linguistics This tiny North Carolina island is last place in America where people talk like actual pirates (video) Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment A deep, deep dive into the history of Disney's animatronics Ruben Bolling

books Graphic novel "Revolution By Fire" explores New York's Afro-Irish uprising of 1741 Thom Dunn

video "The greatest restaurant in the world" has South Park ownership, cliff divers, and a 600,000-person long wait list Ruben Bolling

tattoo Tattooist to Victorian England's wealthiest patrons Natalie Dressed

deaths Science fiction author Terry Bisson dead at 81 Rob Beschizza

portland Portland loses its jug-shaped strip club Jason Weisberger

History What it was like to be a surgeon on a pirate's ship Rob Beschizza

music Archive of keygen music Rob Beschizza

Comics Why do the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book still struggle to catch on? Thom Dunn

Disney New Smithsonian exhibit on Disney theme parks focuses on how the parks reflect American culture Ruben Bolling

graphic novels Under the Banner of King Death is a new graphic novel about piracy rebellion and democracy Elías Villoro

revolutions The concepts of freedom, liberty, and equality were developed by enslaved people and women, not the elite Elías Villoro

economics David Graeber's posthumous new book explores how pirates created liberalism Thom Dunn

Comic Books Freaky finds: shopping for comics at Bizarro-Wuxtry Lee Keeler

libraries Pirate e-book site goes dark, boarded by the feds Elías Villoro

books "Under The Banner of King Death" puts pirates in their place — in the history of workers' rights Thom Dunn

You aren't spending enough money, so corporations keep inventing new "National [whatever]" days Jennifer Sandlin

world records Manga legend One Piece to become the longest book bound, at 21,540 pages Devin Nealy

pirates A deeper look at real-life pirates Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet Gareth Branwyn