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July 10, 2017

International Maritime Signal Flags That Would Be Helpful During Sex

by Helena de Bres
March 10, 2014

The Sirens’ Performance Review

by Jon Wolper
April 18, 2013

Exciting New Job Opportunity at Carnival Cruises!

by Joe Kapitan
July 12, 2011

Other Adages for Sailors

by Sloan Schang
March 12, 2009

Why Not Let the Crew of the Pequod Host Your Child’s Next Birthday Party?

by Nathaniel Missildine
June 18, 2008

Worse Things Happen at Sea

by Susan Schorn
August 8, 2007

An Intense Moment Aboard the Battlestar Galactagogue

by Kari Anne Roy
October 28, 1999

Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth

by Christopher Orlet

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July 13, 2021

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by Andrew Singleton
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by Zoe Sadozai Malik
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by Kathleen O’Mara
June 17, 2021

What Your Favorite ’90s Rock Band Says About the Type of Bored Suburban Dad You Are Today

by Talia Argondezzi and Jared Bilski

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An Open Letter to the #OWNVOICES Movement

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