Throughout Melanesia primitive men await a black Messiah who will bring them a largess of "cargo" (European goods). These cults typify the impact of Christendom on premodern society ...

Every February, one of the last South Pacific islands to host a cargo cult puts on a major festival. Reading about this year’s party made me think of cargo cults in general, and one in particular that ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The devotees of one of the world's last surviving "cargo cults" are a patient bunch. On the remote Pacific island of Tanna, in ...

Drawing the shape of a US flag in the volcanic sand with his finger, Chief Isaac said: "John predicted the Americans will help us. He will make the whites bring us cars, wharves, airports, everything.

'Last Cargo Cult' is loaded with laughs -- and insight. January 15, 2010. By Peter Marks. Finally, the banking system has met its match. In "The Last Cargo Cult," the inimitable Mike Daisey http ...

Theater monologuist Mike Daisey is back with “The Last Cargo Cult” at the Public Theater in New York. The show uses so-called cargo cults to explore the meaning of money and the recent ...

“Cargo Cult Science” was adapted from Feynman’s 1974 commencement speech at Caltech, where his spirit reigns as one of that institution’s two certified saints. (The other is Robert A ...