Michaela Makusha
@michaelamakusha.bsky.social
journalist: Black Ballad, The Guardian, The New European, Glamour, Teen Vogue
✉️ [email protected]
will ramble about tv and f1 for free
✉️ [email protected]
will ramble about tv and f1 for free
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“I Can’t Believe They Let Me Be This Black At The RSC”: Inside Whitney White’s Dazzling New Take On Shakespeare
“This show has been such a learning process, and I’m so grateful to be here,” says Chicago native Whitney White of her British theatre debut. “It kills any stress I might feel!”
www.vogue.co.uk
In my debut for British Vogue (!!).I spoke with Whitney White and the cast and crew at the rehearsals for the upcoming play All is But Fantasy:
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
For EE72, I wrote about representation of black women on screen, even when it's messy as hell and why mess is culturally necessary:
ee72.com/what-do-we-w...
ee72.com/what-do-we-w...
What do we want from Black women on screen?
From Teyana Taylor’s Oscar-nominated turn in One Battle After Another to Industry’s ruthless Harper Stern, Black women are taking on some of the most morally complex roles on screen. But what does “go...
ee72.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
For EE72, I wrote about representation of black women on screen, even when it's messy as hell and why mess is culturally necessary:
ee72.com/what-do-we-w...
ee72.com/what-do-we-w...
An exciting feature today from me in British Glamour - celebrating BrownGirlSport and their fantastic ambassadorship to encourage more South Asian women in sport in the UK.
Have a read about these amazing women and the great work Brown Girl Sport does!
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/sout...
Have a read about these amazing women and the great work Brown Girl Sport does!
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/sout...
South Asian women are underrepresented in British sport. Meet the women pushing for change
These women are pushing boundaries in sport.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
An exciting feature today from me in British Glamour - celebrating BrownGirlSport and their fantastic ambassadorship to encourage more South Asian women in sport in the UK.
Have a read about these amazing women and the great work Brown Girl Sport does!
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/sout...
Have a read about these amazing women and the great work Brown Girl Sport does!
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/sout...
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
With the tragic shootings in Minnesota, I can't help but think that people really missed the point of defunding the police and the BLM protests in 2020 and before that. Because law enforcement killing people is not new.
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
With the tragic shootings in Minnesota, I can't help but think that people really missed the point of defunding the police and the BLM protests in 2020 and before that. Because law enforcement killing people is not new.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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Fascinated to know where the ‘no it’s not Fascism’ crowd stand after the last two weeks, with the kidnap of Liam Ramos, the murder of Renee Good and now Alex Pretti, a 37 yr old ICU nurse who worked with veterans.
He was shot nine times while helping a woman who had been pepper sprayed.
Nine.
He was shot nine times while helping a woman who had been pepper sprayed.
Nine.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Fascinated to know where the ‘no it’s not Fascism’ crowd stand after the last two weeks, with the kidnap of Liam Ramos, the murder of Renee Good and now Alex Pretti, a 37 yr old ICU nurse who worked with veterans.
He was shot nine times while helping a woman who had been pepper sprayed.
Nine.
He was shot nine times while helping a woman who had been pepper sprayed.
Nine.
okay all I needed was a long lie in and seeing arsenal women's win.
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
okay all I needed was a long lie in and seeing arsenal women's win.
january anxiety really hits differently because all of a sudden I can't sleep so I'm spiralling at three am about unpaid invoices and wondering if people will like me and if I've peaked and this is how good it will get for my career
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 AM
january anxiety really hits differently because all of a sudden I can't sleep so I'm spiralling at three am about unpaid invoices and wondering if people will like me and if I've peaked and this is how good it will get for my career
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In a Harlem Church, a Free Three-Course Dinner, No Questions Asked
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Heated Rivalry ⛸️🔥
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes @michaelamakusha.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes @michaelamakusha.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
Skate secrets: how I fell in love with Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes Michaela Makusha
www.thenerve.news
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Heated Rivalry ⛸️🔥
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes @michaelamakusha.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes @michaelamakusha.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
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"From Bold Politics to bold media..."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social's verdict on the Nerve 🔥
Big thanks to Zack for having our co-founder
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social on his @boldpolitics.bsky.social pod. It's a great listen, covering Big Tech, Reform and Russia, Trump and more
🔗 to full show ⏬
@zackpolanski.bsky.social's verdict on the Nerve 🔥
Big thanks to Zack for having our co-founder
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social on his @boldpolitics.bsky.social pod. It's a great listen, covering Big Tech, Reform and Russia, Trump and more
🔗 to full show ⏬
January 18, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"From Bold Politics to bold media..."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social's verdict on the Nerve 🔥
Big thanks to Zack for having our co-founder
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social on his @boldpolitics.bsky.social pod. It's a great listen, covering Big Tech, Reform and Russia, Trump and more
🔗 to full show ⏬
@zackpolanski.bsky.social's verdict on the Nerve 🔥
Big thanks to Zack for having our co-founder
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social on his @boldpolitics.bsky.social pod. It's a great listen, covering Big Tech, Reform and Russia, Trump and more
🔗 to full show ⏬
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In my debut for British Vogue (!!).I spoke with Whitney White and the cast and crew at the rehearsals for the upcoming play All is But Fantasy:
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
“I Can’t Believe They Let Me Be This Black At The RSC”: Inside Whitney White’s Dazzling New Take On Shakespeare
“This show has been such a learning process, and I’m so grateful to be here,” says Chicago native Whitney White of her British theatre debut. “It kills any stress I might feel!”
