As the French film festival reaches its end, Helen Barlow looks at this year’s hits, misses and talking points.

Ever wanted to know more about, say, Marxist ideas of alienation or the situationists, but couldn’t face reading actual Marxist or situationist theory? Well now you don’t have to, writes Suzanne Harrington.

Driving home for Christmas can do strange things to strange and not-so-strange people. The mind, as Paradise Lost told us, is its own place — it can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven. The journey for some may be filled with unbridled joy and excitement, anticipating long overdue reunions. F

The creators of the Irish Fairy Door Company have been crowned Entrepreneurs of the Year.

Book clubs can inspire busy adults to rediscover a love of reading, but they are also places to meet, gossip, socialise and drink tea and coffee, says Paula Burns.

The news comes as her half sister, Kim Kardashian endures a social media break after she was reportedly tied up and held at gunpoint in a Paris apartment in October.

The great myth has always been that children adore clowns. No they don’t. They never have, writes Terry Prone

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has suggested that Kim Kardashian would not have been robbed if she was using an Irish tech security firm.

 Karen is a First 1000 Days ambassador and recently launched a ‘breastfeeding welcome here’ mark to help normalise breastfeeding in public places.

SINGER and musician Camille O’Sullivan goes all out on make-up and costumes for her exotic stage shows, but she wants her three-year-old daughter to have a different focus.

British Asian comedian Shazia Mirza isn’t afraid to joke about subjects others wouldn’t touch,

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has come under fire for using the words “migrant chic” to describe a fashion show.

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Ciara Flaherty and Ailin Quinlan debate the question on many people’s lips right now - has Kim Kardashian gone too far this time?

Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump are king and queen of the American Dream, barometers for how far a person can go and how low a culture can sink, writes Lynn Stuart Parramore

Dressing up is an important part of childhood but you don’t need to keep up with the Kardashians by draping your toddler in the latest designer gear, writes Andrea Mara.

Áilín Quinlan says an increase in divorce and separation in Ireland means that there are now many ‘blended’ family groupings, but there is room for all at Christmas with careful planning and consideration    

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Christmas parties should be rockin’. So if you’re throwing one, says Vicki Notaro, seek inspiration from America’s most famous family, (not the Obamas) the Kardashians.

This is not a drill.

We’ve spent years agonising about how to handle cyberbullying and now Facebook are to introduce a new button that could accelerate online hate or see a flowering of empathy, says Ed Power

Murder mysteries from other millennia and Bronze Age bling make a trip to Kildare St a must for those who like a bit of excitement when it comes to archaeological artefacts and history with a hint of fun, writes Clodagh Finn

Madonna is in talks to make a reality TV show.

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Instagram is loved by celebrities and superstars across the world with people like the Kardashians and Taylor Swift are regular users.

Sometimes it does feel like the Kardashians are everywhere.

The mother, and manager, of reality TV’s most famous clan has created a strange new form of family business — and has changed the nature of celebrity, says Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Kim Kardashian and husband Kanye West visited a centuries-old Armenian church in Jerusalem yesterday for the baptism of their daughter, North West.

British prime minister David Cameron has revealed he is related to Kim Kardashian.

The Kardashian family have signed a $100 million deal with E!.

TO PARAPHRASE the Hal David and Burt Bacharach song: If you see me walking down the street and I start to wince, walk on by.

Paul Howard’s new project is about a British playboy, but his D4 classic still has appeal for those outside the Pale, says Richard Fitzpatrick

The Kardashians put Dave Grohl off smoking marijuana.

Forget vampires and zombies: Halloween is your excuse to go all-out glam, Hollywood-style. Rachel Marie Walsh recommends tools and tricks that make it easy.

The singer slams Rolling Stone, Foo Fighters and Kardashian Coverage in a three minute rant.

Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are reportedly refusing to film their reality show after a trio of thefts.

Bombarded with status updates? Drowning in selfies? Suzanne Harrington on why she’s over digital bragging.