So what’s hot and what’s not this week?

HOT

The BFG

The trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Roald Dahl book is spine-tingling. Melissa Mathison (E.T.), who died in November, wrote the screenplay

Getting Beyoncé tickets

Roll on Croke Park #BeyonceForSam

Election videos

The sincerity of Gary Gannon’s IF video V Martin Heydon’s Back To The Future homage

Fair Game

A new podcast focusing on Irish sportswomen

The Boss’s autobiography

Born To Run – the book is out in September

Natural Born Feeder

Roz Purcell’s book and its launch with a pop-up cafe is a lesson in substance over style

Duck boots

The comeback has been gradual, but it is on

NOT

Starbucks saturation

Yet another Starbucks takes up residence on Drury Street in Dublin. It’s getting venti-ridiculous

The modern lifespan of jeans

Pretty sure they used to last longer

Election mail

Especially when it’s left wedged in the letterbox

Airbnb

Facing accusations from independent researchers they cherrypicked data in New York to make themselves look better

Holiday pressure conversations

No, we haven’t booked anything yet, IT’S FEBRUARY.

Serial

No matter which way you slice it, season two just isn’t compelling

Creme Egg Cafe

We’d be more excited if they hadn’t changed the recipe