High ends his description of Gná by saying that "from Gna's name comes the custom of saying that something gnaefir [looms] when it rises up high".
The large "Cube Light," a kitschy amalgam of gold glass crystals and shiny metal, is described as a re-examination of Minimalism inspired by a chandelier from Sergei Eisenstein's film "October," but the overpowering impression is of something custom-made for a high-end department store.
In fact, for someone who so often experiences plate envy, remorse, and the all-consuming need to change my order (thereby chasing the server to the kitchen in a display of athletic prowess and insanity) the trendy custom of shared plates is something I fully support.
The crucial feature in all these cases is that the violent act is not a spontaneous outburst of brutal energy that breaks the chains of civilised customs, but something learned, externally imposed, ritualised, part of collective symbolic substance of a community.
As the world becomes more interconnected, these customs are changing, and so is the definition of something as elemental as comfort.
It seems more like a symptom of something else, some deep-lying vulnerability in our custom and culture, an undiagnosed malfunction or series of malfunctions.
The Ben Pearce remix of "Something About You" is a prime slice of pool-party ready house that's custom built for lilos and cocktails at sunset.
There is something very wrong about the custom of tipping.
During prime minister's questions, May appeared to rule out backing membership of a customs union, something her spokesman confirmed afterwards.
In small towns like my hometown, nepotism is just as natural as inheriting something from your parents, going to church on Sundays or watching the seasons go by: It is one of our customs or something that goes without saying.
But Norway is not part of the customs union, something which the SNP also wants the UK to retain.
