That renegade spirit, she said, is what first prompted her to start her business and made her a force to be reckoned with in the increasingly competitive niche fragrance category.

With his snow-white mane of hair, Santa Claus beard and pink sunglasses, he exemplifies an agelessly merry renegade spirit who has a streak of the practical joker.

The entire Titans franchise has adopted a renegade spirit that manifests itself in doling out punishment for any perceived slight.

The Slamdance Film Festival, held in the shadow of Sundance here, ended its eighth annual gathering with an award ceremony that captured its underground, renegade spirit.

I hope that the renegade spirit on the Net can develop into another art form," Ms. Anderson said, "because otherwise it will just be more prepackaged entertainment on demand.

He clearly believes fervently that the renegade spirit of domes, zomes and other mortgage-free hippie oddities remains relevant.

The movie finally lacks the jagged poetic force and the renegade spirit of last year's "Dogtown and Z-Boys."

Support for the latter is especially crucial, because while independent cinema is thriving, it is not in its efflorescence, and renegade spirits need all the help they can get.

For them, the true renegade spirit of masking as timeless warriors of generations past has been overrun by modern forces such as business and tourism.

There's a bit of a renegade spirit that infuses the place, instilled by Mr. McAnuff, who at 42, has been at the helm for 11 years.