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/

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...

Wrote about why The Apprentice fucking sucks! (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! 🇬🇧

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...

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...

baby’s in print in the New York Times 😌

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...

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...

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 🧵

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...

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...

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...

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...

🥹 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...

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

as a narcissistic gay man I am legally required to post this

what’s up (gay) people

Afternoon, new followers. Twitter's sudden fall is worrying news for small publications like ours. If you like what we do, buy a magazine from the archive or even a subscription for the year. www.the-fence.com/shop/

I did *thee* thread of Diane Abbott as M&S canned cocktails

Hi new followers! 👋 I’m a culture journalist based in the UK. I mostly write about TV, queer issues + the internet I’m hoping to share more work here. It ranges from TV analysis, to op-eds, interviews, and deep-dives about specific topics. I also write a monthly culture essay for Harper’s Bazaar ✨

(last) saturday night 🕺

am I allowed to be gay and narcissistic on here?

for @slate.bsky.social, I wrote about something that has long fascinated me: digital memory prompts! being told we have a “new memory” would have once seemed dystopian, but now it’s totally normal. Like most things our phones do, I wonder: is it as harmless as it seems? slate.com/technology/2...