Word: homeyness
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...Benchmark Games of Hypoluxo, Fla. It's one of those old-fashioned grab-a-prize machines, updated with a hydraulic system that raises the platform holding the prizes. Improbably, it's one of the hot games at a show that is a mix of high-tech gimmickry and homey touches like corn dogs and inflatable scarecrows to attract spectators...
...that a Transmooker has gone missing - that is, a gizmo just a little bigger and blinkier than a VCR remote but able to power down the whole world. The kids have to recover it before it falls into the wrong hands. But this movie's delight is in its homey details, personified by the scary creatures they encounter on their quest. These are retro-hip homages to Ray Harryhausen's charming stop-motion animations of an earlier era. Their presence signals Rodriguez's desire to sustain his innocence - and evoke ours. Be prepared for enchantment. -By Richard Schickel...
DIED. ESTHER (EPPIE) LEDERER, 83, the tabloid Freud who, as ANN LANDERS, was the world's most widely syndicated columnist; in Chicago. The elder twin sister of advice maven "Abigail Van Buren," Lederer dispensed a daily dose of common sense to 90 million readers. Homey but frank, she endorsed masturbation as a safe alternative to abstinence and in 1971 cued a flood of letters to Congress urging federal support of cancer research. Before Oprah and Sally, there was Ann--the nation's big sister...
...should be a tasteful affair when PAMELA ANDERSON marries KID ROCK. True, the remarkably cantilevered star of V.I.P. wore a bikini to her first wedding, and the lank-haired rocker rarely appears on stage without strippers. But, they repeatedly insist, they are just homey folks who, on those evenings when they're not out making a spectacle with their explicit displays of affection, like to sit at home and hang out with the kids. (She has two sons with first husband Tommy Lee; Rock has a son from a previous relationship.) The two met backstage at a VH-1 concert...
...Best Budget Meal: Ristorante Tre Galline, Via Bellezia 37, tel. 436 6553. With its homey wood-paneled charm and all the best local cuisine, this restaurant offers a taste of how people have been eating in the Piedmont region for centuries. Both antipasti and desserts are rolled out from the kitchen to your table. Try the fowl for your main course. Add a local Barbera wine and your bill will come to under €40 a head...