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Rhys Thomas

  • Columnist, Writer, Content Strategist, Copywriter, and Editorial Consultant, Freelance
  • None, Freelance, Time Out London, VICE UK, The Face
Glasgow, Laugharne, London
As seen in: MSN UK, The Guardian, Time Out, Time Out Chicago, Time Out London, Time Out Los Angeles, Time Out New York, Time Out San Francisco, Time Out Singapore, VICE and
Covers:  Music, Celebrity, Popular Culture, Subculture, Style, Food and Drink, Profiles, Real-life stories, Sports, Books, TV, Film, Politics, Arts, Design...
rhys e j thomas . freelance @ gmail . com // trying

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Freelance Features Writer: @vice @dazed @mundial @creativereview @nme @squaremle and others. Typically covering real-life stories, celebrity interviews and profiles, music, popular culture, and subculture, but actively writing on everything interesting. Also a freelance photographer.

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Seven essential albums by the Soulquarians

Seven essential albums by the Soulquarians

Even if you don't recognise the ' Soulquarians' name, you'll almost certainly be familiar with the people inv…

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'Pritch Had Six Body Parts We Could Hit with a Meat Tenderiser' - An Oral History of 'Dirty Sanch...

'Pritch Had Six Body Parts We Could Hit with a Meat Tenderiser' - An Oral History of 'Dirty Sanch...

Dirty Sanchez was three Welsh guys and an Englishman waving the flag for British stupidity. You'll remember i…

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Ian Wright: 'We Had to Run a Lot When I Was Young, to Avoid the Skinheads'

Ian Wright: 'We Had to Run a Lot When I Was Young, to Avoid the Skinheads'

You'll know who Ian Wright is, even if you have zero interest in football. A legendary player at Crystal Pala…

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"Any mistakes can be life threatening." How Louis Rudd conquered Antartica

"Any mistakes can be life threatening." How Louis Rudd conquered Antartica

On the third floor of Shackleton's London HQ, the sleek studio doors open into a small, airy room full of coo…

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"You have to grow and make mistakes." Kelly Jones on the rock-star lifestyle

"You have to grow and make mistakes." Kelly Jones on the rock-star lifestyle

Kelly Jones has decided to watch the rugby this afternoon, and this interview isn't getting in the way of thi…

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Akira: why Japanese cuisine makes the best dining experience

Akira: why Japanese cuisine makes the best dining experience

Akira has a few meanings in Japanese. They include 'bright', 'clean', 'sunlight and moonlight', and all are a…

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The 46 most iconic Chicago attractions

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By Rhys Thomas, Lindsay Eanet, Shannon Shreibak Verified, Lauren Brocato Verified
| Time Out Chicago Verified
Photograph: Courtesy Second City | The Second City Photograph: Courtesy Second City Chicago's must-visit attractions include museums, vast city parks, jazz clubs, theaters and much more. Friday June 5 2026 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp Contributors: Rhys Thomas, Lindsay Eanet, Shannon Shreibak & Lauren Brocato Advertising Chicago might be known as the Second City, but our attractions are first-class. Need evidence of that fact?
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The 8 best dinner cruises in NYC this summer

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By Rhys Thomas, Maya Skidmore
| Time Out New York Verified
​Already ate and drank your way through all the best rooftop bars and waterfront restaurants in NYC? It’s time to upgrade to the high seas (or at least, like, the low rivers). To take in the best views of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge while you dine, check a dinner cruise off your must-do-in-NYC list.
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My cultural awakening: ‘The Specials helped me to stop fixating on death’

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By Rhys Thomas
| Yahoo Style Canada Verified
Terry Hall of the Specials.Illustration: Martin O'Neill/The Guardian My anxious disposition means I think about death a lot. But a cluster of people I loved dying in 2023, and most of them unexpectedly and within a few months of each other, was enough to shake my nervous system up pretty significantly. Five funerals is too many. The first was my nan: she was the family matriarch. The oldest person in the family, so there was a level of acceptance among the sadness.
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With a good amount of detail.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

We didn't have one, but I did work as a Lifestyle Editor and Deputy Designer for Impact Magazine, while at The University od Nottingham.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Always ask, never close a door, message me!
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