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How Much Money Does Silicon Valley Make from Stolen Video?
TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook are making billions on scrolling video feeds, and they all recycle the same (apparently pirated) video clips. Is this…
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Why Is the Washington Post Talking to Substack?
And updates on other recent articles
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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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Brian Wilson Is My Brick
I keep a brick on display in my home.
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An Ugly New Marketing Strategy Is Driving Me Nuts (and You Too)
That's its purpose
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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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The Ten Warning Signs
A huge change is coming
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Where in the World Is the World's Fair?
It's happening right now—but can you tell me where?
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Tens of Thousands of AI Users Now Believe ChatGPT Is God
Is this mental illness—or the next major religion?
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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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May 2025

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