What's going up and what's going down this week
GOING UP
'The Class'It's a great film. And if you don't like it, François Bégaudeau can put you in detention.
The New GratitudeParty-givers, beware. Guests will arrive on time, stay all night and you'd want to watch those guys eat. There are no Better Offers anymore.
Bikinis(strangely) A lot are being tried on in shops at the moment. It looks like we have Secret Sun Seekers as well as Secret Skiers. But maybe these girls just want a holiday moment without leaving home.
Ryanair's wee-feeA simple bathroom levy on the household could be just the ticket for weathering the credit crunch.
M&S daffodils€1.49 per bunch, and those babies last.
I t's HappeningDublin's most inexplicable musical collective blend the hits of your childhood with total anarchy, tonight, at the Bernard Shaw in Portobello.
Recession sexIt's free ( sort of), releases endorphins and is not taxed yet. See the New Gratitude, above.
GOING DOWN
Graffitti writersHave they emigrated, or are they all bloggers now? The biggest financial downturn in the history of the universe and all Dublin has to show for it is a couple of tasteful posters for the Anarchist Book Fair.
SpidermanThe latest instalment of the Marvel comic sees Peter Parker flipping burgers at McDonald's. Obviously his spider sense didn't tingle for the recession.
'Grow Your Own Drugs'Growing figs to relieve constipation wasn't what we were hoping for from BBC2's new series.