A guide to what's hot and what's not.
What's Hot:
Vasindoolins The Co Clare name for northern European tourists. As in: "I vas in Doolin today."
Thank You for Smoking Slap on your nicotine patch and laugh your way through this tobacco-industry satire. In cinemas now.
Bin etiquette Bring in your neighbour's bin after the binmen - and hose yours down while you're at it.
M&S tiger tomatoes They're green, they're stripy, they're super tasty.
Tennis Get a few sets in before Wimbledon fever takes hold. Anyone?
Solstice celebration Throw a midsummer meltdown party on Wednesday.
Disguised mobile-phone masts Deceitful, but we like their fir-tree shapes.
What's Cold:
The Forty Foot unguarded No lifeguards this summer at Dubliners' favourite bathing place.
Distressed clothing Clothing companies, please stop making those T-shirts that look older than the Turin Shroud but cost €150.
Early exits Just your luck to get Paraguay in the office draw. Suddenly, the World Cup is a little less interesting.
Duck races The stragglers are still limping down the Liffey. The leaders are possibly somewhere off Co Wexford by now.
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