Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week

Cairde

Excellent lineup at this Sligo arts festival in July, including Maggie Nelson

Proof Pizza and Punch

This Thomas Street spot has espresso martinis on tap

Homecoming

We’ll be watching the Beyoncé documentary on repeat for the rest of the year

The Dropout

Podcast on the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, a good companion to HBO’s The Inventor

Spätzle

Up your mac and cheese game with this German classic

Cillian Ó Súilleabháin

Maker of beautiful furniture

Helion Superfoam

Innovation by the Swiss sports brand On is one for runners to keep an eye on

Bret Easton Ellis

When being purposefully controversial goes from interesting to boring

Halloween Brexit

Make it stop

Bikinis

Go for full swimsuit vibes this summer

Hair styling hardware

How many straighteners and curling irons do people need?

Kim shaming

There are loads of reasons to give out about the Kardashians, but Kim studying law is not one of them

Peak ASMR

Let the videos go

Ankle bracelets

A jewellery resurrection only suitable for climates where socks don’t matter

Beyoncé and Spätzle are up, Bret Easton Ellis and ankle bracelets are down