Jemal Polson

Social Media Manager / Freelance Journalist

United Kingdom

Here you'll find a selection of features from The Telegraph, Attitude, Esquire and ShortList.

Portfolio
The Telegraph
08/31/2020
Losing Chadwick Boseman feels like a huge personal blow

Before starring in Panther, Boseman was known for his role as James Brown, in the 2014 biopic Get On Up. After catching the eye of Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Boseman was snapped up into the behemoth we now know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

AMC - United Kingdom
Ride with Norman Reedus - Norman Reedus Q&A | AMC - United Kingdom

The latest addition to the AMC UK family will be familiar to most as Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead. Starting from January he'll be trading in walkers for the open road in his cross-country motorcycle series, Ride with Norman Reedus. Reedus will take you on a one-of-a-kind journey from

Attitude Magazine
Meeting the gay men who voted for Donald Trump

You know the story. After the most divisive US election in our lifetime, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45 th President of the United States on 20 th January, 2017. While we know of many who have supported Trump on his way to the Oval Office, the so-called 'silent majority' aren't just made up of old, straight, white men and women.

CBS Action
An Interview with Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols

You’d have to be living under a rock not to realise that Star Trek is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. With the cause for celebration running riot across the galaxy, we had no option but to ask one of the founding fathers – sorry, mothers – of Star Trek about her tenure on the original series.

The Telegraph
01/23/2017
Why it's never funny to laugh at effeminate men

The perception that effeminate or camp men are funny is, sadly, prevalent. I encountered it only a few months ago while working on a production shoot. Two male crew members frequently minced around on set and adopted stereotypically camp voices for comedic value. They thought it was hilarious.

The Telegraph
08/09/2016
The sorry case of Christopher Biggins shows that biphobia is rampant in the gay community

When news of Christopher Biggins' removal from Celebrity Big Brother broke on last Friday, the internet was awash with rumours as to what the actor and TV presenter had said. It came only a few days after Biggins, an actor and former children's TV presenter, had caused a minor story for saying to another housemate that "I think the worst type ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Do I sound gay, and does it matter anyway?

In his documentary, Do I Sound Gay?, released this month, New York-based journalist David Thorpe tackles why men speak the way they do and how they feel about it, focusing especially on the notion of the stereotypical gay male voice. He says, "Sometimes, I feel really self-conscious about sounding gay."

ShortList Magazine
08/08/2014
10 Unused Film Posters

Before the film, comes the trailer - and before the trailer comes the poster. A first impression is everything to an audience, no matter if the property is a soon to be adapted fan favourite, or a relatively unknown project. Either they were too much, or not enough.

ShortList Magazine
8 Adaptations That Massively Deviate From The Books

We've all watched films based on books we love. Therefore, we've all had that infuriating, and slightly superior feeling arise, when we realise the film has deviated from its source material. Although it's a rare occurrence, not all turn out terribly.