obsession

Now a full member, he’s unleashed a new layer of invention, reflecting Mastodon’s obsession with a certain kind of mid-’70s prog rock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

That obsession to improve is undoubtedly his greatest strength.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

And yet, Sephora and other cosmetic retailers love that their obsession with anti-aging begins in their teens and 20s.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

"When I met him, I could see a real author's style in him and I've always sensed in him an obsession with becoming a writer and a thirst for reading," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In him Sullivan saw a kindred capacity for obsession.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

There are those about unusual obsessions, like the Ford executive who kept score of colleagues’ verbal flubs, and odd jobs, like the hairy Utah men benefiting from a booming market for Jesus models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

This immersive installation, like the rest of the Lucas—built not on aesthetics but on nostalgia and spectacle—confuses a collector’s obsessions with genuine vision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

I am growing to love Jane Schoenbrun’s exfoliation of ’80s horror obsessions, especially for the movie’s nonjudgmental embrace: Let these movies be free in all their “problematic” badness and let them work on you.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The only thing Anorak's Almanac seemed to indicate was that a familiarity with Halliday’s various obsessions would be essential to finding the egg.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline