hobby1. 1  an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. 2  a child's hobbyhorse. 3  Archaic. a small horse. 4  ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse.
Even in 1915, D.W. Griffith's Civil War epic caused a stir for its stereotypical depiction of African-Americans. This groundbreaking, landmark American film masterpiece about two families during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods was also extremely controversial and explicitly racist.
Revisiting Cutthroat Island, the Feminist Pirate Movie That Failed. The 1995 movie Cutthroat Island has the dubious honor of at one point holding the title of biggest Hollywood flop. As the Guinness Book of World Records explained in honoring the film, it cost roughly $100 million to make but earned back only $11 million worldwide.