Category: interesting stuff

• [YT] Top 10 Naruto Hand to Hand Combat (ViniiTube)

  ViniiTube’s List (#1-#10) Kakashi vs Obito Naruto vs Sasuke (Final Battle) Naruto & Sasuke vs Momoshiki Lee vs Kimimaru The Shinobi Alliance vs Madara Lee vs Shira Sakura vs Shin Naruto vs Sasuke (First Battle) Sasuke vs Orochimaru Kakashi vs Kakuzu I wanna add that I really loved the Pain vs Naruto, Gaara vs Lee,…

  dappled-things

  February 4, 2019

  art, interesting stuff, video

  anime, boruto, gaara, genjutsu, hatake kakashi, jiraiya, kakashi, kakazu, kimimaro, lee, madara, martial arts, momoshiki, naruto, naruto shippuden, naruto shippuuden, ninjutsu, obito, orochimaru, pain, rock lee, sakura, sasuke, shin, shinobi alliance, shira, taijitsu, uchiha obito, uchiha sasuke, uzumaki naruto

• [thoughts] Late Term Abortion is a Fancy Word for Infanticide

  

  I am not a mother. I am a teacher. Still, abortion makes me sick on a visceral level. So a few years ago, when my mom sent me a link to an academic ethics paper on abortion, I was horrified and intrigued by what was proposed. Both my mom and I knew that it was…

  dappled-things

  February 1, 2019

  culture, interesting stuff, thought piece

  abortion, infanticide, late term abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, third trimester, tim pool

• [YT] “What is a man? A response to Gillette” (Egard Watches)

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  January 26, 2019

  culture, interesting stuff, video

  ads, culture, encouragement, male culture, men, toxic masculinity

• [irl] Pay It Forward

  

  Working at Timmies, I see the best and worst of people. Today I wanna share two stories about people who were amazing. First one is about a guy, who reminded me a lot of my dad. He had two gift cards, bought himself a coffee, and then told me that he always forgets the cards…

  dappled-things

  January 12, 2019

  interesting stuff, personal

  charity, irl, make the world a better place, pay it forward

• [link] Take It from Someone Who Has Suffered Real Physical Abuse: Words Aren’t Violence

  Take It from Someone Who Has Suffered Real Physical Abuse: Words Aren’t Violence (Berryhill)

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  January 3, 2019

  culture, interesting stuff, link

  link, physical abuse, quillette, verbal abuse

• [YT] The Genius Behind Naruto’s Fight Scene Animations – Norio Matsumoto (Wimshurst)

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  December 29, 2018

  culture, interesting stuff, video

  analysis, animated combat, animation, anime, combat, naruto, naruto shippuuden

• [link] PewDiePie’s Battle for the Soul of the Internet (Farrington on Quillette)

  “PewDiePie’s Battle for the Soul of the Internet” (Farrington)

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  December 27, 2018

  culture, gaming, interesting stuff

  corporation, corporatization, internet, internet culture, pewdiepie, youtube

• [fanfic rec] Say Goodbye To Yesterday

  

  Title: Say Goodbye To YesterdayAuthor: melonbutterflyStatus: COMPLETE [4 Chapters – 112,000 words approx!!!]Rating: R/MaturePairing: FrostironSummary: The day after the invasion Tony wakes up and his tower is intact again; everything is exactly the way it was before this whole mess went down. It doesn’t take him long to catch up but he can’t figure out…

  dappled-things

  December 13, 2018

  book review, fanfiction, interesting stuff, literary critique, review

  fanfic, fanfic rec, fanfiction, fanfiction writing, frostiron, loki, loki fandom, loki fanfiction, slashfic, thor

• [YT] Infinity War Trailer (my reaction)

  I first need to begin with the caveat that my interaction with fandom has always been rather peculiar – in the sense that I have always been more interested in the side characters of a story than the actual main characters. Take Lord of the Rings, for example. My favorite characters were Legolas and Faramir.…

  dappled-things

  December 8, 2018

  culture, interesting stuff, video

  black widow, captain america, doctor strange, dr strange, hawkeye, infinity war, iron man, loki, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, movie, pepper potts, rocket raccoon, scarlett johansson, steve rogers, thor, trailer

• [link] The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons And The Great Smithsonian Cover-Up

  http://www.ancientpages.com/2014/04/26/the-ancient-giants-who-ruled-america-the-missing-skeletons-and-the-great-smithsonian-cover-up/ -“The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons And The Great Smithsonian Cover-Up” (Dewhurst)

  dappled-things

  December 6, 2018

  interesting stuff, link

  ancient giants, archaeology, cover ups, giants, north america, skeletons, smithsonian