Folktales review – taking on tyranny of social media as teens learn to live like hunter-gatherers

Folktales review – taking on tyranny of social media as teens learn to live like hunter-gatherers

In this documentary, high schoolers camp out in subzero temperatures, making their own fires and driving sledges in the wild The Pasvik Folk high school in remote northern Norway teaches teenagers to grow as young adults and escape the pressures of toxic social media by challenging them to get back in touch with their “stone age brain” and live like hunter-gatherers in the snowy wild. This is the subject of a documentary from Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Over winter months of almost continuous darkness, the teens cleanse themselves with tasks such as camping out in subzero weather, making their own fires and driving sledges with huskies. Prior to all this of course is presumably a solemn promise to do without their phones, tablets and laptops, although there are no scenes of the kids actually having to surrender these gadgets (this isn’t rehab, after all). They have to swim in icy water; and they make it look like fun. What doesn’t look like fun is the camping out and there is one tense moment when a whingeing student is told that he cannot avail himself of his teachers’ fire and will have to build his own. As for the hunting part, well, yes, they do hunt, though the moment of the kill isn’t shown on screen. Continue reading...

British Fashion Awards 2025: All The Red Carpet Photos You Need To See

British Fashion Awards 2025: All The Red Carpet Photos You Need To See

A-list guests at the British Fashion Awards on Monday night This year’s star-studded British Fashion Awards brought together some of the biggest names in music, TV, sport and beyond – and given the nature of the event, the red carpet was obviously a sight to behold. HuffPost faves like Billie Piper , Lily Allen , AJ Odudu , Sharon Stone and Kylie Minogue were among the A-listers in attendance, and delivered some of the must-see looks of the evening, while pop stars like Raye , PinkPantheress , FKA Twigs and Rita Ora also went all out for the event. Meanwhile, Celia Imrie and Cat Burns were both representing the Celebrity Traitors on the red carpet, and Sienna Miller and Ellie Goulding both put their own unique spin on maternity fashion as they posed for photographers. Don’t go thinking it was all about the women, though. Admittedly, many of the male guests were a little unimaginative with their choice of simple black suits, but the likes of Layton Williams , Skepta , Lakeith Stanfield and Lyas Medini delivering some of the night’s stand-out looks. Check out all of the red carpet photos you need to see from the 2025 British Fashion Awards below... Billie Piper Kylie Minogue Raye Lily Allen Adrian Joffe and Gwendoline Christie Skepta Maya Jama Maura Higgins Cat Burns Jodie Comer Rita Ora Sharon Stone AJ Odudu PinkPantheres s FKA Twigs Ellie Goulding Sienna Miller Lakeith Stanfield Iman Cate Blanchett Naomie Harris Leomie Anderson Anok Yai Bimini Celia Imrie Frankie Bridge Rochelle and Marvin Humes Olivia Attwood Lisa Rinna Cailee Spaeny Lennon Gallagher Tems Lolly Adefope Charlotte Tilbury Jayde Pierce Erdem Moralioglu and Kristen McMenamy Zara McDermott Anitta Erin O’Connor Lyas Medini Munroe Bergdorf Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick Louis Partridge Gabbriette Emily Ratajkowski Declan Rice Pete Wicks Daphne Guinness Henry Golding Colman Domingo Yasmin Finney Sam Faiers Marisa Abela Layton Williams Ashley Roberts Amanda Holden Louise Redknapp Ashley Graham Nicola Roberts Jessie Ware Celeste Dina Asher-Smith Will Poulter Tom Grennan Vicky Pattison MORE CELEBRITY NEWS: Stranger Things Actor Millie Bobby Brown Shares Recent Name Change Ariana Grande Reacts To Public Discussions About Her Appearance Miriam Margolyes Shares Even More Outrageous Ending To 1 Of Her Most Infamous Tales