Pirates
'Fishing Without Nets' Is Coming to You on October 28
Cutter Hodierne's excellent film about Somali pirates, Fishing without Nets, premiered earlier this year at Sundance to glowing praise. Now, the film will be making its full release at the end of October. Over the course of the next month, we'll...
Original Pirate Metal Material
Meet Christopher Bowes, the keytar-playing leader of the pirate-metal band Alestorm.
Before Pirates Had Torrents, They Had Records Pressed onto Old X-Rays
In the Soviet Union, music finds a way.
Meet the Children and Pregnant Women Carrying Rocks All Day for Albania's Mining Pirates
According to the Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania, 88 miners have died in their line of work only in the last five years. Many more have been severely injured or crippled. No one really knows how many deaths and injuries occur in the informal...
Your Tuna Sandwich Might Be Illegal
An ungodly amount of the fish that we eat—up to 90 percent—is considered totally sketchy, or IUU: illegal, unreported, and unregulated. Enjoy your sandwich.
My Summer Interning for a Minor League Baseball Team in Tennessee
I interned for a Minor League Baseball team because I wanted to work work for a Major League Baseball team. I thought I'd be crunching numbers like Jonah Hill, but instead I lived with an alleged child molester and worked with a drunk little person.
World's Piracy Danger Zone Moves to West African Waters
You're more now more likely to be plundered by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea rather than off the coast of Somalia.
Talking to Somalia's "Most Notorious Pirate"
If you read about Somali piracy for any length of time, one name is bound to come up: Mohammed Abdi “Big Mouth” Hassan. Except he just got busted. I spoke with him a couple of months ago and decided this might be the time to dig it out.
The Young Pirates of Europe Will Train the Next Generation of Pirate Politicians
Europe’s disparate pirate political parties have gained a new ally in their quest to overhaul convention, promote digital awareness, and generally bring a bit more structure to its ranks.