About The Series
This section brings together longer form cultural journalism, reported pieces and researched essays.
Features are where I step back from individual experiences to look at broader contexts, histories and questions. These pieces may draw on archival research, interviews or critical analysis, and are written to stand on their own rather than respond to a single moment.
They sit alongside my reviews and Rewind Revue work, offering space for depth, continuity and perspective. While not always timely, they are grounded in journalism and shaped by the same attention to access, context and care that runs throughout the site.
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The Traitors On Stage and the Trouble With Murder Mysteries
in FeaturesAs The Traitors prepares to make the leap from television to the stage, the production faces a challenge few plays ever encounter: how to preserve secrecy, scale and suspense in a live medium, and whether the murder-mystery genre is ready to become dangerous again.
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V&A Storehouse: A Museum That Trusts You
in FeaturesA visit to the V&A Storehouse reveals a museum designed for wandering, curiosity and access on your own terms. This is not a gallery that tells you what to think, but one that trusts visitors to look, linger and decide for themselves.
Colin Cushion 