www.vogue.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
In my debut for British Vogue (!!).I spoke with Whitney White and the cast and crew at the rehearsals for the upcoming play All is But Fantasy:
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
In my debut for British Vogue (!!).I spoke with Whitney White and the cast and crew at the rehearsals for the upcoming play All is But Fantasy:
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
“I Can’t Believe They Let Me Be This Black At The RSC”: Inside Whitney White’s Dazzling New Take On Shakespeare
“This show has been such a learning process, and I’m so grateful to be here,” says Chicago native Whitney White of her British theatre debut. “It kills any stress I might feel!”
www.vogue.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
In my debut for British Vogue (!!).I spoke with Whitney White and the cast and crew at the rehearsals for the upcoming play All is But Fantasy:
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
www.vogue.co.uk/article/all-...
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I would love it if Robert Jenrick found himself without a party, I realise it's 2026 and good things keep happening to bad people but I would love it if he'd just fucked it
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I would love it if Robert Jenrick found himself without a party, I realise it's 2026 and good things keep happening to bad people but I would love it if he'd just fucked it
Again, a party that doesn't want to be a new Tory party, they sure have a lot of Tories.
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Again, a party that doesn't want to be a new Tory party, they sure have a lot of Tories.
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LOL
"And what would YOU bring to Reform, Mr Jenrick?"
"Glad you asked, Nigel. My special skill is being outmanoevred by Kemi Badenoch. Twice."
"Glad you asked, Nigel. My special skill is being outmanoevred by Kemi Badenoch. Twice."
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
LOL
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
I'm rarely on here because interaction is low and I like chaos so I reactivated my old tumblr (which im never sharing)
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I'm rarely on here because interaction is low and I like chaos so I reactivated my old tumblr (which im never sharing)
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Am I anxious about the mainstreaming of white nationalism and esotericism? Yep, definitely. Do I feel like I'm a good writer or journalist? Not at the moment.
Will Tom and Jerry fix this? Yep.
Will Tom and Jerry fix this? Yep.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Am I anxious about the mainstreaming of white nationalism and esotericism? Yep, definitely. Do I feel like I'm a good writer or journalist? Not at the moment.
Will Tom and Jerry fix this? Yep.
Will Tom and Jerry fix this? Yep.
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I'm having my end of year existential crisis and really have some dark thoughts about myself, my career, the world so I sort of just started watching Tom and Jerry.
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'm having my end of year existential crisis and really have some dark thoughts about myself, my career, the world so I sort of just started watching Tom and Jerry.
Wrote about #HeatedRivarly and the joys of how online fandom put you on international gems for @thenerve.news
Skate secrets: how I fell in love with the hit drama Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV:
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
Skate secrets: how I fell in love with the hit drama Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV:
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
Skate secrets: how I fell in love with Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes Michaela Makusha
www.thenerve.news
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Wrote about #HeatedRivarly and the joys of how online fandom put you on international gems for @thenerve.news
Skate secrets: how I fell in love with the hit drama Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV:
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
Skate secrets: how I fell in love with the hit drama Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV:
www.thenerve.news/p/heated-riv...
I'm looking for freelance and part-time opportunities! I have four years experience as a freelance journalist, writing for both print and digital publications. I cover culture and politics, particularly concerning young people, gender and identity - my portfolio is linked
michaelamakusha.co.uk
michaelamakusha.co.uk
Michaela Makusha
michaelamakusha.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I'm looking for freelance and part-time opportunities! I have four years experience as a freelance journalist, writing for both print and digital publications. I cover culture and politics, particularly concerning young people, gender and identity - my portfolio is linked
michaelamakusha.co.uk
michaelamakusha.co.uk
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“That’s so stupid” that she was killed, Renee Good's mom told a reporter. “She was probably terrified.”
When people we love die it feels senseless, impossible. So wrong and plain stupid that it could happen. And so, so much more so in this case.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
When people we love die it feels senseless, impossible. So wrong and plain stupid that it could happen. And so, so much more so in this case.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in Minneapolis with her partner just blocks from where she was shot.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“That’s so stupid” that she was killed, Renee Good's mom told a reporter. “She was probably terrified.”
When people we love die it feels senseless, impossible. So wrong and plain stupid that it could happen. And so, so much more so in this case.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
When people we love die it feels senseless, impossible. So wrong and plain stupid that it could happen. And so, so much more so in this case.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
I'm available for freelance work news shifts, staff writing positions, as well as newsletter writing opportunities.
I cover culture and politics, particularly concerning young people, gender and identity. I'm also a big books nerd. Hire me!
michaelamakusha.co.uk
I cover culture and politics, particularly concerning young people, gender and identity. I'm also a big books nerd. Hire me!
michaelamakusha.co.uk
Michaela Makusha
michaelamakusha.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'm available for freelance work news shifts, staff writing positions, as well as newsletter writing opportunities.
I cover culture and politics, particularly concerning young people, gender and identity. I'm also a big books nerd. Hire me!
michaelamakusha.co.uk
I cover culture and politics, particularly concerning young people, gender and identity. I'm also a big books nerd. Hire me!
michaelamakusha.co.uk