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The little pirate show that could, "Our Flag Means Death," has turned out to be anything but little — in terms of both ambition and viewer appeal. Part romantic comedy, part period piece, the series is surprisingly large in scope, and it's swiftly emerged as a sleeper hit: Since its…

What if two real-life 18th-century pirate captains didn’t just cross paths, but fell in love? That’s the slow-burning premise of “Our Flag Means Death,” the HBO Max comedy series that premiered last month starring Rhys Darby as the blundering gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet and Taika Waititi as the fearsome Blackbeard,…

The HBO Max series delivers a shocking twist with more historical merit than you may think.

Stede Bonnet’s midlife crisis didn’t involve a trophy wife or a red convertible. He became a pirate.

Historically derided, tribute acts are now booming — so what’s it really like to become someone else on stage?

A senior councillor said the local authority was having to deal with 'genuinely unprecedented' cost pressures