A guide to what's hot and what's cold.
WHAT'S HOT
Prep Curtis Sittenfeld's first - and bestselling - coming-of-age novel, set in a posh American boarding school. A-plus.
The Great Cork Duck Race It's fun, it's for charity, and the ducks wear sunglasses. Fitzgerald Park, today.
Spelt The tasty, nutty, low-GI alternative to wheat flour.
Autumn airline sales We're off - to Venice . . . to Paris . . . to wherever our few euro take us.
Silk Road Cafe The exotic jewel in the crown of the Chester Beatty Library at Dublin Castle.
Golf balls But only if they're praline-filled, white chocolate ones. €15.50 for five from Terroirs, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
WHAT'S COLD
The colour teal Goes with nothing. Best left to ducks.
Golf fashion Since when did plaids and checks generate so much interest?
Taxi drivers giving mixed messages That yellow light on the roof, please use it.
Amazon Unbox The film download service has been getting stinking reviews from early users.
Banksy He might be the world's best "guerrilla" artist, but painting an elephant pink for his latest show in LA might prove a step too far.