A round-up of today's other stories in brief
What's hot
Fionn ReganHis latest album 100 Acres Of Sycamoreis getting plenty of praise – listen to samples on the Eircom Music Hub
Straight out of RadaRóisin O'Loughlin (who has featured in these pages) is fresh out of college and gone straight to the Abbey stage in Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class. One to watch
Jacco OlivierHis brilliant combination of painting and film-making is one of the highlights at the Kilkenny Arts Festival. A simple idea, beautifully executed. Speaking of which . . .
'Metropolis II' Chris Burden has been building a kinetic sculpture for four years, which will soon be unveiled at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Check YouTube for Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's stunning film about this monumental piece
' Solace'Belinda McKeon's first novel is a sure fix for your current reading list
Post-Morgan Kelly therapyWe are reminded of an episode of John Butler's TV sketch from Your Bad Selfcalled " How Screwed Are We?"(you'll find it on YouTube)
Bally Bleat goat's milk ice creamMade in Derry, it's a good solution for some of those dairy allergies
Tour Dublin's coastlineBoats depart three times a day outside the Convention Centre. €15 adults, €10 kids. See seasafari.ie or phone 01-6689802
Nasturtiums and cosmosOut now in great abundance and sure to last half-way through October
Mini choc icesYou'll find boxes of them in Lidl's freezer cabinet – but the challenge is to eat just one
WHAT’S NOT
Presidential electionLose David Norris one week, Gay Byrne the next
FearIs there really nothing to fear but fear itself? Are we witness to the fall of the US? The fall of the West? European implosion? The dominance of Asia? Can I have an ice pop?
Raw milk debateLeave award-winning artisan cheesemakers alone
Growing unemploymentMillions of jobs are simply no longer necessary. Millions of office blocks worldwide will remain empty. Let's hear some honest debate and innovative thinking about how we are going to reinvent the concept of "a working life"
