The Irish Times index

A guide to what's hot and what's not

A guide to what's hot and what's not

What's hot

Cansei de Ser Sexy  Swingin' Brazilians at the Ambassador in Dublin tonight.

The Falling ManDon DeLillo's new novel is the best attempt yet to capture 9/11 (see Weekend Review)

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San DiegoMore than 13,000 students are heading there this summer.

The Lives of Others.Gripping thriller set in 1980s East Germany.

The lives of saintsLuigi is one of the more unusual Confirmation names we've heard this season.

Scottish nationalistsLooks like they might succeed in seceding.

Sam ShepardThe US playwright held an impromptu gig in Whelans last Sunday, a welcome change from celebrities hiding away in the Four Seasons.

What's cold

Negative equityFearful words for those of us with 100 per cent mortgages.

Fed-Exing your luggageSound mad? Could be the only way to save money as well as sanity when confronted with random, inconsistent check-in rules.

Bee radiationResearch suggests that mobile phone radiation might be damaging bee colonies, leaving fewer bees to pollinate crops.

Rumours of a 50-ft Michael Jackson robot in Las VegasAt least he didn't test it in his Wicklow hideaway.

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