Louis Staples
@louisstaples.bsky.social
Journalist: The Guardian, New York Times, NYMag, BBC, Vogue, GQ, Rolling Stone.
Rep'd by United Agents 📚
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Louis Staples
@louisstaples.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Some very good news to start off the week: I am thrilled to have joined United Agents ✨
I won’t lie, being represented by UA is a little bit of a “pinch me” moment (and there will be some exciting news ahead 👀)
📸: Jordan Anderson
I won’t lie, being represented by UA is a little bit of a “pinch me” moment (and there will be some exciting news ahead 👀)
📸: Jordan Anderson
Reposted by Louis Staples
Issue 23 Is Here 🦈
With work from @emmafmagnus.bsky.social, @drblacklock.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @louisstaples.bsky.social, @dwhitehouse.bsky.social, @williamasclarke.bsky.social & more
www.the-fence.com/shop/
With work from @emmafmagnus.bsky.social, @drblacklock.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @louisstaples.bsky.social, @dwhitehouse.bsky.social, @williamasclarke.bsky.social & more
www.the-fence.com/shop/
April 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
for @rollingstone.com, I wrote about Meghan’s Netflix show – a pivot that has a lot of potential. Visually, the show looks pristine. But narrative-wise, like most things she does, it’s a confusing mess of annoying contradictions www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Meghan Markle Is Just a Girl, Standing in Front of Fans, Asking Them to Love Her
Duchess of Sussex is attempting a rebrand with her Netflix cooking and lifestyle series, but seems unwilling to show her real self.
www.rollingstone.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
for @rollingstone.com, I wrote about Meghan’s Netflix show – a pivot that has a lot of potential. Visually, the show looks pristine. But narrative-wise, like most things she does, it’s a confusing mess of annoying contradictions www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
I wrote about my fave girls on The White Lotus and how, actually, most of us are two-faced bitches too! www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
Feeling Triggered by the Toxic Trio in 'The White Lotus'? You're Not the Only One.
Mike White has perfected the art of creating characters who we’re supposed to loathe — even if we’re not entirely unlike them.
www.harpersbazaar.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I wrote about my fave girls on The White Lotus and how, actually, most of us are two-faced bitches too! www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
Wrote about why The Apprentice fucking sucks!
(Even though I’m still watching… for some reason)
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
(Even though I’m still watching… for some reason)
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Apprentice at 20: how Trump and Alan Sugar’s reality TV baby became little more than ritual humiliation
The entrepreneurial reality show has just turned 20 … and it’s never been worse. It’s almost impossible to believe any of the bragging, soundbite-spewing chancers are even good at business
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wrote about why The Apprentice fucking sucks!
(Even though I’m still watching… for some reason)
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
(Even though I’m still watching… for some reason)
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
My article about Elon Musk’s sudden (scary!) fascination with the UK is in today’s New York Times paper if you’re able to pick up a copy! 🇬🇧
January 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My article about Elon Musk’s sudden (scary!) fascination with the UK is in today’s New York Times paper if you’re able to pick up a copy! 🇬🇧
For @nytimes.com, I wrote about Elon Musk’s obsession with the UK, where he has trolled his way into dominating the news cycle
For months, Musk has been deriding Britain and testing which of its right-wing leaders are willing to be his mouthpiece. What does he want?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...
For months, Musk has been deriding Britain and testing which of its right-wing leaders are willing to be his mouthpiece. What does he want?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Bizarre, Frightening Obsession With Britain
The billionaire’s interest goes beyond trolling.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
For @nytimes.com, I wrote about Elon Musk’s obsession with the UK, where he has trolled his way into dominating the news cycle
For months, Musk has been deriding Britain and testing which of its right-wing leaders are willing to be his mouthpiece. What does he want?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...
For months, Musk has been deriding Britain and testing which of its right-wing leaders are willing to be his mouthpiece. What does he want?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...
It's the final week of #TheTraitorsUK!
