Archive - The Honest Broker

What Happened to the Library?

And why we need physical books more than ever

Dec 13 • Ted Gioia

Hollywood Is Turning into a Content Farm for Silicon Valley

In just the last few weeks, things have gotten worse—much worse.

Dec 10 • Ted Gioia

My Problem with Clear Writing

Or why clarity is overrated

Dec 8 • Ted Gioia

Will West Coast Jazz Finally Get Some Respect?

I intend to find out

Dec 6 • Ted Gioia

Publishing Is Getting Smaller—and Maybe Better

Ross Barkan on Modern Literature and the New Romanticism

Dec 5 • Jared Henderson

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The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 2 of 2)

Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions

Dec 3 • Ted Gioia

The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2)

Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions

Dec 1 • Ted Gioia

November 2025

The New Anxiety of Our Time Is Now on TV

Pluribus, Severance and other sci-fi shows reveal our hidden fear

Nov 29 • Ted Gioia

The Rock Star Who Couldn't Sing or Play a Note

Was this the birth of the influencer?

Nov 26 • Ted Gioia

I'm Recommending 14 New YouTube Videos

I’ve spent a long time taming the YouTube algorithm (ugh!).

Nov 24 • Ted Gioia

Paul McCartney Invents a New Kind of Protest Song

The culture war of the future has just started

Nov 22 • Ted Gioia

What Happens Next?

I recently published three very controversial articles here—but the real story is what happened in the aftermath.

Nov 20 • Ted Gioia

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