A guide to what's hot and what's not
What's hot
Blue potatoesWeird-looking beside watery cabbage, perhaps, but delicious mashed or made into fries. Perhaps the most reliable blue chips around.
Summer in SydneyTempting. Have we any SSIA money left?
Ciarán HindsRome, The Seafarer, Hallam Foe, There Will Be Blood, Margot at the Wedding. He's on a roll.
Natasha Kaplinsky's new lookThat puts it up to Eileen Dunne and co.
Sam Shepard at the PeacockGood to see it done right.
Robbie KeaneFinally, a trophy.
Updone.comYour photographs printed on canvas and sent to your home.
What's cold
Supporters shouting instructions in a packed rugby stadiumThey can't hear you, guys.
Awkward questionsNo, I won't tell you my salary, you rude thing.
The trilbySadly ubiquitous.
"Personal branding""It's not about being famous, it's about your influence in your domain," according to Celia Larkin's seminars.
DiamondsThe fakes are so good, why bother? See Newbridge Silverware's "Marilyn collection".
Glen Hansard-bashingHe has an Oscar, and you don't.