The Honest Broker
I probe the depths of my Frank Sinatra anxiety, and tell how I came to terms with his blowhard's anthem.
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100 years ago, Oswald Spengler announced the 'Decline of the West' and made predictions about cities in the 21st Century. Was he correct?
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Clinical evidence and field research indicate that longer songs have a more euphoric and hypnotic impact. So why do commercial songs end so soon?
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In a music business that assigns every artist a category, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou—soon to celebrate her 98th birthday—has operated beyond all labe…
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Here are two songs from the updated edition of The Jazz Standards, my new guide to the 267 essential jazz compositions—published a few days ago by Oxfo…
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Imagine a Silicon Valley strategy implemented with the United States phone system 100 years ago. It's not a pretty picture.
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As a special feature for paid subscribers to The Honest Broker, I’m sharing mini-reviews of ten recent recordings of exceptional merit—all styles, all …
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Or dark truths René Girard should have told us about popular culture but never got around to saying.
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