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Why Is the Washington Post Talking to Substack?
And updates on other recent articles
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Ted Gioia
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"The Next New Thing in Music Will Not Come from New York, Los Angeles, or London"
Highlights from my conversation with The Ankler
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Ted Gioia
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Brian Wilson Is My Brick
I keep a brick on display in my home.
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Ted Gioia
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An Ugly New Marketing Strategy Is Driving Me Nuts (and You Too)
That's its purpose
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Ted Gioia
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The Rise and Fall of Sly Stone
The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his audience more than 50 years ago
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Ted Gioia
83
The Ten Warning Signs
A huge change is coming
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Ted Gioia
450
Where in the World Is the World's Fair?
It's happening right now—but can you tell me where?
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Ted Gioia
102
Tens of Thousands of AI Users Now Believe ChatGPT Is God
Is this mental illness—or the next major religion?
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Ted Gioia
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Beauty Is Stone Cold in the Arts, but Hot as a Consumer Product
The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
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Ted Gioia
138

May 2025

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