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

Favourite Worst NightmareThe new Arctic Monkeys album is cooler than a polar bear with frostbite.

Claire KeeganHer new collection of short stories, Walk the Blue Fields, is outstanding.

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MarriageAccord report says nine out of 10 couples would recommend it.

Meeting BjörkHer video competition gives the YouTube generation a chance at the big time. See http://unit.bjork.com/innocence/

Julian Gough From ToastedHeretic singer to award-winning writer.

What's cold

Belmayne advertising hoardingsAre they promoting a housing estate in north Dublin or the Playboy Mansion?

The State of UsCall that satire?

Weddings abroadThey may save the bride and groom money, but they cost the rest of us an arm and a leg.

CrocsPlastic shoes cause so much static electricity they may be banned in Swedish hospitals.

Early mowersSome of us were still asleep.

Company websites with no phone numberWe know you won't answer e-mails.

Pettiness definedBritish Airways had rival Richard Branson airbrushed out of a Bond movie shown on BA flights.

E-mail your hots and colds to index@irish-times.ie or text them, with your name, to 086-8884161. Thanks this week to Jason Michael, Alex Staveley, Rebecca Cahill and Davin O'Dwyer