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What’s worth more – a painted BMW or an exploding Lamborghini?

BMW’s Koons art car goes up against the bizarre world of NFTs in an explosive contest

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 05:00

Please tell us, Patrick Freyne, what are NFTs and why should we care?

In The News: With lines of code selling for tens of millions, are NFTs the future of digital art?

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 10:03

Celebrity NFT bores, Peloton’s new drama woes and Joe Biden v Fox’s Peter Doocy

Planet Business: A week of sarcasm and close shaves

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 05:44

Paris Hilton’s eyeballing a leprechaun at the supermarket. Please say she’s in on the joke

TV: Netflix’s irritating Cooking with Paris doubles down on all the cliches about the reality star

Wed Aug 04 2021 - 06:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows to watch in August

Including Cooking with Paris, Pray Away, Untold, The Chair, Clickbait and Sparking Joy

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 06:00

Kim Kardashian West at 40: How the queen of social media changed the world

Why is Kardashian West, who exchanged privacy for wealth, so famous?

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 11:27

Web Summit claims its first event to be held remotely a big success

Company’s in-house software platform could prove to be very profitable if it makes online events work well

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 05:13

No Netflix, I am not going to finish watching Schitt’s Creek

The once-great sitcom long ago committed the unforgivable sin of becoming nice

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 05:00

Seven reasons to watch Paris Hilton’s new cooking show

The stinking-rich heiress and reality-TV star makes lasagne in 16 mesmerising minutes

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 11:14

'Moving abroad is an opportunity to press the reset button'

Georgina Heffernan splits her time between Wicklow and Seville in Spain

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 11:00

The bitcoin bust, one year on

Cryptocurrency price collapse a painful lesson for new generation of investors

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 05:00

The American Meme: 15 minutes of thoroughly degraded fame

Reality TV: ‘I play the lowest-common denominator’ says one influencer, accurately

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 05:00

‘I am a crier. I’d cry peeling an orange’

In conversation: Russell and Patrick of the website GastroGays

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00

Nicole Richie: Our new VBF

Paris Hilton’s former best friend has found her niche as a sitcom star

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 05:00

Parents and learner drivers face a reckoning on car insurance

New Road Traffic Bill is expected to lead to a clampdown on the ‘massive issue’ of fronting

Sat Feb 24 2018 - 01:00

This is the Kardashians’ world – we’re just following it

The past decade has been dominated by the first family of post-modern pop culture.

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 00:00

Fexco enters aircraft leasing game; State ‘loses out’ on social housing; the tech gender pay gap

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 06:46

Did Paris Hilton invent the selfie? And what does it all mean?

Net Results: The yearning to self-immortalise must run deep in the human psyche

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 06:25

Bitcoin price soars above $5,000 to all-time high

Rising price of the cryptocurrency, now worth four times as much as an ounce of gold

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 10:26

Are cryptocurrencies just for drug dealers and murderers?

As digital coin use grows, watchdogs warn of potential bubble and call for greater control

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 07:11

Silicon Valley coins investor craze as cryptocurrencies boom

Regulators begin to respond to manic speculation in digital currencies such as bitcoin

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 06:30

Sligo man becomes one of Manhattan’s biggest nightclub promoters

Wild Geese: Patrick Greene, Greene Room, a PR and events company

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 06:34

There are some real dives on the British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands are a string of islands which provide safe sailing, fabulous snorkelling and amazing diving

Sat Jan 21 2017 - 06:01

Zsa Zsa Gabor was the original Kim Kardashian

There is nothing new about being famous for being famous

Sat Dec 24 2016 - 07:00

Handbags: smaller and more expensive but are they dying out?

Broadside: Not as long as luxury brand bags come with their own waiting lists

Mon Oct 03 2016 - 10:00

Beyoncé’s way with words: lyrics of style and substance

No sooner has Beyoncé unleashed a line than it seems to become everyday slang. She crafts lyrics of substance and style from “Becky with the good hair” to Destiny’s Child

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 18:45

Humdrum honeymoon? Here are some alternatives for happy couples

Couch-surfing, festivals, a UFO house, and LGBT-friendly hotels – kick off the sandals and have a truly memorable honeymoon

Sat May 14 2016 - 03:30

Youtube’s 10 years of memes, music and Gangnam Style

Video upload service was founded on Valentine’s Day, 2005 by three ex-Paypal staff

Sat Feb 14 2015 - 10:11

Who is more famous than Jesus? It’s not Roy Keane

Measuring fame across thousands of years is an imprecise science. But someone’s had a go

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00

How can bitcoin be anything but a fad?

Bitcoin aspires to be a global electronic currency but it is unlikely to succeed

Fri Nov 29 2013 - 01:05

The oversharing society

People increasingly make private moments public, and social media are intruding on our lives as never before. We must develop new skills of restraint, empathy and resilience

Sat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00