Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
What Happens When We Fill Every Waking Moment With Information
From the jarring morning alarm to the podcast we listen to on the way to work; from the constant murmur of the office to...
Study: Reading To Children Improves Their Social Skills
Iâm a neuroscientist with four children, and I wondered whether children might be losing more than just the pleasure of listening to books read aloud. In...
Musical Protest In The Era Of Gaza
Gaza showed how power brokers from the White House on down seem eager for pretexts to punish dissent in ways that create a chilling...
Turns Out, AI Prefers Human Content To Its Own
This is the AI search paradox: The more AI-generated content exists, the more valuable human thinking becomes. - Fast Company
Requiem For One Of The All-Time Great Book Sections
The book section you really wanted to get your hands on was the Washington Post Book World. To put it bluntly, you read the Times Book...
The People Who’ve Gotten Obsessed By Audiobooks
Since my own fandom has grown, Iâve noticed, at least anecdotally, many more friends and acquaintances talking about their love for audiobooks, not just...
In Praise Of Obsolete Technologies (Like CDs And DVDs)
There is satisfaction in pressing a button or cranking a dial that no touchscreen will ever replicate. There is also certainty; if I reach...
Have China’s Universities Really Become Best In The World?
Itâs true that Chinese universities have made remarkable strides, and some of them host superb centers of research and education. However, they arenât nearly...
Stop Trying To Make Classical Music Popular By “Fitting In”
The embarrassment comes in what can all too easily happen when classical music tries to get down with the kids with new formats. Visuals!...
Artforum Editor Steps Down
Tina Rivers Ryan had stepped into the leadership role at Artforum after a tumultuous year. It had just fired David Velasco, at the time its...
Permission To Star(e)
Depending on where you stand, the human face has become either a digital Âplayground or digital battleground. Your Instagram feed can now produce a...
Study: Using AI Doesn’t Reduce Work, It Intensifies It
In an eight-month study of how generative AI changed work habits at a U.S.-based technology company with about 200 employees, we found that employees...
France’s “Inalienable” Problem In Repatriating Museum Art
The principle is currently set out in two French legal codes, including the Heritage Code, which applies to public museum collections. Under the principle, nothing...
How Sundance’s Move To Boulder Could Reinvent The Festival
Sundanceâs move to Boulder is coinciding with a fortuitous moment in the specialty film space, with an uptick in post-pandemic interest from younger moviegoers....
Paramount Sweetens Its Offer To Buy Warner
On Tuesday, the Skydance-owned company said it would pay Warner shareholders an added âticking feeâ if its deal doesnât go through by the end...
Report: Trump “Obsessed” With Kennedy Center Makeover
Overhauling the Kennedy Center has become a fixation for Trumpâand no detail is too small for the real-estate-developer-turned-president. - The Wall Street Journal
France’s Le Pen Planning Makeover Of French Arts Scene
Marine Le Penâs party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the countryâs past....
A New Iron Curtain Between Russian And American Dance
A new iron curtain now separates American dance and Russian dance, bringing an abrupt end to a rich dialogue that spanned centuries. Swan Lake and The Nutcracker,...
LACMA’s New Galleries To Open April 19
That Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off two weeks of priority member access to the galleries, with general admission beginning May 4. -...
How Washington National Opera Left The Kennedy Center
âIt has nothing to do with the name change. It is strictly dollars and cents, and the Kennedy Centerâs inability to understand the economics...
Can English National Opera’s New Leader Revive The Company’s Fortunes?
âI like this construction of London and Manchester,â he tells me, at the Coliseum. âAnd I like the spirit of pioneering, of becoming an opera...
If I Can Write A Novel In A Day With AI And It Takes...
Through Hartâs teaching business, Plot Prose, sheâs working on a proprietary piece of software that can âgenerate a book based on an outline in less...
Report: Enrollment At Australian Art Schools Has Plummeted
New research published in the Australian Journal of Education this week found fewer students in high school and university were choosing to study the creative...
A Campaign To Prohibit UK Police From Using Lyrics As Evidence In Court
Campaign groups want a change to the victims and courts bill, which is currently making its way through parliament, to stop police from being...
The Enormous Power Of Small Book Shops
How, against all odds, has City Lights managed to remain a vital symbol of literary dissent and free speech? How, after more than seventy...
