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Katie Rosseinsky

Katie Rosseinsky is senior culture and lifestyle writer at The Independent, focusing on features. She has freelanced for publications including Stylist, Radio Times and The Guardian, and has also worked for the Evening Standard, Grazia and Time Out. She is based in Liverpool.

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How The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV

Armando Iannucci wanted to make something ‘rough and ready’ about what politics was really like in the 2000s, but with a team of talented writers, he created a classic comedy that still resonates today. Katie Rosseinsky dissects the anatomy of its foul-mouthed invective

<p>Siobhan Finneran’s first leading role sees her playing a witness protection officer</p>

Happy Valley’s Siobhan Finneran: ‘We’re all a bit of a mess’

After the whirlwind success of ‘Happy Valley’, Siobhan Finneran is stepping up to a long-overdue leading role in an ITV police thriller. She talks to Katie Rosseinsky about delving into the secretive world of witness protection, why Sally Wainwright’s work struck such a chord, and juggling hard-hitting drama with comedy

Happy Valley’s Siobhan Finneran: ‘We’re all a bit of a mess’

After the whirlwind success of ‘Happy Valley’, Siobhan Finneran is stepping up to a long-overdue leading role in an ITV police thriller. She talks to Katie Rosseinsky about delving into the secretive world of witness protection, why Sally Wainwright’s work struck such a chord, and juggling hard-hitting drama with comedy

<p>Siobhan Finneran’s first leading role sees her playing a witness protection officer</p>
<p>Joan Didion (left) and Eve Babitz have become symbols of literary cool </p>

The uneasy bond between two very different literary ‘it girls’

A new book explores the friendship and rivalry between two very different chroniclers of Sixties and Seventies Los Angeles – and shines a light upon why a new generation of readers are still obsessed with Didion and Babitz decades later, writes Katie Rosseinsky

The uneasy bond between two very different literary ‘it girls’

A new book explores the friendship and rivalry between two very different chroniclers of Sixties and Seventies Los Angeles – and shines a light upon why a new generation of readers are still obsessed with Didion and Babitz decades later, writes Katie Rosseinsky

<p>Joan Didion (left) and Eve Babitz have become symbols of literary cool </p>

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