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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #12: What Is Safety?

  • Charles Kruger
  • December 16, 2016
Oh better far to live and die Under the brave black flag I fly Then play a sanctimonious part With a pirate head and a pirate heart!! –The Pirates of…
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The Surprising Magic of Bad Books

  • Amy Shearn
  • August 3, 2016
Any story about a fairy is a story about female power.
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The Rumpus Interview with Eli Brown

  • Sean Uyehara
  • September 6, 2013
Novelist Eli Brown talks about his creative process, the relationship between writing and visual art, how to correctly define a "pirate," and his past days as a legitimate martial arts expert.
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Boys and Girls Like You and Me

  • NancyKay Shapiro
  • June 22, 2010
“The earth was crowded with people who would never try to find me if I disappeared. A person is missing only if another person misses them.”
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Politics Sunday

  • Seth Fischer
  • May 2, 2010
Is it just me, or does it feel like everything is about to explode? Last night in San Francisco, there were a gazillion riot cops for a few anarchists who…
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Not the Greatest Villains Then Living in the World

  • Jeremy Hatch
  • September 22, 2009
The other week, The New Yorker published an excellent article by Caleb Crain about the peculiar economics and politics of life aboard a pirate ship in the 17th and 18th…
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Morning Coffee

  • Dan Weiss
  • April 14, 2009
Need a little twee to start your day off right? Kacie Kinzer is sending a tiny cardboard robot across New York. They need your help. Green Apple on cool books…
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