Entertainment journalism, specializing in tabletop roleplaying games. Read Lin’s TTRPG reporting primarily on Rascal, the worker-owned news site Lin co-founded that focuses on tabletop roleplaying games and culture.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition, 2023
'Everything Is a Story' Inside Wyrmwood Gaming's Narcissistic Funhouse, 2023
Abuse of VFX Artists Is Ruining the Movies, 2022
Our Flag Means Death's Finale Was Full of Hurt For Izzy Hands Fans, 2023
Hex & Co. Built a Beloved Gaming Community—Now It's Organizing, 2023
Why Race Is Still A Problem In Dungeons & Dragons, 2022
NFTs Are Here to Ruin D&D, 2022
Magic: The Gathering Fan Allegedly Set Upon by Pinkertons for Unreleased Cards | Magic 'Raid' Wasn't the First Time Wizards of the Coast Hired Pinkertons, 2023
Star Wars' BIPOC Fans Speak Out on Lucasfilm Addressing Racism in Fandom, 2022
Evil Genius Sues Netflix Over Canceled Rebel Moon TTRPG
New Dungeons & Dragons Sourcebook Features AI Generated Art, 2023
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ND Stevenson Wants to Embrace the Messiness, 2023
The Writers Strike Has the Power and the Determination to Keep Going, 2023
Blue Eye Samurai's Showrunners Took Their Time With Each Episode
David Jenkins Talks Our Flag Means Death's Finale, and That Tragic Twist
Viral Sensation Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood Has Spoken: Read Time War, Watch Trigun, 2023
Grant Howitt's Eat the Reich Asks If You're Willing to Be a Monster, 2023
Kate Welch Reflects on Lord of the Rings, Games, and Play, 2023
Fighting the Forces of Evil at the Dungeons & Dragons-Themed Picket Line in Hollywood, 2023
Author Naomi Alderman Hopes The Power Will Strike Twice, 2023
Shelley Parker-Chan's Newest Book Brings Emo to 14th Century China, 2023
The Sandman's Vanessa Benton on Writing About Death and Dreams, 2022
Interview With the Vampire Knows It's Telling a Slanted Truth, 2022
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself's Showrunner Talks Found Family and Love Triangles, 2022
Encounter Party Is Ready To Take On Television, 2023
Gail Simone Will Pen an All-New Red Sonja Novel, 2023
At Gen Con, Independent TTRPGs Got Their Spotlights Too, 2023
Shadow and Bone’s Crows Are Back for Vengeance—and a Little Romance, 2023
Lorcana Hopefuls Wait in Line for 14 Hours for Disney Magic, 2023
The Biblical Mythos That Inspired Oscar Isaac's Head Wounds: Sparrow, 2022
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A Link Between Genders: Trans Joy and the Legend of Zelda, 2023
Keep Your Memories, Kill Your Nostalgia, 2023
Interview With the Vampire Works So Well Because of Daniel Molloy, 2022
Martin Scorsese's Goncharov (1973) Is the Greatest Mafia Movie Never Made, 2022
AI Chatbots Won't Save Hollywood From the Writers' Strike, 2023
Chatbots Have Stolen Fanfiction From a Gift Culture, 2023
Voice Actors Speak Out on AI Regulations They Want to Have
Constantine's Gabriel Fucked With Gender and Expectations, 2022
The Crows Have Always Been the Best Part of Shadow and Bone, 2023
John Wick Is Fantastic Because It Has Restraint, 2023
Destroy the Gatekeepers of Art, Free The People's Joker!, 2022
Armand Is the Reason to Re-Watch Interview With the Vampire's First Season, 2022
Marvel Learned the Wrong Lessons From the Iron Man Trilogy, 2023
Magic: The Gathering Is Making Racists Mad, and That's Good, 2023
DROP's Gorgeous Lord of the Rings Keyboard Broke My Elvish-Loving Brain, 2022
I Tried to Sleep in a Casket and All I Got Was This Stupid Blog, 2022
With the Actors on Strike, Robots Are Promoting Their Projects, 2023
Dungeons & Dragons Has Burned Up All the Goodwill, 2023
Agent Carter Did Spycraft Better Than Secret Invasion Ever Could, 2023
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Interview With the Vampire Is a Bloody Good Nightmare, 2022
Nimona Is a Hilarious, Visionary Film of Queer Triumph, 2023
Barbie Is Pretty to Watch, Fun to Play With, and Hard to Make Sense of, 2023
Into the Odd Is a Beautifully Self-Cannibalizing RPG Built on Bodies, 2022
Roleplaying Games Enter the World of Ballet in a Unique New Performance, 2023
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Leaves Us Wanting More, on Purpose, 2023
Camp Damascus is a Hopeful Story of Queer Struggle and Survival, 2023
Critical Role's First Non-D&D Campaign Makes the Production the Point, 2023
Renfield Is a Very, Very Bloody Good Time, 2023
Mayfair Witches Is an Unambitious, Tragically Unsexy Adaptation, 2023
Wednesday Misunderstands Its Misunderstood Protagonist, 2022
In Suzume, the Worst Thing You Can Do Is Leave Yourself Behind, 2023
The Salt Grows Heavy Is a Delightfully Gruesome Queer Fairy Tale, 2023
Till the Last Gasp Is an Exciting and Dramatic 2-Player Grudge Match, 2023
You Really Should Watch The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself, 2022
Wes Anderson's Asteroid City Is Over-Stylized and Under-Realized, 2023
The Power Shows That Political Satire Hasn't Lost its Spark, 2023
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Chuck Tingle on His First Published Horror Novel, and The Genesis of Camp Damascus, 2023
Why Tilda Swinton is Drawn to Certain Characters, 2022
Misha Collins; What Made Supernatural Successful, 2023
LeVar and Mica Burton, Weirdest Thing LeVar Burton Has Signed, Which La Forge Character Mica Relates to More, Working on Star Trek: Picard Together, 2023
Jacob Anderson & Sam Reid | First Fandoms, Why Are Vampires Associated With Queerness?, Favorite Vampires in Media, 2022
V. E. Schwab on Her New Fantasy Series, Anime, and Book Recommendations | Part 1, Part 2, 2023
Kirby Howell-Baptiste: Which Endless Would Kirby Howell-Baptiste Be?, 2022
Rahul Kohli on His “Daddy” Status, 2022
Oscar Isaac on How Hope Plays into Leo's Arc, 2022
Avatar’s Janet Varney & Dante Basco, Other Characters, 2022
Critical Role: Could Critical Role Go Independent in the Future? Critical Role on the Open D&D Movement, Vox Machina is a Fan Forward Project, 2023
Tyler Posey Almost Played a Lost Boys Vampire, On Returning to Teen Wolf, 2023
Stephen Graham Jones, General Interview, Introducing People to Horror, 2023
Rahul Kohli: On the New Warhammer Show, How he Got His Own Dragon Ishin Trooper Card, 2023
Are the Politics of The Power Timeless?, 2023
William Jackson Harper’s Marvel Moments, 2023
Ben Schwartz on Balancing Scripted Comedy and Improv in Renfield, 2023
Chris McKay and Robert Kirkman, Renfield's Practical Effects, Balancing Camp and Comedy, 2023
Chloe Gong on Adapting Shakespeare Canon, How Will AI Affect Authors, and Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings, 2023