Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Spotify Clarifies New Rules On Payouts To Artists
Spotify states that redistributing the revenues from the end of the tail will be more impactful for ‘these tens of millions of dollars per year...
An Expanding Inequality In The Theatre World
The 2000s, as economic inequality in the nation has gone from bad to worse, the theater world has become more profoundly unequal. No one...
Oprah Lands In The National Portrait Gallery
The oil painting by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren presents the iconic talk show host-turned-media mogul in virtuosic detail, wearing a dramatic purple dress...
Arts Relief Funding Was Massive. Here’s Where It Went. Now What?
Now that the pandemic relief funds have stopped, many arts organizations are scrambling to balance their budgets. The new report says "the duration" of...
Will AI Turn The Web Into Fodder?
If ChatGPT reproduces news updates, what reason is there to click on the original? How many times have you Googled for more information after...
Ben Sasse: The Moral Decline Of Great Universities
Today, free will, individual agency, forgiveness, personal improvement, and healthy cultural cross-pollination are all obliterated by omnipotent determinisms. - The Atlantic
Teachers In France Strike To Protest Controversy Over Renaissance Painting
Housed at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the display of the 1603 canvas Diana and Actaeon reportedly “disturbed” some students, according to the...
Argentina’s New President Puts Ministry Of Culture On The Chopping Block
On the chopping block is the Argentine Ministry of Culture, along with the ministries of Health, Labor, Social Development, and Education (which Milei had previously...
How Big Brands Use Christmas Music To Sell Things To You
How does music support these brands, and what subconscious effect is this having on our shopping behaviour? - The Conversation
An AI Art Installation That Insults Viewers
The installation, “AI & Me,” was first shown this summer at the Metropolink #09 Festival in Heidelberg, Germany, as an experiment into how far humans are...
Big Streamers Promised They’d Invest In Canadian Content. Now Canada Wonders How?
As 2023 ends, the country’s TV and telecom regulator is at odds with American streamers over how much cash they are now obligated to...
Netflix’s List Of What’s Being Watched Makes For Interesting Reading
After poring over the giant spreadsheet, here are some things that stand out. - The Hollywood Reporter
Google Loses App Store Lawsuit – A Win For Creators
Epic had accused Google of restricting smartphone makers, wireless carriers, and app developers from providing any competition to the Play store, which accounts for...
How The Ballpoint Pen Changed Writing
No need of handwriting? Surely there must be some reason I keep finding pens everywhere. - The Atlantic
For First Time, Netflix Shares Data On What We’re Watching
The report, titled “What We Watched,” includes viewership data for the movies and television shows watched on the streaming service between January and June 2023. - Washington...
Creative Disruption That Creates More Than It Destroys
Firms that generate nondisruptive creation lead with agency. Rather than start with the chessboard, they envision what could be and what should be, irrespective...
Should London Build A Sphere Like The One In Las Vegas?
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG), the organisation behind the venue, wanted to build a Sphere on a former coach park at Stratford in east...
Motion Picture Association Appeals To Congress For New Piracy-Fighting Measures
The MPA wants legislation that would enable content companies to seek court injunctive relief that would require internet service providers and other intermediaries to disable access...
Tech Always Changes Previous Realities. Fakes And Lies Abound
We are confined to reality, but we cannot confront facts (or even make sense of them) without the salve of fiction. As Joan Didion...
In-Flight Entertainment Has Become Huge Business
The in-flight entertainment and connectivity market grew to US$5.9 billion as of 2019, a testament to its economic impact on both the airlines and...
How Twitter Changed The News
That split between the big audience on Facebook and the influential audience on Twitter was instantly obvious to anyone in any newsroom who ever cared to look. - The...
Do You See/Hear/Smell What I Do? (Probably Not)
New research is uncovering the hidden differences in how people experience the world. The consequences are unsettling. - Aeon
The University Uncancelled
The portrait of a cowed institution has little in common with the reality of campus politics. The truth is that a university, like any...
The Skeptical Neurologist: Does Simply Visiting A Museum Provide Health Benefits?
The question is whether art exposure, alone, is enough to reap its benefits. In other words, does the simple fact of being in contact...
A Difference Of Opinions Is Not Fatal (Or Shouldn’t Be)
The most obvious pitfall of contrarianism is that, just like following the crowd, it outsources your judgement to others, albeit in rejection rather than...