Elegantly mirrored, paneled and shelved, it has the stark, slightly too-bright emptiness of an abandoned high-end boutique occupied by style-conscious anarchists.
Most of the shops were no bigger than a walk-in wardrobe, and in each one the customer was dazzled by that slightly-too-bright silk-and-polyester mix, like a TV with the colours turned up too high.
Just as, in Njáls Saga, we saw a world where mental accomplishment (ability in the law) often outweighed physical prowess, in Ketils Saga the slightly lumbering, and perhaps "none too bright" giants and trolls are outwitted, and ultimately, dispatched, by the physically less-imposing, but quicker and "smarter" human.
"He gave the impression of being slightly superior to the medium a little too bright, a little too literate, a little too intellectually upmarket for commercial television, 'the host with the mots,' as Time called him," Menand writes.
He gave the impression of being slightly superior to the medium — a little too bright, a little too literate, a little too intellectually upmarket for commercial television, "the host with the mots," as Time called him.
"My fail-proof tip for trying a tricky new colour, like an orange or red for example is to also buy a slightly darker lip liner so you can alter the colour yourself if it looks too bright," says Nicola.
Bright Lights, Big Seats There are restrooms at either end, too, indicated by slightly too schematic representations of a man and a woman.
It means "not too bright".
