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I'd love to have more people appreciate the almost remarkable, convention-defying job that Michael C. Hall and the show has done by making a serial killer the star of a series.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: When Tom Cruise Became A Superstar Michael Giltz 2011
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We're worlds and generations away from the risky, convention-defying sexual adventures of Edna O'Brien's isolated girls, the violent repressions of country people in a McGahern story, or the quiet, hopeless longing of William Trevor's small-town lovers.
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I'd love to have more people appreciate the almost remarkable, convention-defying job that Michael C. Hall and the show has done by making a serial killer the star of a series.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: When Tom Cruise Became A Superstar Michael Giltz 2011
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But Roseanne was a particularly convention-defying sit-com in a lot of respects.
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Her convention-defying stance struck a chord, and Simon grinned.
Salvage for the Saint Charteris, Leslie, 1907- 1983
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The gloves brought to Kensington a reminder of the old Madonna - and by that I mean the controversial, street-influenced, convention-defying, pop icon.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2012
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The gloves brought to Kensington a reminder of the old Madonna - and by that I mean the controversial, street-influenced, convention-defying, pop icon.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2012
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Southern, but by no means a belle, Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying and convention-defying exploits that surpassed even today's celebrity bad girls.
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Southern, but by no means a belle, Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying and convention-defying exploits that surpassed even today's celebrity bad girls.
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Southern, but by no means a belle, Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying and convention-defying exploits that surpassed even today's celebrity bad girls.
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