What’s hot and what’s not this week?

What’s Hot

Audi Dublin International Film Festival

Kicks off on Thursday

Tasty Threads

The fashion exchange store on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin, and online at tastythreads.ie

Other Voices

The music show returns to our screens next Thursday, February 22nd, on RTÉ2

Black Panther

A superhero film that we can get on board with

Welcome to My Place . . . Victoria, Vancouver Island

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Actor with Down syndrome plays lead in off-Broadway production

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All around the world with Ford’s new compact SUV

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Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington

Owner of the coolest commemorative blue plaque in Ireland, which commemorates her window-smashing protest at Dublin Castle

Marrakesh

Ryanair has announced a new route from Dublin. See you in the souks

Lucky’s 

A new bar on Meath Street in Dublin’s Liberties

What’s Not

Man of the Woods

Justin Timberlake’s album is a dud

Bookshop closures

Liam Ruiséal’s bookshop in Cork is closing after more than 100 years of trading

Festival fogeys 

Giving out about the Longitude line-up? BREAKING: you’re old

Tarantino

Not exactly covering himself in glory these days

Dad sneakers

A trend that keeps trying to break through, but ultimately it just doesn’t look good

Thin hair

Apparently we’ve been washing it wrong: it’s conditioner first and then shampoo