The Indiependent

A collaborative platform empowering emerging writers to deliver sharp, original cultural criticism.

Launched in July 2014, The Indiependent was created with a clear and vital mission: to give emerging journalists and writers a collaborative, supportive space to develop their distinct voices.

Free from the rigid constraints of a high-pressure corporate newsroom, the online magazine focuses on a wide spectrum of culture, offering in-depth book reviews, music critiques, film analysis, theatre coverage, and sharp political commentary.

Over the years, it has grown into a highly respected platform recognized for championing young writers who want to produce engaging, often satirical, and highly original content. The Indiependent operates on the belief that diverse, grassroots cultural criticism is essential, providing a vital stepping stone for creatives to build their portfolios.

By maintaining a broad editorial scope and encouraging stylistic experimentation, the magazine allows its contributors to fuse well-researched journalism with a distinct, polemical edge.

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My Experience at The Indiependent

Ever since I began writing for The Indiependent, I have contributed numerous articles, including: book reviews, media analysis, cultural pieces, and political commentary.

I have penned articles on a wide range of topics, from the decline of the monarchy, to the failed adaptations of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Producing regular content for The Indiependent has enabled me to experiment with less conventional forms of writing opinion-based articles, often weaving well-researched journalism with a deeply satirical and polemical style. Writing for The Indiependent has given me crucial experience in being able to produce original content within a tight deadline, whilst simultaneously adhering to the magazine’s house style.

Articles

Following the Money, what does it cost to make a film?

James Gunn’s Superman cost $225 million to make. To the inexperienced eye, this might seem like quite a lot of money, but this is little more than chump change in the world of modern filmmaking.

Pearls Before Swine: The Many Failed Attempts To Adapt Animal Farm

“All art is propaganda” was a claim made by the American sociologist and author W.E.B Du Bois in his controversial essay The Criteria of Negro Art. George Orwell made a similar claim in his collection All Art is Propaganda. These statements, at least when superficially viewed through the literal-minded eye of most modern readers, perhaps seem rather extreme.

War is Peace: How Trump Exposes The Double- Think Of American Foreign Policy

Karl Marx once claimed that history repeats itself “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” In this political era, we must invert this adage. These days, history manifests first as a farce, then as a tragedy.

Key Facts

I wrote for the Indiependent from 2020-2026.

I produced articles on poetry, theatre, books, film, politics and culture.

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Founded in 2026, Rhys’ Pieces serves as the primary publication archive and creative portfolio for writer Rhys Clarke. As a versatile writer working across narrative genres and media formats, hys creates compelling work spanning full-length novels, dark comedic short stories, original dramatic works for theatre and stage, editorial features and essays for print and digital magazines, and contemporary poetry. Designed to bring together a full narrative body of work in one place, Rhys’ Pieces offers readers, editors, and collaborators direct access to Rhys Clarke’s latest speculative fiction, performance texts, and cultural writing.

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