An Appointment with Mr YeatsThis show's an undeniable triumph for Mike Scott (pictured) as he transforms WB Yeats into a great rock'n'roll lyricist with a radiant show. We're dying for the CD
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Ireland! Ireland!Of course we love Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh's new anthem. We're hoping to hear it before today's match (irishtimes.com)
More poetry to musicThey're all at it – Natalie Merchant's new CD Leave Your Sleepputs music to the work of a dozen poets
Butler's Double Chocolate and Almond Ice CreamThey don't spare the horses on this one. Exquisite.
Phoebe PhiloListen up retailers. We're hoping the English designer's minimalism at Celine, on show during Paris Fashion Week, will be on your rails soon
DairylandThe food distributor goes eco with its new trucks
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Olive treesSo much part of the boom. Indiscriminately planted and so out of place. So, olive is over.
BecksYet another twist in the David Beckham soap opera. If England win the World Cup, expect half the coverage to focus on how poor David missed out on his medal
Wacko auction
The Michael Jackson circus gets weirder the longer it goes on – the syringe that allegedly administered the fatal dose of drugs is being hawked to auction houses in Vegas