Pirates

When most of us think of Pirates, mostly visions of swashbucklers from old Disney movies like Captain Kidd or Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow spring immediately to mind. Indeed, images of peg-legged characters sporting eye-patches who can drink a yard of ale and harbor evil intentions for all ye' wenches, have tended to romanticize or otherwise color our impressions of these seafaring scallywags.

In reality, pirates have captured our imaginations in a variety of ways through the years. They also come in a variety of types. Baseball has the Pittsburgh Pirates, the music industry blames Music Pirates for a downturn in business due to free downloading.

Getting back to those colorful sea bandits, though, piracy on the waterways of the world is actually a very real and continuing threat, as demonstrated by incidents in and around the waterways of countries like Somalia.

In the blogosphere, you can find information on all types of Pirates. There are any number of blogs devoted to Johnny Depp, for example. Music piracy is discussed at places like Business Week. Bucs Dugout is a site devoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

On a more serious note, you'll find information about the real-life Somali Pirates at the CounterTerrorism Blog, as well as one of the Somali Pirates home movies at Lede Blog.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Pirates”

• Rob Marshall Confirmed To Direct Pirates Of The Caribbean 4

  
  FilmoFilia — Authority: 512
  Rob Marshall (Memoirs of a Geisha, Chicago) confirmed that he’ll be working for Disney / Bruckheimer to bring us Pirates of the Caribbean 4 which is entitled “ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides “ After a recent screening of Marshall’s upcoming musical “ Nine “, remake of Federico ...
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• Johnny Depp To Reprise Captain Jack Sparrow’s Role In The 4th Installment Of “Pirates Of The Caribbean”

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  By Ranjan BhaduriNov. 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Hollywood adventure film freaks simply love the character of Captain Jack Sparrow, made famous by Johnny Depp in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film series. The three films in the series of the sea based fantasy adventure have proved to be extremely popular with the ...
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• Sutherland 2 out of 3 vs Pirates (NSW)

  
  Futsal4all - Futsal in Australia and New Zealand — Authority: 142
  The round 3 FNSW Futsal Super League fixture was played today at Menai Indoor Sports Centre with the results of the day as follows; Youth Men, Sutherland 11 vs. Pirates 1 Open Women, Sutherland 0 vs. Pirates 2 Open Men, Sutherland 10 vs. Pirates 3 Thank you to all the spectators who attended to support the teams.
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• DP Announces exclusive signing of Kayden Kross

  
  Mr. Pinup — Authority: 134
  Kayden Kross Becomes a Digital Playground Contract Girl January 1, 2010! News release — VAN NUYS, Calif. — Digital Playground signed superstar Kayden Kross™ to an exclusive contract.  Beginning in 2010, Kayden Kross joins the studio known for hotter girls and higher quality.  She is anxious to take ...
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• DP teams with AdultDVDEmpire.com for Sony PS3 contest

  
  Mr. Pinup — Authority: 134
  Purchase Any of Digital Playground ’s 160+ Blu-ray ™ Titles & Become Entered for a PS3 Gaming System / Blu-ray Player! News release: November 19, 2009 — VAN NUYS, Calif . — Adult entertainment studio Digital Playground and online adult distributor AdultDVDEmpire.com are teaming up to offer fans ...
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• Previews for Image Comics & Top Cow Productions Titles on Sale Wednesday November 25th 2009

  
  Hypergeek — Authority: 447
  The following comic previews are for Image Comics & Top Cow Productions titles on sale Wednesday November 25 th 2009 . Please click the the title below that you wish to preview. Once there, please click on the thumbnail images to launch the image viewer. Pictoview is recommended for easier image ...
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• Johnny Depp Signed a $33.6 Million Deal for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - On Stranger Tides

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 151
  Johnny Depp has reportedly signed a huge $33.6 million deal to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth installment of Disney’s smash Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise.Industry informants say studio bosses were so determined to get Johnny Depp back on board for 2011’s Pirates of the Caribbean: ...
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• Baseball Roundup: Mets Will Nod to Their Past With Images Outside Park

