Took a side quest for The Independent to track down the Chads, aka the most-desired men on dating apps. Very interesting guys who are very rarely spoken to! Grateful as ever to Adam White and Patrick Smith for entertaining my pitches... independent.co.uk/life-style/lov…

wrote about what the hell is going on with dating at the moment, for The Independent (didn’t write the headline!) independent.co.uk/life-style/lov…

a couple of weeks ago i met max porter at the southbank and we talked about his strange, furious new novel, SHY (out today), for the The Independent independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Frieda Hughes is pretty extraordinary. We talked about her new memoir, if she'd let her mother Sylvia Plath's work be edited, how she felt when she sold her parents' rings, and her plans to write more about her life. One of my favourite interviews ✨ independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

‘Shame stayed with me and damaged me’: Russell Tovey on sex, death and Derek Jarman independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

A delight and a privilege to interview Richard E Grant for today’s Independent independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Felt surreal speaking to Kelsey Grammer. Fascinating guy; tragic life; one of the best to ever do it on screen. independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

I went on a wild ride with Natasha Lyonne independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

It happened: they let me, the boy who saw The Dark Knight in the cinema 8 times, interview Christopher Nolan #Oppenheimer independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

This statement by Sinéad O'Connor about the consequences of tearing the picture of the Pope:

Had a very interesting convo with Charlie Day about Fool's Paradise, his debut film that's been stomped on by critics. independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

For The Independent I wrote an oral history of Guy Ritchie’s Lock Stock and spoke to the likes of Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng and Nick Moran. There is Robbie Williams, the female lead getting cut and Jason Statham doing Shakespeare plus much more: independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

For The Independent I spoke to the legend that is Craig Fairbrass about being honoured by the BFI, the Footsoldier series, finally getting the recognition he deserves, Muscle, EastEnders and just about everything else in between: independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

To mark Peep Show's 20th anniversary, I've spent the past few weeks speaking to its stars and creators about paranoia, sagging sofas, dead dogs and sitting on burglars independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

The The Independent is partnering with the fabulous Henley Literary Festival this year, and subscribers to the Indy/Arts newsletter can enter to win tickets to talks and a lovely hotel stay👇 independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Doing a talk at one of my favourite spots in London – The Garden Cinema – this Monday, with the one and only Jack Shepherd. Come and say hello! thegardencinema.co.uk/film/industry-…

My latest interview AKA The Tell-Tale Hart independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Gauche little personal news tweet: as of yesterday I am now a Senior Culture Writer at the Independent 👍

🚨 After 2.5 years as a culture reporter at The Independent, I'm happy to announce that I've returned to freelancing full-time! Had a little summer break, and now I'm back and ready for commissions, shift work, coffee chats, the lot! Get in touch😌 nicolemvassell(@)gmail(.)com

dream interview: for @dazed i had a long chat with jane schoenbrun about the complicated transness of I SAW THE TV GLOW dazeddigital.com/film-tv/articl…