A cargo cult is a range of practices that occurs in the wake of contact with more technologically advanced societies. The name derives from the belief which began among Melanesians in the late 19th and early 20th century that various ritualistic acts such as the building of an airplane runway will result in the appearance of material wealth, particularly highly desirable Western goods via airplanes.
Little Black Sambo is a book that is most likely offensive to social justice warriors.
The Tompkins Square Park Riot occurred on August 6–August 7, 1988 in New York City's Tompkins Square Park. Groups of drug pushers, homeless people, and skinheads had largely taken over the East Village park, but the neighborhood was divided about what, if anything, should be done about it.
Balaklava is a town on the Crimean peninsula. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it was one of the most secret towns in the Russia, closed off from the outside world and home to a Nuclear Submarine Base.
Scapino e Spinetta was made in 1618 by Dionisio Minaggio, Chief Gardener of the State of Milan. The illustrations are made with feathers and consists of 157 collages of birds, hunters, tradesmen, musicians and Commedia del’Arte figures.
Marlik is an archeological site in Iran. Artifacts found at this site date back to 3,000 years ago.
The Kanun is a set of traditional Albanian laws. The Kanun was primarily oral and only in the 20th century was it published in writing. It was first codified in the 15th century but the use of it has been outspread much earlier in time. It used under that form until the 20th century, and revived recently after the fall of the communist regime in the early 1990s.
Count of St. Germain was a European adventurer, with an interest in science and the arts. In order to deflect inquiries as to his origins, he would invent fantasies, such as him being 500 years old. He has appeared many times throughout history - even as recently as the 1970s - always appearing to be about 45 years old. He was known by many of the most famous figures of European history, including Casanova, Madame de Pampadour, Voltaire, King Louis XV, Catherine the Great, Anton Mesmer and others.
The Jacobite is a steam train operating in Scotland.
Charles Moore was an American photographer most famous for his photographs documenting the Civil Rights Era.