Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Let’s Get Real: What AI Does Is Not Speaking Language
To invoke language when talking about LLMs is to misunderstand the nature of language and miss its fundamentally lived and embodied character. LLMs may...
Bay Area Museums Are Struggling To Survive
More than half a dozen nonprofit arts and cultural institutions reviewed by the Chronicle have experienced significant revenue decreases, most say attendance remains below...
The Prado Museum Casts Itself In The Role Of Literary Muse
Since last year, the Prado has been bringing novelists to live in an apartment overlooking the museum. They stay for periods ranging from three...
How Do Humans Understand Direction? With Language, Of Course
The configuration and language of the four directions is common to many—though not all—cultures. - LitHub
Russian Ballet Dancer Critical Of Putin Falls From 5th Floor To His Death
Multiple Vladimir Putin adversaries have died after falling from windows. The term “Sudden Russian Death Syndrome” was born after many notable Russian figureheads who...
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Black Artists And Performers Claim Egypt For Africa At The Met“By staging performances within the Met’s hallowed halls, these artists challenge traditional narratives of...
How Might We Communicate With Aliens? Understanding AI Might Help
Unlike bones, we can’t dig up ancient languages to study how they developed over time. While we may be unable to study the true...
News Service AP Will Cut Eight Percent On Its Staff In Restructuring
The bulk of the changes will come in the U.S., where we remain committed to our 50-state footprint but must evolve to align with...
Study: People Can’t Tell The Difference Between Human And AI Writing
Ten poets, from the medieval Geoffrey Chaucer to modern writer Dorothea Lasky, were successfully impersonated by AI chatbots, with most of the 696 participants slightly...
Restoration Of Rembrandt’s “Night Watchman” Begins In Public
The restorers are working in a specially-designed glass chamber in the Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honor in full view of the public. - ARTnews
Claim: More Music Is Released Now In A Typical Day Than In All Of...
In business analyst MiDiA's recent 'State of the music creator economy report', they found that the overall number of music creators was around 75.9 million...
Barnes & Noble Announces Its 2024 Book Of The Year
A twist on an American classic. - BookRiot
Barnes & Noble Making A Big Comeback
In a move that’s perhaps more symbolic than business-minded, Barnes & Noble, America’s largest retail bookseller, has reclaimed the flagship store it vacated in...
How Immersive Dining Shows Became A Popular Art
“Food is a very grounding thing in itself; you want to have a shared experience with people while you’re eating it. When you think...
Major Test For The State Of The Art Market This Week
Buyers will compete to own more than 1,600 lots that are estimated to raise at least $1.1 billion. That includes a $1 million banana....
Today’s AJ Highlights
How To Select Ten Books To Represent A Quarter Of A Century“Once we got back about ten years, I had a much better sense...
This Week’s AJ Highlights
Festival Attendance Might Be Down, But Glastonbury Sells Out In 30 Minutes Despite concerns about declining attendance at music festivals globally, Glastonbury's rapid sell-out...
Today’s AJ Highlights
Good morning. One of the revolutions in marketing brought about by AI will be going from getting your message out in front of the...
In The Land Of A-Museum-For-Everything, The Math Museum Will Double In Size
It is nearly double the size of its original location, at 11 East 26th Street in New York, which opened in 2012 and closed...
New Music Streaming Service Based On Video Games Finds An Audience
It's called Nintendo Music — and on it, you can listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey...
Can Spotify’s AI-DJs Make You Listen Longer?
Spotify has millions of listeners, and a staff of real human beings couldn't voice contextual recommendations for each one of them. But AI can....
British Museum Gets A £-billion Donation — Largest Ever
Such a high-value donation of art is uncommon in the UK; the last headline-making gift received by the British Museum was a bequest from...
UK Media Industry Is Having A Crisis Of New Workers
The reality is that access to these careers often comes down to personal connections and the kinds of skills that are fostered through private...
How People Focus Attention On Art Has Changed. Museums Need To Change Too
You can see how certain architectures for looking were created in the 19th century to produce what gets called “attention”—museums changing their hanging practices....
Festival Attendance Might Be Down, But Glastonbury Sells Out In 30 Minutes
Fans were "randomly assigned a place in a queue" rather than having to refresh the holding page when the tickets went live. - BBC