I wrote about the secret of the show's success: combining reality TV's founding principles with a totally new, much more challenging set of moral codes
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I wrote about the secret of the show's success: combining reality TV's founding principles with a totally new, much more challenging set of moral codes
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Oh my god, I’m a psychopath!’ How The Traitors revolutionised reality TV – for the secretly evil
The wildly popular gameshow has torn up its genre’s rulebook to become one of the best things on television. Its secret? Letting us indulge our fantasies of treachery
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's the final week of #TheTraitorsUK!
I wrote about the secret of the show's success: combining reality TV's founding principles with a totally new, much more challenging set of moral codes
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I wrote about the secret of the show's success: combining reality TV's founding principles with a totally new, much more challenging set of moral codes
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
baby’s in print in the New York Times 😌
January 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
baby’s in print in the New York Times 😌
Reposted by Louis Staples
I wrote my first ever piece for the New York Times!
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
Opinion | Martha, Nigella, Meghan Markle?
Her every move seems to spark a backlash. But by launching a lifestyle show on Netflix, Meghan may yet find her fairy-tale ending.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I wrote my first ever piece for the New York Times!
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
I wrote my first ever piece for the New York Times!
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
Opinion | Martha, Nigella, Meghan Markle?
Her every move seems to spark a backlash. But by launching a lifestyle show on Netflix, Meghan may yet find her fairy-tale ending.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I wrote my first ever piece for the New York Times!
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
It’s an essay about Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show, which casts her as the Duchess of domesticity. Can edible flowers and a selection of very hashtaggable phrases help her to *finally* change the narrative?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
On the last day of 2024, why not spend it reading my selection of seven (7!) essays about the year-in-culture.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a lot about the recurring cultural themes of 2024, and trying to work out what they say about us 🧵
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a lot about the recurring cultural themes of 2024, and trying to work out what they say about us 🧵
December 31, 2024 at 9:23 AM
On the last day of 2024, why not spend it reading my selection of seven (7!) essays about the year-in-culture.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a lot about the recurring cultural themes of 2024, and trying to work out what they say about us 🧵
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing a lot about the recurring cultural themes of 2024, and trying to work out what they say about us 🧵
for @rollingstone.com, I wrote about whether 2024 was the year we stopped wanting to keep up with the Kardashians (and why they might actually like it that way) www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
The Kardashians' Star Has Begun to Fade. Is It on Purpose?
The Kardashians' star has begun to fade as they transform their reality tv fame into legitimate business ventures.
www.rollingstone.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:48 PM
for @rollingstone.com, I wrote about whether 2024 was the year we stopped wanting to keep up with the Kardashians (and why they might actually like it that way) www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
wrote about British reality TV’s very queer (and chaotic) year for @theguardian.com!
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
2024 was reality TV’s queerest year yet
Big Brother saw its first lesbian winner, the BBC did female-only dating and even the Only Way is Essex branched out. This was the year reality TV proved it’s streaks ahead
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 9:08 AM
wrote about British reality TV’s very queer (and chaotic) year for @theguardian.com!
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I wrote about Babygirl! 🥛❄️
And specifically, why we keep seeing age-gap relationships where a woman is much older: The Idea of You, Industry, Intermezzo, May December. Succession.
What is culture trying to tell (or ask) us?
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
And specifically, why we keep seeing age-gap relationships where a woman is much older: The Idea of You, Industry, Intermezzo, May December. Succession.
What is culture trying to tell (or ask) us?
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
Why the Older-Woman, Younger-Man Couple Dominated 2024
Babygirl dissects society’s fixation with age-gap relationships and the nuances of sex, success, and control that defined the year in culture
www.harpersbazaar.com
December 27, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I wrote about Babygirl! 🥛❄️
And specifically, why we keep seeing age-gap relationships where a woman is much older: The Idea of You, Industry, Intermezzo, May December. Succession.
What is culture trying to tell (or ask) us?
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
And specifically, why we keep seeing age-gap relationships where a woman is much older: The Idea of You, Industry, Intermezzo, May December. Succession.
What is culture trying to tell (or ask) us?
