A round-up of today's other stories in brief
WHAT’S HOT
Epsom SaltsFor some reason everyone seems to be wallowing in them recently. Of course they are very cheap
Evening runnersThe mild winter has them out in their droves
Coffee, tea or . . .Talking about the third option, transgender air stewards are now employed on PC Air, the Thai airline whose founder Peter Chan is the first to say that job opportunities for ladyboys are a human rights issue. Good man
BurberrySales are up 22 per cent. That's what happens when you get Hermione from Harry Potter to star in your advertising
Cross trainingYou go to the gym and you're given a surprise workout. No, we wouldn't like it either. But apparently it stops your muscles becoming complacent, bless them
Free exercise machines in open spacesTake a bow Dún Laoghaire
Madonna wearing fingerless gloves with couture evening wearWe don't care if it is because she hates her hands, from human frailty true style is born. It's dead sexy
Light House CinemaWe're delighted Dublin's most colourful cinema reopened last night
WHAT’S NOT
TMI from international heads of governmentDavid Cameron has told Now magazine that he remembers every minute of his honeymoon. Enda, don't even think about it
Bills and more billsAnd we're getting paid so much less than five years ago
Late night Oireachtas TVDeadly dull
The Da Vinci handbagSketched by the maestro in 1497 (allegedly), prototype by Gherardini of Florence all too recently
Chapped lipsWhere are those Carmex tubs and Labello tubes when you need them?
Parking chargesNow it costs €6 in outdoor suburban car parks to park for the duration of a film in a neighbouring cinema. You've got to be joking
'The Artist'We were a bit disappointed
Leading men modelling PradaWillem Dafoe, Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody on the runway for the launch of Miuccia's new collection. Those guys have always had such integrity, now they have a lot of cool accessories as well
NetflixWe're worried what it's going to do to our bottoms. Pressures sores
