Index

WHATS HOT Bush bath artEven if they are a hoax, the paintings said to have been done by George Bush in the bath are a blast. Google them and grin

Mid-Life Hair CrisesMichelle Obama jokes that the new "bangs" she showcased on her 49th birthday are her alternative to a sports car purchase or bungee jump

Superhero cookiesCake Cafe's crunchy crimefighters are fabulous fun, and tasty too

Cathedral Quarter Arts FestivalThey've got Dexy's and Adam Ant booked for their Belfast shindig in May

LouieLouis CK's kind-of-sitcom is finally airing here on Fox, and it's unmissable

Spring blossomsA dishcloth grey world turns to baby pinks and wispy whites

Velvet-voiced VelvinFrom LA via Ballincollig, the stand-out star of RTÉ's The Voice of Ireland is one to watch

Stage serendipityTwo hit musicals with Irish connections open in Dublin on Tuesday.

The Once adaptation by Enda Walsh at the Gaiety and Graham Linehan’s Ladykillers at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

WHAT'S NOT

Hedge facingPosting pictures online of oneself in a hedge, apparently. Won't somebody think of the shrubs?

Harlem ShakeThe first few YouTube clips were funny. The other 5,000, not so much

Seat-hogging commutersOi. Your bag does not count as a person

Collective knickers in a twistAuthor Hilary Mantel was plunged into boiling water over her Kate Middleton comments this week. The tabloids and even David Cameron rowed in: read her excellent piece and make up your own mind at iti.ms/Y6EIOy

The knee-high gladiator sandalTwo words: Trussed gooseflesh