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But as an anaethema to the sugar-coated fluff, dire remakes/reboots and perpetual comic-book adaptations being spewed out by Hollywood, it at least had a narrative that was aimed at ADULTS.
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So while getting angry at the bonuses is all fine, getting pissed at an insurance company honouring contracts is anaethema to their line of business.
jaimewolf Diary Entry jaimewolf 2009
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The idea that the Israelites detested their neighbours, that their deep-seated xenophobia, misogyny and homophobia made a culture of ritualised homosexuality and prostitution anaethema to them is hardly radical.
Wisdom, Justice And Mercy Hal Duncan 2006
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Everyone else: Prior to reading Larry’s stuff I was a seat of the pants writer, structure was the anaethema that destroyed creativity.
SOLVED: The Outlining vs. Organic Writing Debate | Write to Done 2009
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