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Anne Bonny & Mary Read: Women Pirates in History, Ep. 2

Anne Bonny and Mary Read, depicted together in an early illustration from A General History of Pyrates (1724). Public domain.

Pirate history is full of larger-than-life figures—Blackbeard, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Morgan—men whose names ha...

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Shi Yang: Women Pirates in History Ep. 1

For my high school history teacher, who first introduced me to the female pirates of history.

Shi Yang, on the right, in an 1836 illustration.

The stereotypical depiction of pirates is something we’re all familiar with. Tricorne hat, long...

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On the Death of Culture

The idea of an up-and-coming Renaissance has been circulating online recently. It’s a comforting thought: the rebirth of art and culture in a society that feels increasingly hollowed out.

We are, in real time, witnessing not only the eros...

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