on South Great George's Street in Dublin

Coffee & Kicks The Irish sneaker, streetwear and coffee fan get-together. Find them online

Fallon & Byrne summer salads Seven inventive seasonal salads. We love the Bangkok beef and blackened salmon; €8.95 from all outlets

What’s not

Elon Musk Winning the fight against Mark Zuckerberg for the title of World's Most Embarrassing Tech Bro

Complicated tonics What if you don't want your G&T to taste like elderflower?

MyTaxi Cancelled or disappearing cabs seem far too frequent on the app

Cracked phone screens The latest version of Gorilla Glass – coming soon to high-end smartphones – is said to be twice as durable as its previous incarnation. Drop away!

Scarlett Johansson The actor has backtracked on her poor decision to play a trans man in the terribly titled Rub and Tug