What's up; What's down...
On the up
Forever 21The US retailer's first European outlet opens next Saturday in Jervis Street in Dublin with 250 jobs and cheap and cheerful garb (above)
Mark TwainBack in the news 100 years later with his autobiography, much of it dictated to a stenographer who followed him around as he spoke
Phaidon book shopA great new retreat in Kildare Village for reluctant shopping companions
'Harold and Maude'One night only at Dublin's Screen Cinema next Thursday
StylophoneMaking a comeback in time for Christmas
Broadsheet.ieBecause it gives us a much needed laugh most days
Doc Martens50 years old and running. Maybe this is the year to sport a red patent leather pair
Going down
Midterm US electionsWhoa, it's ugly. Give Obama his four-year due
Airline restrictionsMore on the way, inevitably
€4 for a soft drink and €12 for a fry (no sausages)!We reeled out of a Baggot Street cafe that needs to wake up and smell the coffee
Think before you speakDon't ask a twentysomething what they are doing. It's hard to put a spin on joblessness and uncertainty
Recession obsession booksRead Zola instead to learn something about greed and folly
Kings of Leon for SlaneBlah. And we're in no mood to return after the Oasis debacle
People who already have their Christmas shopping doneGo away
