Dampier was obsessive about writing down all the weird creatures and plants he saw during his voyages. One scholar imagines Dampier “writing up his journal, describing a bunch of flowers, or a rare fish, in […]
Shared from www.digitalmusicnews.com. Pussy Riot around the time of their debut. Photo Credit: Игорь Мухин Pussy Riot has raised over $6.4 million for Ukraine by selling a non-fungible token (NFT) of the Eastern European nation’s […]
Shared from nerdist.com HBO Max’s series Our Flag Means Death sounds like it was developed specifically with Rhys Darby in mind. The show is very loosely based on Stede Bonnet, a wealthy 18th century landowner […]
Shared from nerdist.com Pop culture has always made one thing clear about being a pirate. It’s a hard, dirty, ugly life. But why? Must it always be rags and riches? What would happen if you […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com You needn’t be a Hollywood expert to be familiar with the movie motif of a flag fluttering on a conquered planet far away. But as real-life space exploration is an increasingly global […]
Shared from nerdist.com The open sea is a dangerous place even for the most skilled sailors. An unexpected storm or a rogue wave can end any journey in the blink of an eye. But it […]