The Irish Times Index

A guide to what's hot and what's not

A guide to what's hot and what's not

What's hot

Joshua FerrisRead his perfect satire of the modern workplace, Then We Came to the End, now in Penguin paperback.

Ginger beerRetro cool.

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www.mcsweeneys.netNow that The Onion has gone off the boil, it's the funniest destination online.

The RaconteursJack White and co release their second album on Tuesday.

Lyric FM in taxisYes, please and thank you.

Jo BangerGourmet sausages on sale in Dublin's Baggot Street, from the Jo Burger people.

Leonard Cohen ticketsJust don't brag and be smug about them.

What's cold

The death of the Polaroid cameraA sad day for photography fans everywhere.

Gates 80-90 at Heathrow airportA grim Irish ghetto.

Botox denialMaybe celebs do age differently to the rest of us - or maybe they lie about cosmetic injections.

Irritating labelsEspecially on underwear.

Easter egg packagingWasteful and ugly all at once.

Bleeding banksNorthern Rock, SocGen and Bear Stearns appear to practise the financial prudence of a 12-year-old.

Delia SmithSingle-handedly trying to undo all the culinary progress of recent years. Sadly, oddly passe.