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February 23, 2026
In the New Toy Story Movie, Toys Lose Their Jobs to AI
The tech backlash is now mainstream—and even tech companies are joining in
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February 21, 2026
How Jeffrey Epstein Became a Public Intellectual
It's amazing what money can buy nowadays
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February 19, 2026
30 Facts about Childhood Today that Will Terrify You
Why are we doing this to our kids?
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February 16, 2026
The Live Music Event That Changed My Life
I met my destiny, and nothing would be the same afterwards
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February 13, 2026
All This Has Happened in Just the Last 15 Days...
This isn't the future. It's happening now. And you can't afford to ignore it.
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February 9, 2026
My Favorite Music for Meditation
Ten hours of trance-inducing music
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February 7, 2026
What I Learned from Binge-Watching Cowboy Movies
I hated cowboys when I was a youngster. But then something changed.
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February 3, 2026
Did I Call the Bubble Top?
And what happens next?
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February 1, 2026
I'm Recommending 12 New YouTube Videos
Let's support indie voices instead of Netflix
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January 30, 2026
My Warning About AI Music from 1988
Did I get it wrong or right? You tell me.
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January 28, 2026
25 Ways to Destroy a Community
Do we really want to live like this?
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January 26, 2026
10 Survival Skills in an AI-Controlled Society
Why don't they teach these in college?
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January 23, 2026
I Blame Jan Garbarek
This saxophonist turned the tables on me—but what can I do but listen?
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January 21, 2026
Why I Hate Flopping
And not just in sports
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January 19, 2026
Are These 50 Experts Real People?
And more updates on recent articles
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January 16, 2026
25 Propositions about the New Romanticism
This article would normally be behind a paywall.
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January 14, 2026
The Day NY Publishing Lost Its Soul
How did we get here? And how do we get back?
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January 11, 2026
Fifty People Control the Culture
The state of the culture 2026
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January 9, 2026
How I Learned to Love Reading
Is this how to fix the crisis in reading?
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January 4, 2026
An Introduction to Stan Getz in 10 Tracks
He is still famous today for his bossa nova hits—but Getz did so much more
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January 1, 2026
Why Secondhand Is Now Better Than New
Or how the thrift store suddenly became cool
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December 30, 2025
The 10 Most Popular Articles of the Year
It’s been quite a year at The Honest Broker. Here are the highlights.
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December 28, 2025
A Woman on a NY Subway Just Set the Tone for Next Year
This is what's coming in 2026
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December 26, 2025
The Eight Questions You Must Answer
The great divergence is at hand—and you must choose
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December 24, 2025
Four Perspectives on Bing Crosby
We hear him sing "White Christmas" every December, but the most inspiring stories about Bing are hidden from view
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December 22, 2025
The Return of the Weirdo
Will this be the cool new thing of 2026?
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December 19, 2025
The Surprising Return of the Bookstore
And other updates on past articles
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