What's hot and what's not this week
Going up
CV droppers:They come bearing gifts, their CV, in shop after shop. Be nice to them, snooty sales assistants.
Joan Burton:She may sound like the teacher in Peanuts, but she could teach Enda Kenny about killer soundbites.
Neighbourhood barbers:Ten quid for a short back and sides and we're out the door in five minutes. Thanks, love.
Ellen on TV3:The Ellen Degeneres Show doesn't take itself as seriously as Oprah (Ellen pictured above on the show with Joe Biden). If only TV3 would import the women from ABC's The View.
Ammado.com: A heroic online community of fundraising. It will open your eyes . . . and your wallet.
Prenups: Take a lesson from Madonna's reported mistake. Before you say "I do" say, "Sign here, and here, and here . . . "
Going down
Facebook overload:Without wishing to hurt the feelings of your 1,583 closest friends, it is weird.
Desperate Housewives:It repeats the same creaky plots, Lynnette has fake hair and Mike hasn't taken his top off once.
Dundrum mallrats:Trample us with your Ugg boots and we'll mop the floor with your Paris Hilton hair.
On-the-spot news:Why should Charlie Bird have to stand outside an empty Leinster House in the dark?
Waiter small talk:Yes, it is nice to read the papers on a Sunday afternoon, which is why we want to get back to them.
Ryanair check-in kiosks:Too few staff to help out and too many temperamental kiosks make us ground sick.
Quentin Fottrell