Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The UK Is Getting Serious About Cracking Down On Social Networks
Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science and technology, is trying to convince social media platforms to do more to prevent online harms,...
Same Old Same Old: Our Culture Industry Relentlessly Mines Nostalgia
They do not feel like fun experiments or celebrations of beloved albums. They feel like the onward acceleration of a culture industry that is...
Lawrence Tibett Forecast Today’s Crisis In American Opera Back In 1950
He declared opera in America “in grave danger,” entrapped by a “star system” enforced by a social elite. He advocated American opera and opera...
Today’s AJ Highlights
Good morning: When voters elected far right governments in Hungary and Poland, the new leaders started changing the rules for how government would work....
When A Writer Should Just Say “Etcetera” (Literarily Speaking, Of Course)
When do we feel compelled to say “etcetera” or “ityadi” or even “blah blah,” not just literally or in a manner of speaking but...
Boston’s Institute Of Contemporary Art Gets A New Director
Nora Abrams, who has been the director of Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art since 2019, will succeed Jill Medvedow, who will leave her position...
Portland Oregon Changed How It Funds The Arts. Small Arts Organizations Aren’t Happy
The city argues that its new method of funding organizations creates a more equitable process to sustain the city’s myriad creative centers. But many...
A Weapon To Crush Uppity Arts Non-Profits?
"This is a troubling turn of events, particularly for the arts, where nonprofit organizations are prominent players in the form of museums, alternative art...
US House Passes Bill That Would Let Administration Strip Any Nonprofit As “Terrorist-Supporting”
This legislation would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to designate section 501(c) nonprofits as “terrorist supporting organizations” at the Secretary’s discretion, without requiring...
How Popular Culture Might Change During A Second Trump Term
In many ways the cultural legacy of the first Trump administration was more visible in backlash and protest. But it’s possible the second time...
Tuning In To Bird Songs And Understanding Deep Listening
Whether you do it while in the heart of the Amazon or on your walk to work, deep listening is a form of mindfulness....
A Recreated Pina Bausch Classic With Original Dancers Playing In Front Of Film Of...
The performers, ages 69 to 80, will dance the roles they created while footage from that first production, filmed by Rolf Borzik, plays alongside them...
A Short History Of The Actresses Of “Wicked”
Between that obstinate Elphaba and the bubbly Glinda the Good — “Wicked” has grossed more than $1.6 billion on Broadway while enduring as itsfourth-longest-running...
Today’s AJ Highlights
Good Morning: We're at the stranded assets part of the cable television business. Comcast has decided to spin off its cable networks (though not...
How A Refugee From The Kennedy Center Built A Center For Dance In Southern...
Judy Morr "decided to do something nobody else was doing in Southern California, which was to bring major international dance companies to Orange County....
Musical America Names Its Artists Of The Year
Barbara Hannigan heads the list. - Musical America
Study: Many Readers Prefer Chatbot Shakespeare To The Real Thing
A.I. chatbots can imitate famous poets like William Shakespeare well enough to fool many human readers, according to a new paper published Thursday in...
Nigeria Builds A Museum For The 21st Century
The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa), a constellation of buildings and outdoor performance spaces spread out across a 6-hectare (15-acre) campus, will hold...
Swedish Company Uses AI To “Post-Edit” And Create Translations Of Books
Nuanxed's approach, known as post-editing (PE), combines the use of AI translation tools with human editing and proofing. According to cofounder and CEO Robert...
Luigi Nono @100: A Legacy Of Deep Listening
Nono saw the potential to communicate with contemporary audiences, neither bound by nor rejecting the past, building solidarity against any resurgence of the fascism...
The Johnny Carson Phenomenon
In our fragmented media landscape, it can be difficult to grasp just how large Carson loomed over the culture. At the center of late-night...
Louisiana Almost Killed Its Movie Tax Credit
Last week, the state House of Representatives voted to terminate the incentive effective June 30, 2025, as part of a sweeping tax reform package....
How Thirty Years Of The UK National Lottery Has Changed Culture
“Without the profound impact of National Lottery funding for the arts, heritage, charity and tourism sectors, introduced by the Conservative government in 1994, survival...
Today’s AJ Highlights
This Composer Created An Entire Week-Long Piece Specifically For People’s Living Rooms “Drawing from a bank of over 7,000 ‘musical shapes, textures and gestures,’...
London’s Royal Opera Explores What It Means To Have A Voice (And Lose It)
“When you lose your voice, it takes away more than just your ability to communicate. You also lose part of your identity, personality and...
