"...distinctive, sometimes picturesque characteristics or peculiarities of a place or period as represented in literature or drama, or as observed in reality...." www.dictionary.com
(warning, graphic photo): DISTURBING ARTICLE & PHOTO: IRAN TIMES re "HANGMEN WORK OVERTIME..." 8/5/15
THIS WAS QUITE DISTURBING TO SEE WHILE BROWING THE NEWSPAPER AT THE LIBRARY...in the iran times they have a photo of actual persons being hung...actually they look like they are already dead...and the headline says it all:
