Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Why You Should Write A Really Bad Novel
I don’t think you should write 50,000 words in a month in hopes that you will get discovered and Penguin Random House will buy...
Vandals Who Spraypainted Graffiti On Ancient Nevada Petroglyphs Sentenced To Prison
“No restitution or repair can undo the damage done by those who would vandalize such a sacred and historical site as White River Narrows,...
Wagner’s “Ring”… As Chamber Music
"As the director of the relatively small-scale Regents Opera, I am acutely aware of the risk attached to any attempt on Wagner’s epic saga. Yet,...
Research: How Technology Is Changing The Ways We Work
A growing body of research has begun to explore the nuanced ways in which technology is influencing the workplace and the workforce, shedding light on...
How The Decline Of Rome Has Fueled a Mytholgy Of Decline
Concentration on the rhetoric of decline and renewal combines various kinds of phenomena: political leaders who genuinely believe in decline and those who cynically...
The Ancients Had Stonehenge. Now We Have… Plastic Stonehenge?
Designed by London architecture firm Vatraa, the “monument” was modeled after the Great Trilithon of Stonehenge, but instead of using stones, the architects wrapped three giant piles...
Film Production Soars To Record In Australia
Spend on Australian features reached a record A$786M ($508M) during the period, an increase of 59% on the previous year, even though the overall...
Why Artifacts Returned To Their Home Countries Shouldn’t End Up In Museums
Involving communities in the way artefacts are used and displayed is a longstanding issue for African museums, even for objects that were never taken...
Why The UK’s New Arts Funding Policy Works Against Culture
Viewing the process as a zero-sum game pits different parts of the country against one another. This approach also glosses over the underlying politics...
What The Famed Suzuki Method Really Taught
The Suzuki story turns out to be a fascinating study in the hybrid nature of human culture, tracing a remarkable cross-century triple play—European music...
Moderation And Censorship Are Not The Same
A minimum viable product for moderation without censorship is for a platform to do exactly the same thing they’re doing now - remove all...
English National Opera Chief “Shocked” By 100 Percent Funding Cut And Suggestion To Leave...
The chief executive said the organisation was "completely shocked" by its 100% cut, announced last week as part of the latest round of ACE funding and said he...
Five Years After #MeToo, What’s Changed (And Hasn’t) For Female Artists
A recent survey by the British artist and curator Helen Gorrill, of the prices of 5,000 paintings sold at auction globally, found that for...
Judge Puts The Kibosh On Random House Acquisition Of Simon and Schuster (Not Even...
“The government has presented a compelling case that predicts substantial harm to competition as a result of the proposed merger of PRH and S&S,” Judge Florence...
Growing Concerns About The Environmental Impact Of New Zealand’s Movie Business
“If people knew how destructive the whole business is, they would think twice.” - The Guardian
A Hula Dance Renaissance
Some hula masters are experimenting with the form itself, choreographing dances to nontraditional music, say, or creating longer dramas that address contemporary issues, like...
Remembering The Groundbreaking Lincoln Center Directors Lab
In its 25 years, the Lab welcomed more than 1,600 directors through its doors. It was an enormously popular, productive, and competitive program, and...
Surge In Humanities Enrollment? Berkeley Reports 121 Percent Increase In New Humanities Students
It’s unclear whether this upward shift is unique to UC Berkeley or an indication of a national trend. Arizona State University (ASU) reported a...
End Of An Era: Ninth Moscow Biennale Canceled
This decision does not come as a surprise—ministry officials have prohibited dozens of exhibitions of contemporary art since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February....
Uffizi Closes Because Of Staff Shortages
“It does not escape your intelligence that a closure of this kind, in addition to constituting a loss of income, represents damage to the...
A Conversation With Mikhail Baryshnikov @74
Q: How is your body feeling these days? A: Every day is a new encounter, and they are not always pleasant. - The Guardian
How Early Failure Is Useful For Some Creative People
While yes, there are the Picassos and Portmans of the world, there are also a few famous creatives who had to overcome failure early...
More On Consciousness: Is It Really A System/Network Of Memories?
In a nutshell: at its core, consciousness evolved as a memory system. It helps us remember the events of our lives—the whens, wheres, whats,...
Research: People Dance More When The Bass Is Turned Up
Results from 43 attenders who agreed to wear a headband revealed they moved 11.8% more, on average, when the VLF speakers were turned on....
How Liverpool’s Cultural Organizations Stepped Up During COVID
As government health and welfare services shut down or struggled to adapt to the crisis, cultural organisations stepped in to provide vital support –...
