Obsessed with material progress, the hyperrationalists ignored the lure of resentment for the left-behind, and the tenacious pleasures of victimhood.
Not only is there no sign of homophobia in Big Eden, but the locals also seem obsessed with the progress of Henry's romantic life, discussing it in great detail while sipping cappuccinos in Pike's homey store, which would probably be furnished in cracker barrels if they weren't so hard to find these days.
Parks, who contributes an essay to Kun's book, "Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Sheet Music From the Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library," says the effort, underwritten by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, "flies in the face of what Los Angeles seems to be obsessed with, which is the progress of profit and the expendability of everything that was so yesteryear.
I'm obsessed with obsessions.
Throughout his sentence, Gramsci remained fascinated with his children's progress, and obsessed with ensuring their intellects and imaginations were being stimulated and developed.
Keys' attempts to reprogram the dog become a "bold literalization of the race war", and as the film progresses Keys becomes obsessed with the idea that he can cure the dog.
Vicky Ward writes for Vanity Fair that Ms. Palfrey had seemed to be losing her grip as the trial progressed, though she remained obsessed with winning.
Obsessed with Belgrade, Europe is guilty of overlooking, or discounting, the progress that others have been making steadily and in some cases, very rapidly.
Its subject is Henry VIII's 1541 progress to the north, and Sansom "became obsessed" with it.
As society "progress," we have become a bunch of cultural sycophants obsessed with creating false affirmations and pseudo-solidarities.
