A digression: Is there any popular touchstone with a crappier track record than convergence?
The campaign focuses on "Modern Family," the hugely popular ABC comedy, a cultural touchstone with broad, bipartisan appeal.
Moments like these made the Big East tournament, made it less of a basketball culmination and more of a touchstone, complete with a distinct New York flavor.
The Barclays case was a touchstone moment, with the bank paying about $450 million even though it received a discount for cooperating with the case.
"Kelvin has an extraordinary touchstone with his readers, he always has, and that fantastic ability to show he is not 'one of them'," said Ferrari.
The inescapable fact of Marilyn Monroe: the blonde bombshell with a questing intelligence, the cultural touchstone with the soul of a little girl lost, the love goddess who understood that sex is a cosmic joke.
The drama, which premiered in 2001, was nominated for a total of 73 Emmy Awards -- winning for outstanding drama in 2006 -- and became a touchstone in television with Sutherland's maverick portrayal of Bauer.
Despite Nemo being born with a small fin, he proved to be fully capable of handling more than the average fish, propelling Finding Nemo to became a touchstone for children with handicaps and life-threatening illnesses.
"A minivan is a box," Mr. Schreyer conceded, before noting what it had in common with a touchstone of chic.
Barbara, forced to use a wheelchair, eventually became the computer savvy Oracle, who turned out to be a bigger fan favorite than her previous alter ego, and a touchstone to readers living with disabilities.
