Louis Staples

Louis Staples is a freelance culture writer based in London. His work primarily covers television, pop culture and the internet for publications such as New York, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, The Guardian and Rolling Stone.

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  1. Hope, Change, Troll

    Spencer Pratt, the reality star people love to hate-watch, is running for office—and betting that infamy can be political currency.

    An illustration of Spencer Pratt
    Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Sources: Ekaterina Chizhevskaya / Getty; MEGA / GC Images / Getty; Soberve / Getty; Zen Rial / Getty.