Luciano Pavarotti, RIP
There is a hole in the world that cannot be patched. Goodbye, sir.
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Remember Naruto? (And why I can never hate it)
It’s funny how people (and things in general) can change in such a relatively short period of time. A few years ago, I was a short 14 year old boy, just starting high school, and a huge fan of Naruto, the (now) immensely popular anime series. It was the first anime I ever watched. Back then, I was moved by the emotional scenes of death and loss, I was intrigued by the plot and unanswered questions. I know that what I’m going to say is really cheesy – but it really was such a simpler time back then. The highlight of my week was downloading the latest Naruto episode, subtitled, off of the subbers website Nowadays, the word “Naruto fan” makes you think of loud, obnoxious, and immature forum users. But back then, Naruto was just starting to become popular in Japan, and the mainstream Canada & US had never heard of it….continued)
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