What's hot, what's not

Hot: Hard Working Class Heroes. Not: The darkness

What's Hot

Sloes After they've "been kissed by the first frost," gather up some sloes and make some crazy sloe gin in time for the festive season

Hard Working Class Heroes October 2nd-4th: Music festival with a difference. Heroes to watch? Meltybrains? I Have A Tribe, Paddy Hanna

Hello sailor The 1970s are alive again with the current trend for cropped sailor-esque jeans

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Walk the talk A Chinese city introduces a 30-metre mobile phone lane for pedestrians

Julianne Moore Tipped for an Oscar for her role in Still Alice and also impressive in Map to the Stars

Honesty boxes Finding corn on the cob, freshly dug beetroot and carrots at a farmer's stand and paying into a box. Cheering, trusting and faith restoring

Cashew milk Okay, we know you may be sick of trendy milk alternatives but, seriously, try this. It's velvety, creamy texture is a darn good substitute

What's Not

Sweet dreams A 10p mix for €2? The maths don't really add up . . . Gone be the days when a sweet was 1p

Covering up Putting tights back on... boo.

The darkness Walk inside at 6pm and it's bright outside. Walk out, it's dark.

Passengershaming.com Anonymous submissions from flight attendants and passengers highlighting often disgusting behaviour on aircraft

Bob Geldof He thinks that Ireland is a "feeling" . . . hmmm