A guide to what's hot and what's not
What's hot
RestraintIt's the opposite of exuberance, and we'd better get used to it.
MindWell massage chairThe only good thing about Pier B in Dublin Airport, and you don't even have to take your clothes off.
JusticeThis French dance duo are guaranteed to get Phoenix Park dancing tonight at The Marquee.
Cité de l'ArchitectureFascinating new museum in Paris, at 1 Place Trocadero, has great play area with Meccano and such like for budding Bob the Builders.
Fake eyelashesBring out the flirt in you for €25 - cheaper than a hairdo and can last up to a week and a half.
What's cold
Are you being served?Probably not. Avoid rude, unhelpful shop assistants who will dent your spirit as well as rob your purse.
Overpriced champagneFor €35 upwards for mediocre brands, you can have several decent bottles of wine. Get to know your cavas.
Christmas movies Fred Clauseet al are uniformly dreadful. Bring back It's A Wonderful Life.
Celebrity monikersIf Bennifer, Brangelina and TomKat weren't bad enough, now we have the Gyllenspoons.
Down the tubeEmma Clarke was the voice of the London Underground, reminding users to "mind the gap", before being fired for recording some spoof announcements for her website. Our fave? "We'd like to remind our American tourist friends that you are almost certainly talking too loud."