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Punk Not Punk isn’t a book about mohawks, safety pins, or the “right” guitar tone.

It’s about the other thing people mean when they say: “That’s punk as hell.”

This essay collection treats punk less like a genre and more like a practice: telling the truth, refusing polite lies, and giving voice to the disaffected. Then it goes hunting for that stance in the places you “aren’t supposed” to find it, in songs and artists that don’t wear the uniform but still carry the defiance.

Inside you’ll find:

A fresh, usable definition of punk that goes beyond sound and into intent

Standalone essays (read in any order) with close lyrical and cultural analysis

Surprising “punk” moments across music history, without gatekeeping

The feeling of a great magazine feature, organized around one provocative question:
What if punk is the act, not the aesthetic?

For readers who:

Love punk but are tired of purity tests

Want criticism with teeth and heart

Get a kick out of big cultural arguments made through specific songs

If you’ve ever heard something beautiful, strange, or furious and thought, “Why does this feel like rebellion?” this book is your invitation to follow that feeling all the way down.

Because maybe punk was never just a sound.
Maybe it was always a stance.

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What do Germans know that English forgets to say?

Wordish: German explores 30 untranslatable words that capture the precise, peculiar, and poetic corners of human experience; feelings and moments English struggles to name. From Fernweh (the ache for far-off places) to Kummerspeck (grief-fueled snacking) to Treppenwitz (the perfect comeback that arrives too late), each word opens a window into how language shapes what we feel and how we understand ourselves.

Blending cultural insight, etymology, and wit, this collection reveals how the German language maps the emotional terrain most of us recognize but rarely put into words.

Created by Flamingo Jones, Wordish is a series that celebrates the richness of other languages; inviting readers to fall in love with the words we never knew we needed.

Perfect for language lovers, curious travelers, and anyone who’s ever wished for a more precise vocabulary of the soul.