Louis Staples
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Louis Staples is a freelance culture writer from Scotland. His work primarily focuses on TV, queer issues and the internet. He writes for New York Magazine, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, BBC Culture, Vogue, WIRED, Financial Times, GQ, and more.
A recurring theme in his work is noticing patterns and unpacking what they really mean, whether it’s a cultural trend, such as TV and film’s current obsession with gay characters who pathologically lie, or exploring how the reality TV “confessional” interview has shaped our digital lives. The topics he reports on are wide-ranging, from the bizarre phenomenon of novelty toilet signs, to the lesser-known queer history of the jockstrap, or the strange new norm of being fed “memories” by our phones. As well as interviewing actors, writers, activists and other creatives, he also writes reviews and analysis, including “Cultural Staples” — a monthly essay for Harper’s Bazaar.
Before journalism, he studied Fine Art at University of Brighton and later earned an MA in Queer History from Goldsmiths, University of London. He now lives in east London.