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Spotify’s business model is still all verse, no chorus
Streaming is paying off handsomely – for Universal Music Group
K-beauty and hallyu: Dozens of Korean words added to Oxford English Dictionary
Additions highlight culture wave with growing global interest in Korean food, fashion, music
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Rugby banter is taking a dump in someone’s shoes’
Ross is pressured into chopping off Christian’s top knot in the name of ‘rugby banter’
Brown Thomas reopening: ‘It was like seeing old friends’
The hustle and bustle of Grafton Street returns as retailer’s staff ‘thrilled’ to be back
Irish acts struggle to chart as K-pop becomes the world’s most lucrative music
BTS, Taylor Swift and Drake take the top three spots among this year’s sales-busters
Self-made women, a K-pop triumph and the late night Nobel doorbell
Planet Business: Miss flying? Thai Airways has an almost perfect solution
Samsung pulls BTS-branded products from online Chinese platforms
K-pop stars sparked anger after comments about Korean war
Coronavirus: Will we know it’s Christmas time at all?
Coronavirus has forced us to cancel a lot of things. What will it mean for Christmas?
Feng shui and a farmhouse feel: at home in D4 with hatmaker Anthony Peto
The traditional town house is full of wonderful surprises inside
‘This is like a celebration’: Shoppers rejoice as Brown Thomas reopens
More than 100 line the aisles just minutes after opening on Grafton Street
Halsey: Manic review – Deeply confessional, scathing and muddled
The 25-year-old’s third album is a busy affair that tries to do too much at once
‘People were queuing from 3am’ – rampant consumerism resumes after Christmas break
Shoppers queue outside shops in search for sales bargains
Billie Eilish: ‘Every moment this year has made me feel, What the f**k is going on?’
The most exciting pop artist of her age on fame, fandom and her fears of adulthood
Conor Pope's ultimate guide to the Christmas sales - tips, deals and your rights
Many shops have lost the ability to retail, and have replaced it with deep discounting
Superquinn, Xtra-Vision and Roches Stores: The shops we loved so much
Pricewatch: They may be gone, but the once household names are certainly not forgotten
Welcome to my place . . . Hanoi
‘Be prepared to be offered rice wine, the Vietnamese poitín. It’s rude to say no’
Ridiculous things at ridiculous prices: it’s definitely Christmas
Conor Pope: I actually have a soft spot for the hardy Christmas annual that is BTs Marvel Room
The K-pop phenomenon: 'it's pop music on crack'
Inside South Korean pop, a complex system of late-capitalist music manufacturing
Taylor Swift gets political again at American Music Awards
Swift, who won a record fourth artist of the year, urged people to 'get out and vote'
Too soon? Christmas shop opens in Dublin, Cork and Limerick
Brown Thomas unapologetic about selling festive decorations and fake trees in August
Belt up, winter is coming: What you’ll be wearing next season
Brown Thomas autumn/winter show brings back big shoulders and 1980s ‘CEO fashion’
Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar dominate Billboard awards
Kelly Clarkson calls for action on gun control after refusing to lead minute’s silence
‘I can be very narrow-minded. I’m constantly fighting with myself to be a decent person’
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Welcome to my place . . . Bangkok
Gem expert and jeweller Emma Gregory on snakes, street food and sunset strolls in the Thai capital
Consumer issues with diamond earrings and a €1,100 credit note
Pricewatch: what are your rights to refunds, repairs and replacements?
Pricewatch: Best and worst when it comes to loyalty cards
Some of the recommendations we got on various schemes and those worth avoiding
Handbags at dawn: Sales draw the dazed and determined
Bleary-eyed partygoers mix with veteran bargain hunters in post-Christmas bonanza
Shrinkflation alert: This time it’s Terry’s Chocolate Orange
More say it isn’t so: ‘Incidentally, Yorkies are now much smaller as well’
A catalogue of errors – how Christmas came too early
Delivery of festive shopping booklet marks the beginning of this year’s onslaught
Fears of “gay plague” persist when it comes to blood donation
One-year deferral for gay blood donors is ridiculous, unworkable and discriminatory
Fashion Forward: Silk is having a moment
Also: Steal v Splurge, in praise of flats, and a touch of sparkle
Hot this week: Crémant. Not so hot: sneezy knits
Catch up with The Index to learn all about important things like singing wreaths and hair straighter dangers
Too soon? An A-Z of Christmas, from Aldi to Zzzzzzzzzz
We’re all for legislation prohibiting talk of Christmas until the beginning of December, but if you can’t beat ’em . . .
Hold the dressing: foodies and fashion
Six food professionals were taken out of their casual comfort zone and chef’s uniforms and redressed in more formal gear. What were their reactions?
Teenagers out in force for St Stephen’s Day sales
Retailers see busy kick-off as young rush to take advantage of vouchers, gift cards and discounts
Telling tourists in Dublin where to go – in a nice way
City of a Thousand Welcomes is an initiative that asks voluntary ambassadors to introduce tourists to the capital. How will Conor Pope fare with a young French-Canadian couple?
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