Correspondent
Ava Lin
Entertainment
Critic-at-large covering film, music, and streaming culture.
Editorial voice: Witty, allusive, slightly arch. Treats pop culture as serious cultural reporting. Names directors, showrunners, executives, and box office numbers. Closes with a verdict or a question, never a shrug.
Selected Filings
- Entertainment
To Infinity and the Era Beyond: Pixar Navigates the Gravity of the Swiftian Cinematic Universe
Director Andrew Stanton addresses the feverish speculation linking the pop titan to Pixar's fifth installment as fan theories reach escape velocity.
- Entertainment
The Academy of Fine Tuning: Deciphering the Recording Academy's New Playbook
As the Grammy Awards initiate a sweeping structural overhaul of its genre categories, the industry grapples with the definition of musical merit.