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Cool. But not my assertion. It's certainly true that Tolkien's work is more complex than that, and also the mythology that inspired it. Nonetheless, the trope picked up and carried by D&D is that "good" elves are light-skinned, and "evil" elves are dark-skinned. It was never 100%, but it's a...

Have you bothered to read the thread? It's been covered. But you do you man, keep on believing what you want to believe, evidence not withstanding.

Several of the novel authors have had rocky relationships with first TSR and then later WotC. Weis & Hickman, Salvatore, probably others. And?

Heh. Nope. I'm assuming you are referring to "The Making of Original Dungeons and Dragons (1970-1977)" . . . although that was Jon Peterson, not Ben Riggs. I don't think Riggs has written any books in partnership with WotC. But either way . . . Nope. Gygax was what he was. A guy who captured...

Yeah, Ayoub certainly did not apologize for that!

Did he though? I haven't watched the video, but I got the impression that Ayoub was apologizing that there has been a long rift between the GAME and the Gygax family (including Gary, of course). Beginning with TSR, and continuing with WotC. Has WotC treated Gygax poorly? In what way? Initially...

Okay. Doesn't really change my point at all.

Why should D&D limit itself to Tolkien's ideas and European folklore? Why should "good" elves be white, and "evil" elves be dark-skinned? Do you not see the problem with that classic trope? Personally, I'm glad WotC has decided to show a diversity of skin colors in D&D elves (and dwarves...

Wow! There is currently a Kickstarter closing on April 18 for an art book featuring the work of Clyde Caldwell, classic D&D artist! Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1735313490/the-art-of-clyde-caldwell-legacy-anthology

Okay, now I want to see a movie called Cruise Mummy . . . On a ocean cruise for egyptologists, an ancient evil tags along for revenge on those who have disturbed their tomb . . .

There might be a pause in new Star Trek, but . . . there will be new Star Trek. A pause might be a good thing . . . .

There's been talk about a comedic live action series with Tawny Newsome as one of the showrunners . . . but it's been a while on that . . . I don't think there is anything solid that's been released publicly. :(

"I didn't like it" is a fine response to a D&D book. But . . . that isn't the same thing as claims of no theme, purpose, or quality. The book had all of those things. Doesn't mean you have to like it, but hyperbole isn't useful. All D&D books these days are designed by committee. Have been for...

Why would you think that? It's pretty obvious to the point where I'm honestly perplexed about why some folks are perplexed about it.

I would be very surprised if they reversed any of the lore changes from the previous book. Also, I hope they don't! Personally, I appreciated the lore changes.

Nope, that's not it. Especially that's not even remotely true, there was nothing "questionable" in the coffee table books put out in recent years, no disparagement of old timers. Apologies for past racism and sexism in older products, sure, but . . . that was all that was there, in those older...

Tribalism? Nah. I mean, some folks in the ENWorld threads are trying to make this "rift" between OSR fans and modern D&D fans. But Ayoub is simply referring to the rift between the Gygax family and the D&D game. That impacts fans (at least the fans that care about such things), but it isn't...

Yeah, we do. At least those of us who have been in the fandom since the 80s. Or who have read or listened to the various books and podcasts on the subject. It's not rocket science.

Try reading the several threads on this topic right here on ENWorld.

Me.