Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
World’s Largest Music Company Teams Up With Startup To Offer Artists AI Voices
Aside from merely making a copy of a voice, MicDrop purports to offer a voice-to-instrument function, similar to the features that can make keyboards...
AI Is Spamming Up Academic Journals
The fake journals show how easy it is to game the systems used to evaluate researchers for promotions and hiring — and this could...
Why Is Netflix Taking Over Dead Department Stores In Malls?
The initial Netflix House locations will open in “two of the most popular shopping centers in America,” according to Netflix, the Galleria Dallas and the...
Culture War: Fighting Over Palm Springs’ Marilyn Statue
In the rest of the country, they’re arguing about statues of Confederate generals. In Palm Springs, they’re arguing about Marilyn Monroe’s underpants. This is...
How A 380-Year-Old Newspaper Reinvented Itself Almost Overnight
Wiener Zeitung is now WZ, an about-face from its roots in print and an aging audience. WZ has a dedicated website, several newsletters, podcasts, and...
Entries Are Surging For Australia’s Art Competitions. Why?
‘I definitely think that over the COVID-19 lockdown period people discovered a new talent or passion for art. And I think now, we are...
Where Have Broadway’s Suburban Audiences Gone?
An unprecedented 14 new shows opened in April. A wide slate with something for everyone. Yet, still, suburban visitors to Broadway are down roughly...
Unions Express Non-Confidence In Chicago Public Media Chief
“Under Mr. Moog’s stewardship, we have seen a loss of talented and expert staffers and continued revenue declines, stunting our efforts to achieve sustainability...
Sydney, Australia’s Plan To Try To Stabilize Its Creative Sector
Key findings by the City include that Greater Sydney has the largest creative workforce in the country, but the number of artists who live...
Schools Are Now Teaching Reading Without Books
Beginning in September, this is what the majority of elementary-school kids in New York City will be doing. More than two-thirds of its school districts selected...
A Backlash To DEI In Book Publishing?
Works by white writers dropped from 88 percent to 75 percent in five years. It is by far the biggest such change in U.S....
What Ails Us: Government Support For The Arts On The Wane
The historically lamentable lack of government support for the arts in the U.S. is taking another turn for the worse. California and San Francisco...
Duh: Those With A Love Of Thinking Do Better
People who relish mental challenges are not necessarily more intelligent – although some research has found that, on average, they score higher on fluid intelligence, the...
How Algorithms Are Changing Performance Art
We are in a feedback loop in which social media edifies and dictates taste. In a time of strained attention, where every next post...
German Theatre Reinvents, Reuses, And Reimagines To Get To Climate Neutral
No aspect of the process of making a play has been left unturned. From the lighting (switching to LED bulbs) to reducing travel (rehearsals...
Who’s Consuming The News And Why Not
Instead of a left-right thing, the report repeatedly locates a different divide — between people who are interested in news and politics and those...
Why Is The Progressive Brooklyn Museum Being Attacked By The Political Left?
Seven months ago, the museum was criticized not for a sympathetic view toward Israel but instead for antisemitic leanings. The turmoil in which so...
What, Actually, Is Intelligence? Just A Label?
Instead of a measurable, quantifiable thing that exists independently out in the world, we suggest that intelligence is a label, pinned by humanity onto...
Bayadere Is Stuffed With Stereotypes. Should It Be Reinvented Or Put Away?
“As someone who’s interested in pushing the boundaries forward, we have to know what our past looks like and embody that. What do we...
How Daniel Radcliffe Overcame Harry Potter
From early on, Radcliffe was aware of two competing drumbeats—two inevitable destinies, usually somehow intertwined, that were being predicted for him. - The Atlantic
World’s Best And Biggest Video Store Might Have To Close
The longtime University District video store, which turned nonprofit in 2014, holds one of the largest publicly accessible video collections in the United States; its...
Post-Tonys’ Die-Offs Begin: Broadway’s Huey Lewis Musical To Close
The show is the second to announce plans to close in the wake of this year’s Tony nominations, joining “Lempicka”. “The Heart of Rock...
Colorado’s Storied Tattered Cover Books Is Sold To Barnes And Noble
Tattered Cover has faced a difficult financial situation in recent years. The local bookstore chain has been staving off bankruptcy for years under two...
Why Your Local Bank Branch Looks More Like A Starbucks These Days
Increasingly, customers are visiting physical banks to receive guidance on products such as mortgages, loans and financial planning, while accessing more basic services online....
Tonys Takeaway: Regional Theatre Should Be Bold — Non-Profits Do It Better
One obvious point is that if you’re looking to develop a winner, an off-Broadway or regional theater is the way to go. For all...
