Index

What's hot and what's not

What's hot and what's not

WHAT’S HOT

Alice in FunderlandJust because everyone says it's great, that doesn't mean it isn't. At the Abbey til May 12th

Dr JohnHis new album is the funkiest, grooviest thing we've heard this year

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Mountain biking at nightDon't stop when the sun goes down – just strap on night lights and make the evenings even longer

Jurre HermansThe youngest entrant (11) for the Wolfson Economics Prize, with his admirably coherent plan to rescue the euro

Simnel, carrot, Victoria spongeEaster is tops for cake

Drink-free in Holy Week and feeling fantasticJust a small one on Sunday, then

Helen CollinsThe 80-year-old non-pilot landed a Cessna plane safely in Wisconsin after her pilot husband died at the controls. That shouldn't cheer us up, but it does

FactsWho knew that Fray Bentos was originally – and still is – a port in Uruguay? Not us

The SyndicateClever but undemanding viewing. BBC 1, Tuesday nights at 9pm

Draw SomethingThe latest app in smart phone procrastination offerings. Find friends on Facebook and play Pictionary with them. Hours of entertainment/your life wasted

Bring your dog to work dayApparently bringing your pooch to work is a stress buster

Peroxide locksMarilyn, Debbie and Gwen would tell you bombshell blonde never goes out of style

WHAT’S NOT

Titanic tatCrisps, rubber ducks, novelty ice cubes. Tasteless

Samantha Brick bashingThe hate is out of proportion to her silly "don't hate me because I'm beautiful" article

Prescription wait times at the pharmacyWe know you're all mega-brains, but really, how hard can it be to count out those little pills?

Phone muggingsWe've said it before but we've seen it again (and again)

MartinisBeen given the heave-ho from the latest Bond movie. Neither shaken nor stirred. Now 007 drinks Heineken. Really?