Armstrong is divorced now; like motherhood, separation became an unexpected topic of fascination among Dooce readers.
The swarms set off the city's usual fascination with unexpected interactions with wildlife.
Those who dare to navigate the treacherous paths of "Sourland" and the lives of its inhabitants will be rewarded by a skillfully rendered cast of outlandish characters, Oates' trademark fascination with the unexpected that propels the story ahead, and the alarming twists and turns of events that have a way of souring and bruising the most normal of relationships.
But every so often a movie comes along that's bad in such original and unexpected ways that it inspires an almost admiring fascination.
My own fascination with death arose after the unexpected and tragic demise of a dear friend.
At first glance, Ms. Hart's fascination with mathematics might seem odd and unexpected.
This retreat into savagery chimes with Donal's fascination with bullfighting, and contains a similarly unexpected and touching outcome.
Social commentators here are calling South Korea's new fascination with its estranged northern neighbor an unexpected case of "Kim Jong Il fever".
There is fascination in seeing the familiar tweaked in an unexpected way.
The producer's fascination for Caribbean rhythms, and his propensity for unexpected cover versions would remain trademarks throughout Boney M's career.
They share an endless fascination with harmonic inquiry, and a knack for the unexpected; they'll also share a stage, alone together, as part of the Sound It Out series.
