Sharon Horgan is hot; Kardashian Konspiracies are not

Dolly Alderton’s heartfelt memoir is great; while fake-quitting social media can irritate

Ireland’s Conor Stakelum at the European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
Ireland’s Conor Stakelum at the European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

WHAT’S HOT

Shining Vale

US network Showtime has bagged this new horror-comedy from TV queen Sharon Horgan.

Quarter Block Party

Cork city's three-day music and arts festival kicking off February 2nd.

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Everything I Know About Love

Dolly Alderton’s hilarious and heartfelt memoir.

Conor Stakelum

The figure skater recently became the first Irish man to skate in a European championship.

Sigrid

Winner of the BBC’s Sound of 2018, who captured our hearts at Other Voices last year and plays in Dublin this March.

Charlotte Tilbury’s Brightening Youth Glow Primer

Winter making you look grey and jaded? Get your skin glowing.

Bresson

New restaurant in Monkstown, Co Dublin.

WHAT’S NOT

Hotel overload

Barely a construction project in the capital at the moment that isn’t another hotel going up. What about those who actually live in Dublin?

Chain-scrolling

The habit of constantly scrolling on your phone without even taking in information.

Cryptocurrency

Getting rich quick is generally a myth.

Kardashian Konspiracies

The internet wastes enough of our time already.

Smoothie bowls

Stop pretending putting a smoothie in a bowl is revolutionary.

Fake-quitting social media

Grand declarations about leaving platforms tend to be undermined when you sneak back on. Just cut down – there’s no need for a fuss.

Off-the-shoulder tops

The trend that everybody wanted to be left in the 1990s didn’t last long this decade either.