The world’s favourite thing to do or pastime is not soccer, baseball or tennis but gossip. Gossip seeps through every school, workplace, group of friends and family. Gossip is entertainment for most people, but for people that are being gossiped about, it’s not very nice. People hear a tidbit of information about somebody they may … Continue reading Gossip
Category: Worldview
War and Domination in The Tribe
There are many Tribes in The Tribe and each one feels they own a sector of the city. Not everyone is part of a Tribe but in a world where chaos reigns it is better to be part of a large group than to try and survive on your own. Trying to make headway in … Continue reading War and Domination in The Tribe
Money
We learn from a young age that money is a large part of life. How often were you told as a child when you wanted something at the shops that “money does’t grow on trees”?. Before Money Obviously money as we know it hasn’t been around forever. But there has always been a need to … Continue reading Money
The Virus – By Josephine Ryer, Denmark
What became known as ‘the virus’ started out life as a top-secret experiment funded by the world leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology organisation, Pandorex. Attempting to create a breakthrough drug that would reverse the process of aging, all of Pandorex’s resources were pushed towards the in-depth research and scientists working on the project. Danni’s father was … Continue reading The Virus – By Josephine Ryer, Denmark
A Sense of Belonging…
Many of us know where we came from and can tell the stories that have been passed down from generation to generation as family favourites. Some of us know where we came from but don’t have stories to tell. And some do not know where we came from. To most people, a sense of belonging … Continue reading A Sense of Belonging…
A Prickly Subject
Let’s face it. Pride was one hairy beastie. All those dreadlocks must have really weighted him down – we think he looked much better after he had a hair cut. And some of the guys have had a bit of stubble going on. But at least none of the girls had underarm hair… Puberty – … Continue reading A Prickly Subject
Death and Coping
Out of respect to the families of those affected by the recent tragedy in the USA, this week’s worldview will take a look at how death affects us all and at how it has affected members of the Tribe. There is no right way to go about business in the aftermath of such brutality but … Continue reading Death and Coping
Worldview: Body Odour
The big B.O., that dreaded word…at some stage in our lives we have all been aware of that clammy feeling under the armpits that means – duh duh duh – we are sweating. Everyone sweats (or nearly everyone anyway, we’ll explain more about that later) and sometimes the odour released, smells a bit more than … Continue reading Worldview: Body Odour
Natural Dyes
Ever wondered how Ebony gets her corset so red or where Lex finds enough black dye to colour his clothes? Natural dye of course – okay well maybe not, as we do have some wonderful wardrobe designers on the show but if Meryl and Caleb were thrown into the wild without wardrobe designers or shops … Continue reading Natural Dyes
Daisy the Cow – A Dairy Story
A cow is a cow, right? It stands in the field all day and chews and looks at you with big soulful eyes. When you drive past a field at night, the cow still stands there, chewing and gazing and maybe mooing a bit. And when it starts to rain, the cow lies down to … Continue reading Daisy the Cow – A Dairy Story