Index

What's hot and what's not

WHAT'S HOT

Colin FarrellCharmed the hardest hacks in Dublin last week

TomatoesOh yes. They should never go in the fridge and, really, should never be eaten other than in summer . . .

. . . and while we're at it, beetrootOver-exposed in salads, but gorgeous in juices, ketchups and fried into crisps

The rehabilitation of the late Richard BurtonPublication of his diaries reveals him to have been a pretty interesting bloke, and, of course, crazy about Liz

Irish-American face-offPaul Ryan v Joe Biden. It's not going to be pretty. Favourite Washington saying: "I love Paul but . . . "

Harm LuijkxThis Met Éireann man's friendly lilt makes even "thunder" sound appealing

Modern pentathlonLooks like we're good at this one, too. Roll on Rio

M&S sports brasPush you up, pull you in – and they're pink. Pound the pavements like a princess

Picnic planningThe final acts have been released, we've got the day-by-day breakdown. What do you mean you're still not going?

Good old fashioned manners and hospitalityas demonstrated by the staff in Sherries Café Bar in Middle Abbey Street, D1. An oasis in the hurly-burly that surrounds it

WHAT’S COLD

TattoosIf they don't make David Beckham look better whilst posing in his underpants what can they do for us lesser mortals?

Wearing fashionable, flared trousers in the rainKind of embarrassing, actually. They get very soggy and uncomfortable.

The London taxiDays after a triumphant appearance at the Olympic closing ceremony, shares in manufacturer Manganese Bronze fell by a third, due to difficulty with a computerised accounting system.

Savage midge bitesAnd in your own back garden. Would give any tropical mossie a run for its money

Delusional holidaymakersSo you had great weather on your Irish holiday? Oh please