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...anonymous cartoon actors of America, the seiyuu (anime voice actors) in Japan are highly respected not to mention highly paid. To earn that salary, seiyuu undergo strenuous hours of practice in order to train their voices to convey the right degrees of emotion. The result? Angst, fury, grief and sheer joy were never expressed so thoroughly...
Believe it or not, that childhood TV classic can be pinpointed as the beginning of a cultural revolution. Ever since kids our age were mesmerized by the sheer coolness of those robotic lions flying through the air, a phenomenon that originated on the far side of the globe has steadily been invading our shores. Now, it's here in full force, and the current symbol of the fad is a bright-eyed child clutching a stuffed Pikachu doll...
...popular children's book series, claiming it promotes witchcraft and sorcery. According to one of the concerned parents, the volumes by British author J.K. Rowling, about an orphaned child who attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, contain a "tone of death, hate, lack of respect and sheer evil." State officials have said they will review the books and the recommendation. BUCKLE UP The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week notified automakers that rear-seat side air bags pose a possible safety risk to children. The agency is concerned that such air bags can hurt or kill children...
...crowd pours out the gates into the parking lots, into the night. A few players linger, savoring the sheer size of the win. When the last of the stadium lights goes out, Bobby leaves with his friends, once again without that touchdown. Karl, the quarterback, rides home in his parents' van. Three taxis arrive to take home the vts kids who play on the team but live in St. Louis...
...boasting exciting young talent. Or at least, that's what the maker's of Body Shots would have you believe. It claims, in kinship to movies such as The Breakfast Club that "There are movies that define every decade." Unfortunately, for all it's cheap philosophy, pop psychology and sheer derivativeness from other films, Body Shots will not be reckoned among the influential films of our time, not to mention all time.Taken all in all, Body Shots is a mismatched patchwork in that it can't figure out what it wants to be. It is at times, a shock-fest...