Oct 4th, 2008 · Young pop vocalist Ximena Sarinana used to act in telenovelas, but now she writes songs inspired by American pop and traditional Latin American music. Her debut album, Mediocre, is hitting sales charts and getting radio play on both sides of the border. All this from someone who calls music and acting "hobbies."
Jul 28th, 2008 · Rising travel costs and soaring gas prices are turning surfing into an even more expensive hobby. It doesn't help either that surf boards are made with petroleum, an increasingly expensive product.
Jul 1st, 2008 · He was like the boy next door — if the boy next door never left his house and took up taxidermy as a hobby. For millions, Psycho's soft-spoken innkeeper made showering a dreaded experience.
Apr 15th, 2008 · For the past ten years, Jamie Schaaf has had an ongoing battle with his music. A multi-instrumentalist from Portsmouth, NH, Schaaf has been writing songs off and on, mostly as a hobby, but he's never been comfortable with his work. For the RPM Challenge he decided to let go of any hangups and produce an entire album in just one month. Schaaf came up with a collection of ten original tracks he's calling Postcards From the Back of the Bar. It features the folky song "Butterfly."
Jan 25th, 2008 · Harley Spiller has about a million objects crammed into his small apartment, including a world-record 10,000 Chinese takeout menus. He also collects bottle caps, packs of gum, and other odds and ends. He thinks he's got his hobby under control.
Jan 24th, 2008 · Pat Cuartero is a lifelong yo-yo enthusiast, with tricks that will leave you astounded. Cuartero has made a business of his hobby, founding one of the yo-yo world's biggest retailers, YoYoNation.com
Jan 9th, 2008 · Lois Kramer has an extreme hobby. With piles of envelopes and a kit of strategies, she's an avid "sweepstaker."
Dec 13th, 2007 · A boss' hobbies have many ways of becoming their employees' hobbies, too, reports Jared Sandberg of the Wall Street Journal's "Cubicle Culture" column.