Word: homeyness
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...with a module that transforms the lines of print on the screen into Braille. He makes his way back from the Yard to Currier with his yellow labrador, Ziggy, on the careful path a friend showed him. He likes his life in Currier, and calls the atmosphere "comfortable" and "homey...
...anybody here play this game? The rules for morning TV have changed & little since they were invented by the Today show back in the 1950s. Put a perky, good-looking couple together on a homey set; mix in a potpourri of news, weather and feature segments; and keep it all going for two hours. Do it right, and you'll grab a sizable share of the audience that can't get through the pre-work hours without some TV chatter percolating in the background...
...comic strip is the Andy Griffith of literature. It is conservative, it is homey, it is comfortable, and it is in no hurry to reveal how smart it really is. My fascination is to see what Andy would look like in a thong bikini. Traditional and friendly, but dangerous at the same time, which is a likely description of Bloom County...
...most is a quality that the chains, with their reliance on self-service, rarely provide: the warm ambiance of the hometown library. Buyers prefer to talk to booksellers, not to supermarket-style check-out clerks. They like to attend readings by authors or slip off their shoes in a homey shop, settle into an armchair and browse for an hour. Many of these stores provide coffee and other refreshments; Atlanta's Oxford Books (115,000 titles) has a lunch counter and stays open until 2 a.m. on weekends. Says owner Rupert LeCraw: "We've built a following of regular customers...
...holiday and her temptation to stay there -- into genuine introspection. It's easy to see why Collins, who originated the role in London, last month won the Olivier Award for that portrayal. Praise belongs as well to designer Bruno Santini, who makes the kitchen so pleasant and homey that one realizes its constriction only in the second act, as Shirley sprawls on a rocky seaside outcropping beneath an azure Mediterranean sky. The visual metaphor, like the play, is obvious yet enchanting...