In Mr. Apatow's laugh-ins, the touchy-feely brotherhood bonding can at times resemble 1970s feminist consciousness-raising groups, except with guys sitting around yammering about their lives and relationships (or lack thereof) while passing around a bong instead of a speculum.
The store's name, Treasure & Bond, suggests the nearby financial markets, and I was anticipating neat rows of ties and oxfords, but its actual stock, which shifts at whim (most un-Nordstromishly), shows the words are intended in the touchy-feely, hope-chest sense.
On the public image front, another upshot of chat is that it could allow them to increase company-customer intimacy, a big plus in the touchy-feely Nineties.
And when some wide-eyed triangulator in a bar waxes pseudo-pundit and wistfully wonders if the former GOP presidential candidate might now go back to being 'the old John McCain,' rather than bask in the touchy-feely glow of the new political day dawning, ask him if he means the one from the Keating Five scandal.
In 1671 the touchy privateer made good his threat, assembling an armada of 38 ships off the pirate island of Hispaniola and recruiting more than 2,000 ruthless buccaneers to the cause – English, French, Dutch, virtually every pirate in the Caribbean.
He also weighed in on the touchiest subject of the week: Napster co-founder Sean Parker's plan to offer movies on demand as soon as they hit theaters for $50 each.
His breakthrough film here was The Squid and the Whale (2005), a terrific portrait of a Brooklyn family imploding in which Jeff Daniels, as the touchy egomaniac professor, gave the performance of his life.
She had moved to Orange County for a teaching job and had heard about the "touchy, feely congregation in Newport Beach".
And in addition to raising the touchy issue of age in the campaign, the ad also reminds viewers of Mr. Lautenberg's history of bruisingly aggressive politicking.
Whatever the reason, in comparison with the touchy-feely John Sentamu, or even the saintly monk, Rowan Williams, Welby can come across as grey, someone to admire rather than a leader to take to heart.
After the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Cape Town, the touchy-feely-named Cape Care Route was developed, showcasing dozens of projects in the townships, from potteries to recycling centres to community centres and B&Bs.
