Beninati liked the ice rink's high, beamed ceilings and kitsch value.

It is deadly serious music, with no kitsch value and a real unwillingness to pander to its audience.

Depending on at which specific title one looks, highlights include in-game music, innovative control schemes or sheer kitsch value.

All this adds sophistication, to say nothing of kitsch value, to a sport that hard-core enthusiasts may worry is becoming too much of a wholesome family affair.

There's no kitsch value in that.

But while "Talk Soup" acknowledges the kitsch value of talk shows, its creators go to great lengths to emphasize that they're not simply making fun of the genre.

Thom appreciates the kitsch value of the obscenely large John Ritter picture over my couch.

The current images have become iconic in Mexican culture, as well as having "kitsch" value in the US and some European countries.

He's clearly enamored with the sound of the tenor saxophone, and he'll rummage gleefully through 30-year-old soul-tenor ideas, exploiting their kitsch value.

But some of the most collectible ones, like salt and pepper shakers, appeal because of their kitsch value or for sentimental reasons.