eccentric

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From his father, a programmer for video games whom he calls eccentric, Parsons inherited a love of sci-fi and “weird storytelling.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Last summer he riveted the internet with eccentric scenes of martial arts training with Shaolin monks in China, his head shaved in solidarity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The turn-of-the-century molds in his studio — which use botanic motifs, blossoming forms with metallic winged and floral attachments — look like desk toppers fit for an early 1900s eccentric obsessed with Darwinism and industrialization.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"Instead, we should be focusing on eccentric exercises which can deliver stronger results with far less effort than traditional exercise -- and you don't even need a gym!"

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

That blush-pink mansion in the Garden District with its wildflower bushes, wraparound galleries, and eccentric bedrooms had felt like the whole world...until now.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton