Simona Presutto, Thoughts Editor We may be 50-some-odd years past the actual Age of Aquarius, but the Hart House Theatre 2019 production of Hair has had me obsessively listening to the Broadway cast album, and it slaps immensely. Hair is a high recommend if you like flower power, anti-Vietnam activism, Broadway legend Melba Moore, psychedelic drugs, ensemble numbers, Diane Keaton, full-frontal nudity, or catchy lyricism. All of those things and more wind fantastically and illogically through themes of racial and gender equality, peace and love, environmentalism, and religious freedom. Admittedly, it is disorienting that these LSD-riddled hippies, who have been writhing naked all night, deliver Beowulf’s closing lines in Flesh Failures (Let the Sunlight In), the show’s finale.
Kendal Preston, Lead Copy Editor Tactile crafts are my thing. I hyper fixate on knitting, crochet, felting, you name it—I’ve done it. By hyper fixate I mean that I literally cannot stop once I start. I enter a trance and will not stop until I finish or inevitably get bored. Crafts are addicting; they are my own personal form of cocaine. I’m so obsessed that I have found the absolute niche of youtube videos: Yarn Hauls. Middle-aged white women buying yarn, then showcasing it in a video, is absolutely incredible. Can’t even put it into words.
Gabbi Gard, Sights Editor My current obsession: glamorous, delusional women. With the whole Lindsay Lohan Mykonos show, I’ve come to realize that there’s nothing better than extravagant yet fundamentally deluded ladies. This obsession extends to every Real Housewife and spin-off character.
Alex Whitwam, Writer Ever since I discovered Isaac Asimov’s writing, I’ve been obsessed. I wasn’t much of a science fiction fan beforehand, but his relentless optimism and philosophical views on humanity resonated with me. Back home, I have multiple shelves dedicated to his books--mostly collections of short stories and his robot series. I own multiple copies of Caves of Steel just because I liked the variant covers. I’ve written thousands of words on Asimov’s work; whenever he’s brought up, I warn people not to get me started talking about him because I genuinely have difficulty stopping. 6
