(Remember Brian Kiteley's "Still Life With Insects"?) Murray is sharp on the obsessions of these amateur naturalists, and yet his reliance on the idea seems heavy-handed.
Cliff Robertson was an impossible, egotistical jerk on Obsession, to the point of trying to sabotage Geneviève Bujold's performance.
Johnson also began his quest, which bordered on obsession, to fulfill the dream of his cousin and idol, Anslie Washington, who drowned when Johnson was in ninth grade.
The games cash in on the key obsessions of modern kids: video games and collectible action figures.
Luca Silvestrini is the sharpest of comic choreographers; his satires on the shallowness and obsessions of the modern world were wickedly honed in works such as Big Sale and Dear Body.
He's an interesting and intelligent commentator on America's twin obsessions of violence and celebrity (he was born Brian Warner; his name is a blend of Marilyn Monroe and the serial killer Charles Manson).
Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections.
Similarly, her observations on the obsession of Victorian women with ferns include a social-psychological angle.
So as the parent of a young'un, it stands to reason he's got some opinions on that obsession of youth, MySpace.
Because if I don't write this somebody else will: After blazing a colorful trail through some obscure radio show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, TMZ, CNN and so on, media obsession of the moment Charlie Sheen has brought his antics to Twitter.
