Lola Kirke (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

My first piece withLondon Evening Standard: An interview with the sister of Domino and Jemima, who stars in the latest Noah Baumbach / Greta Gerwig movie.

Lola Kirke on Mistress America, Lena Dunham and more

Barack Obama and Jon Stewart on set at The Daily Show (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

My editor at Rolling Stone asked me to share my thoughts about the changes The Daily Show host brought to our political dialogue. I wrote it in one burst while flying from New York to Seattle, so I’m guessing you can hear the baby screaming in the background when you read it.

How Jon Stewart Changed the Way We Talk about Politics on TV

Jane Lynch (Photo: Ben Rayner / Time Out New York)

Success, when it happens to you a little bit later in life than you might have expected, seems a biteasier to take. Jane Lynch was about 50 when she started getting a lot ofattention, and she’s very easy about it all.

Jane Lynch: See Jane Sing

Aatish Taseer (Geraint Lewis/Writer Pictures/AP)

Chatting with Aatish Taseer about his new book got my head buzzing. Highly worth a read if you’re still looking for a book to round out your summer…

Eastern Promises: Inside the Bold New Novel The Way Things Were.