A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia
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Rick Beato Versus the NY Times
Fifteen days ago, the New York Times published its list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Since then, all hell has broken loose in the music world. And in the last 48 hours, that Hades just got a lot hotter.
I’d been one of t...
How to Tell If You're Living in a Binary Crisis
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72 Hours in New Orleans
I came. I saw. I ate beignets.
Right after I stepped off the plane in New Orleans, I saw Louis Armstrong, in beautiful bronze and larger than life. It wasn’t the most accurate depiction—his arms were too short, his head too large.
My 9 Rules of Criticism
Advice to wannabe reviewers
Even I’m suspicious of critics, and I’m a member of the priesthood. One of my favorite movie scenes, from the film Birdman, shows Michael Keaton confronting a hostile drama critic—and saying everything artists h...
The Fantastic Nicknames of Jazz
If you’re a jazz fan, see how many of the nicknames in the poem below you can identify. And even if you’re not a jazz fan, keep reading—you will still enjoy this. Especially if you read it aloud.
I’m sharing this with the permission of aut...
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Ted Gioia is author of The Honest Broker on Substack (https://www.honest-broker.com)—a frank and opinionated guide to music, books, media, and culture. He is author of 12 books, and previously served on the faculty at Stanford.
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