A Missive From Hobbiton

A 6'2" man enters a town built for Hobbits.

Hi,

As I mentioned back on January 16, I was due to have a Zoom with Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie while I was in Hobbiton, New Zealand. And I wanted to update you on that.

In case you’re unaware, Hobbiton is from the Lord of the Rings films that Peter Jackson made over 20 years ago. As they were about to bulldoze the set, some cunning person said, “