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
I wrote about how 2024 was the year SEX recaptured the zeitgeist for @rollingstone.com 😈💦 www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
2024 Was the Year of Sex Onscreen
From 'Queer' and 'Babygirl' to 'Challengers' and HBO's 'Industry,' a look at the year's sexiest movies and TV shows, and why sex is back onscreen.
www.rollingstone.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
I wrote about how 2024 was the year SEX recaptured the zeitgeist for @rollingstone.com 😈💦 www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
to mark the release of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, I reflected on 2024 – a year where queer people were messy and complicated
I spoke to some fab people: Harper Steele + Will Farrell, Queer/Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Zing Tsjeng + Jeff Ingold www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I spoke to some fab people: Harper Steele + Will Farrell, Queer/Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Zing Tsjeng + Jeff Ingold www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Queer to Baby Reindeer: How LGBTQ stories got real in 2024
From Queer to Baby Reindeer and Will & Harper, LGBTQ representation took a step forward as film and TV showed more varied and authentic characters than ever before.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
to mark the release of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, I reflected on 2024 – a year where queer people were messy and complicated
I spoke to some fab people: Harper Steele + Will Farrell, Queer/Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Zing Tsjeng + Jeff Ingold www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I spoke to some fab people: Harper Steele + Will Farrell, Queer/Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Zing Tsjeng + Jeff Ingold www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
For @thecut.com, I wrote about the year-in-Housewives.
From casts at war, to reboots-gone-wrong, and “high body-count hair,” 2024 has been a rollercoaster year for Bravo’s flagship franchise!
www.thecut.com/article/brav...
From casts at war, to reboots-gone-wrong, and “high body-count hair,” 2024 has been a rollercoaster year for Bravo’s flagship franchise!
www.thecut.com/article/brav...
The Real Housewives’s Bumpiest Year Yet
From the highs of “high body-count” hair to the lows of unfunny pranks, 2024 was a roller coaster for the franchise.
www.thecut.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:26 PM
For @thecut.com, I wrote about the year-in-Housewives.
From casts at war, to reboots-gone-wrong, and “high body-count hair,” 2024 has been a rollercoaster year for Bravo’s flagship franchise!
www.thecut.com/article/brav...
From casts at war, to reboots-gone-wrong, and “high body-count hair,” 2024 has been a rollercoaster year for Bravo’s flagship franchise!
www.thecut.com/article/brav...
🥹 baby’s Bluesky debut
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
🥹 baby’s Bluesky debut
this Thanksgiving, I give you my deranged 1800-word eulogy of an American icon: Vanderpump Rules! 🇺🇸
for Rolling Stone, I looked back on the show’s most chaotic moments and attempted to answer the big question: What went wrong? www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
for Rolling Stone, I looked back on the show’s most chaotic moments and attempted to answer the big question: What went wrong? www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Goodbye to the OG 'Vanderpump Rules,' Bravo's Most Chaotic Reality Show
Bravo announced an entire new cast for Season 12 of Vanderpump Rules, forcing fans to say goodbye to the stars that made the show a reality TV staple.
www.rollingstone.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:11 PM
this Thanksgiving, I give you my deranged 1800-word eulogy of an American icon: Vanderpump Rules! 🇺🇸
for Rolling Stone, I looked back on the show’s most chaotic moments and attempted to answer the big question: What went wrong? www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
for Rolling Stone, I looked back on the show’s most chaotic moments and attempted to answer the big question: What went wrong? www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Some very good news to start off the week: I am thrilled to have joined United Agents ✨
I won’t lie, being represented by UA is a little bit of a “pinch me” moment (and there will be some exciting news ahead 👀)
📸: Jordan Anderson
I won’t lie, being represented by UA is a little bit of a “pinch me” moment (and there will be some exciting news ahead 👀)
📸: Jordan Anderson
November 25, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Some very good news to start off the week: I am thrilled to have joined United Agents ✨
I won’t lie, being represented by UA is a little bit of a “pinch me” moment (and there will be some exciting news ahead 👀)
📸: Jordan Anderson
I won’t lie, being represented by UA is a little bit of a “pinch me” moment (and there will be some exciting news ahead 👀)
📸: Jordan Anderson