do elves sleep, and other problems of lore

the alternate title of this post was "lore: what is it good for (absolutely nothing)" so count yourselves lucky I guess

Longtime readers of this newsletter know that I have a particular hatred for the Amazon TV show Rings of Power. In fact in my upcoming book I use the first season as an example of the worst IP garbage available, though in the book I focus slightly less on Rings of Power’s many aesthetic failings and more on the way that its superficial diversity is inte…