Rob Corsini, Freelance Journalist
I’m Rob Corsini, a freelance features writer based in London. I specialise in longform, multi-source, interview-led features about culture, the arts, technology, and change. Outside of writing, I am a skilled content creator, podcast researcher and digital storyteller.
My work has appeared in publications including:
Selected Writing
Below is a selection of my writing and reporting. For a more comprehensive list, scroll further down the page.
Profiles
I’ve profiled actors, directors, musicians, and artists for various publications: interviewing people like Matt Smith, who told me how he was chased down by dogs while he was sporting a mohikan for Caught Stealing; or Tim Roth, who talked growing up in Brixton and his days in Students Aganst Nazis; and Michelladonna, who gave me the inside secrets on how to be cat whisperer.
A selection of profiles:
- Hunger (Cover) Matt Smith is Punk
- Hunger (Cover) Jack O’Connell Keeps his Cards Close to his Chest
- Layered (Cover) Hannah Jones is a Ray of Light
- Polyester Michelladonna on New York City, Immigrant Communities, and Shop Cats
- Metal Frost Children are the Holy Warriors of Pop
Arts
I’ve produced arts coverage that has spanned cinema, novels, painting, photography, ikebana, tattooing, and more. My arts articles are heavily reserached - engaging with the cultural context of the work’s production, whilst also acknowledging the inherent newness that comes in the creation of art. I’ve penned retrospective, career-long pieces as well as specific, exhibition-focused articles.
A selection of arts stories:
- Polyester Frida Wannaberger’s ‘The Dinosaur Tree’ Explores Girlhood, Power, and Post-Feminism
- Schön! Hal Fisher’s Photography Defined the 1970s Gay Identity
- Non-Threatening Boys ‘Cherub’ Explores the Intersections of Masculinity, Fatness, and Sexuality
- Rakesprogress The Art of Drawing Flowers
- The Quietus Jungle Just Crushes: Two Fingas on his Novels Chronicling London’s 1990s Ravers
Culture
I’ve written stories that explored the record label fighting to preserve Palestinian music; a transmasc wrestling troupe based out of Los Angeles; and buzkashi, a horse-back sport that’s played in Central Asia. My culture articles are intervew-led and place the voices of the subjects at the forefront of the story. My approach to interviewing is trauma-informed, and I’ve had experience interviewing and working with vulnerable communities.
A selection of culture stories:
- Dazed Inside the Camp, Chaotic World of T-Boy Wrestling
- The Quietus Reconfigured Memory: An Interview with Mo’min Swaitat of the Palestinian Sound Archive
- Huck The Brutal, Unifying Sporting Spectacle of Buzkashi
An Incomplete Running List of Work
[04/2026]
Polyester Precious Way’s Guide to Acting in a Comedy Series
Polyester Sarah Yarkin’s Guide to Keeping Confident in Creative Careers
Polyester Grace Glowicki’s Guide to Not Letting Perfectionism Paralyse Your Creativity
Polyester (cover) In The World of Forbidden Fruits, Everything is Bloods, Guts, and Retail
[03/2026]
Polyester Dani Miller’s Guide to Changing Your Lucky
Hunger (cover) Tim Roth’s Payback
Polyester Claire Parker’s Guide to DIY-ing Your Own Comedy Special
[02/2026]
Schön! Hal Fisher’s Photography Defined the 1970s Gay Identity
Non-Threatening Boys Punch-Munk Love: The Lonely Macaque Who Stole Our Hearts
Polyester The Internet is Dead’s Guide to Recording a Podcast From Your Bedroom
Huck The Brutal, Unifying Sporting Spectacle of Buzkashi
F Word IVY is the next pop princess
[01/2026]
Polyester Frida Wannerberger’s ‘The Dinosaur Tree’ explores girlhood, power, and post-feminism
Hunger (cover) Jack O’Connell Keeps His Cards Close to His Chest
Cold ‘Meet Me at the Backdoor’: Meet Erykah Badu’s Protégé Paris Rabone
[12/2025]
Rakesprogress The Art of Drawing Flowers
Glamour The 10 Cultural Moments That Broke the Internet in 2025
Polyester Julia Jackman’s Guide to Creating Your Dream Film
Metal Frost Children: The Holy Warriors of Pop
[11/2025]
Hunger (cover) Tahar Rahim is sparring with his best self
Layered (cover) Hannah Jones is a Ray of Light
Polyester Julia Ducournau’s Guide to Cinematic Worldbuilding
Polyester Sydney Topliffe Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Wayward - In Coversation with Mae Martin
[10/2025]
F Word Nava Explores Exile, Protest, and Personal History on ‘Gabbeh’
Dazed Inside the Camp, Chaotic World of T Boy Wrestling
F Word For Sports, It’s All Friendship and Love
Hunger Tal Booker on Tattoos, Mental Health, and Masculinity
F Word Master Peace on “Spin The Block” and the Indie Revival
Non-Threatening Boys ‘Cherub’ Explores the Intersections of Masculinity, Fatness, and Sexuality
[09/2025]
Non-Threatening Boys Mawaan Rizwan Wants You To Be Stupid With Him
The Quietus Reconfigured Memory: An Interview With Mo’min Swaitat of the Palestinian Sound Archive
Polyester Michelladonna on New York City, Immigrant Communities, and Shop Cats
Polyester Broey Deschanel on Her New Book, Being a Cranky Critic, and Fancasting the Oscars
Hunger (cover) Matt Smith is Punk
[08/2025]
Polyester Sarah Ramos on Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Hounding Autographs, and Celebrity as a Service
[07/2025]
Polyester Savannah Hudson on Between Friend’s New Album, Social Media, and Barbra Streisand
[06/2025]
Polyester Pujarini Ghosh is Examining the Algorithms That Shape Us
[05/2025]
Polyester Ariela Barer on The Last of Us, Trojan Horses, and Learning Social Etiquette from Tumblr
The Quietus Jungle Just Crushes: Two Fingas on his Novels Chronicling London’s 1990s Ravers
[04/2025]
Polyester Nesta Cooper on Ageing Out of Teen Roles, Unlocking Her Rage, and Being Canadian
XCity First They Came For The Cartoonists: Ann Telnaes on the Editorial Cartoonist’s Role as the Bellwether For Press Freedoms
[01/2025]
Non-Threatening Boys The Good Children on Best Friendship, Podcasing, and Bitcoin
Contact Me
I can be reached at [email protected]