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Entrances will be named after Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and Casey Stengel, and banners of players will hang in front of the rotunda.
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• Baseball Roundup: Mets Will Nod to Their Past With Images Outside Park

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Entrances will be named after Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and Casey Stengel, and banners of players will hang in front of the rotunda.
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• Reavers on the Seas of Fate – Fifth Session Summary

  
  Geek Related — Authority: 92
  The characters decide to take the fight to the mean streets of Riddleport in the fifth installment of Reavers on the Seas of Fate , “St. Casperian’s Salvation.” Fifth Session (11 page pdf) – Michael Vick, eat your heart out.  The PCs start off by arranging one of the Gold Goblin’s underground animal ...
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• British Couple Pleads To Be Rescued From Somali Pirates

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 592
  A British couple, currently in the captivity of the Somali pirates have pleaded for their lives to the British government and have stated that, the pirates are fast losing their patience and might be close to killing them. The couple was kidnapped from their yacht in the month of October by Somali pirates this year ...
  14 hours ago

• Odds & Ends: Halladay, Teahen, Karstens

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  Some Saturday night links: MLB.coms Jordan Bastian ( via Twitter ) says that Roy Halladay s reported unwillingness to stay in Toronto is less than shocking and speculates that his time with the Blue Jays is nearing its end. Mark Teahen s flexibility could open up some interesting options for the White Sox this ...
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• Obama Torches Troy Polamalu in VIDEO

  
  FanSided — Authority: 582
  Troy Polamalu was torched on the White House lawn by Barrack Obama?  Who said the President hasn’t done anything since he has taken office? Sure Troy will be out again Sunday and has been hurt this season as he suffers through the dreaded Madden Curse, but to be burned by the cigarette smoker is just ...
  19 hours ago

• E-Piracy Reprise

  
  Lena Austin — Authority: 123
  Today I just learned I have lost close to $1000 in royalties thanks to pirates in the past two weeks. Thats my mortgage payment on our house. My husband was out of work for six months, until recently. We swallowed our pride, borrowed, held garage sales, and wept futile tears until a miracle occurred and my aging ...
  20 hours ago

• Week in tech: good karma for koalas, not so good for pirates

  
  ShareConnector — Authority: 457
  Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In a comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural changes. The wiki crops up in many companies’ internal discussions about process improvements and efficient ...
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• Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on 2011

  
  Info Blog — Authority: 110
  A whopping $33.6 million deal was reportedly inked by the versatile Hollywood actor, Johnny Depp as he embarks once again into the portrayal of the colorful character of Captain Jack Sparrow in the upcoming movie, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 . This is Disney’s fourth installment of the blockbuster movie franchise, ...
  23 hours ago

• Pirates Designate Two For Assignment

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 737
  Friday was the deadline for teams to set their 40-man roster for next months Rule 5 Draft, and MLB.coms Jenifer Langosch reports that the Pirates cleared up two spots for prospects by designating  Robinzon Diaz and Justin Thomas for assignment. They also designated Jeff Karstens for assignment yesterday. ...
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• Chilling Video of British couple captured by Somali pirates

  
  Messing About In Sailboats — Authority: 129
  Mike Taylor of Timmynocky shared a link to an article on Yachtpals about the Chandlers, the British couple captured by pirates last month. Its chilling. They are clearly in great distress but keeping a brave face.We obviously all thinking about you and hoping for your safe release. You can read the full article here
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• “Pirates 4” Director is Excited to Work with Johnny Depp

  
  Disney Society — Authority: 485
  “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” director Rob Marshall spoke with MTV news and mentioned how excited he is to work with Johnny Depp on the film. Fans went crazy when it was announced at the D23 Expo that Depp would be returning as Jack Sparrow for the fourth film. He even walked out on stage ...
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