The title of HBO Max’s half-hour action-comedy “Our Flag Means Death” alludes to a universally acknowledged truth: pirates are scary. They look scary.Their ships, whether decked out in black ...

The “Jose Gasparilla” pirate ship is an emblem for the parade and the Tampa Bay area. It’s a tricky job steering it to the harbor. Jack Timmel, 34, and his father, John Timmel, 65, who are ...