Word: homeyness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mention my homey vignette because already among the pundit class a consensus has emerged about the role of sex in the latest Clinton scandal: it is not, at the deepest level, about sex; the truly damning allegations are about possible perjury, and about the subornation of perjury, and about the obstruction of justice, and about other matters...
...many students, the Christmas tree is homey and familiar when a nativity scene or Advent wreath would not be. But for other students, particularly those from non-Christian traditions, that isn't true. I think the advocates of Christmas trees have recognized this and have wisely avoided using homeyness as their defense for putting one up. Instead, the trees have been incorrectly incorporated into a debate about religious symbols in public spaces...
Molly's parents didn't panic. They are pretty cool, even by Molly's standards. When we all discussed the incident over supper last Sunday at a homey restaurant called the Cafe not far from where Molly and her parents live, voices were not raised. Under the circumstances, I felt it might be all right to ask Molly what she thought of Martha Stewart...
Unique it is. At first glance, it seems like a homey restaurant, complete with gas-fire logs and a grandmotherly serving staff...
...sits in his homey Manhattan office, its walls enlivened by posters of his movies, the clouds quickly pass. The major films of his career seem to herald happily dramatic life changes for him. Following Schindler's List, Neeson, a fabled ladies' man, married actress Natasha Richardson. They have since had two children: Michael, 2, and Daniel, born last August, only a week before Neeson won the Best Actor award for Michael Collins at the Venice Film Festival...