Word: homeyness
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...reason, as even a cursory rereading of Mere Christianity attests, is that despite a certain datedness of style and reference, Lewis' brief for Christian belief is superbly organized and easy to follow. He was not a great aphorist, but he had a genius for the deceptively homey metaphor (the book abounds with pennies, trains, mousetraps, pianos) and the extended polemical line that detonates in climaxes such as his rejection of the idea of Jesus as primarily a moral tutor: "You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon...
Unfortunately, not all of us can ball like Pre. For the vast majority, pacing is essential to a successful college career; in the words of college dropout Kanye West, “You need to pump your brakes and drive slow, homey.” So listen up, rubes, and heed the call of the Freshman Year Commandments. In the name of John Harvard’s bronzed testicles, amen...
...shatter the rapper stereotype, he's sometimes willing to behave stereotypically. "Take the word nigga," West says. "I don't like the word, and I made an attempt to change it on this new song Crack Music"--an indictment of drug abuse. "I tried saying, 'This is crack music, homey,' but it just didn't have the same impact. My mom's a teacher, and I'm kind of a teacher too. But the hood, the suburbs, MTV and BET are my classrooms, and I know how to talk to my class." The word nigga appears multiple times...
Over the past 12 years, the original Darwin’s, at 148 Mt. Auburn St., has evolved into in a homey local mainstay, earning a reputation for excellent sandwiches that the new shop’s staff says it hopes to replicate...
...This one has less of a homey feel—I think it comes from the high ceilings,” Cowen says. “But I like it. My kitchen here is magnificent...