Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Politics Of Book Banning (Basically, We’re All Against It)
Americans on both sides of the political aisle were opposed to banning books, although it also found stark differences when it came to how...
The Cultural Politics Of Counting People
In theory, counting the population seems so basic, so neutral: a math problem, albeit “a serious slog” of one. But the numerical is political,...
Edmonton Nixes Buffalo Sculpture After 12 Years Debate Over History
“Perhaps the city is not ready for a real dialogue about its colonial past and the condition of coloniality that continues to mark the...
Eco-Writing Gets Real
“We” didn’t cause climate disruption; ExxonMobil did. In these types of, albeit nonfictional, narratives, the push is precisely to rescue the “figure-ground” narrative form...
The Latest Version Of Artworld Fame In NY’s Downtown
These niche-famous people are the types who are living out the latest chapter in what it means to be in this particular corner of...
Documenting Great Music Careers — The Age Of Legacy Recordings
That word “historic” is interesting. You may find that you heard these performances, as they happened. Or reviewed them. Or played them. Which may...
Alan Ayckbourn And His 87 Plays
As one of the UK’s most commercially successful theatre-makers, Ayckbourn might seem an odd figure to focus on. He is not cutting-edge; he is...
The Dismantling Of HBO: Make As Much Money As Possible
David Zaslav’s plan is to focus on making as much money as cheaply as possible. When he joined Discovery in 2006, it was a...
What Is The Internet Hiding From Us?
Does its very immensity undermine its utility as a source of information? How often is it burying valuable data under lots of junk? Say...
What Magic Is This? Disney Making More Money Off Fewer Theme Park Visitors
Even as the company limits the number of visitors and keeps attendance at its U.S. theme parks below prepandemic levels, they are generating record sales...
Another Theatre Closes In San Francisco
The Exit Theatre — the stalwart Tenderloin venue with three small theaters and a cafe, home of the San Francisco Fringe Festival — is...
Microsoft Co-Founder’s Billion-Dollar Art Collection To Go To Auction
The trove of blue-chip works spanning 500 years collected by Paul Allen by artists such as Jasper Johns and Paul Cézanne, will go under...
UNESCO Warns That Hagia Sofia Is Endangered
Originally constructed as a church, the Turkish government converted the structure to a mosque in 2020 in a highly controversial decision. In the years...
Data: When People Pay Attention To Ads
Findings from the research conducted across Yahoo’s digital properties showed that 53% of all ad formats studied met viewability standards, but achieved less than...
Canadian Film Awards Makes Acting Categories Gender-Neutral
Instead of four film categories that each feature five nominees for best lead actor or actress and best supporting actor or actress, two film...
Arts Funding That’s Self-Sustainable?
In essence, ArtsPay’s goal is to create a sustainable funding source for the arts, through the arts. - ArtsHub
The Decisions We Make Now Have Never Had Such Consequence
From now on, what we think as a planet is what our children get as a planet. However crucial policy and diplomacy may be, global...
A Librarian Speaks Out About “Scary” Challenges To Books
Many librarians, rightly so, are incredibly fearful for their personal safety, for their family’s safety, for their job security. They don’t feel at liberty...
A History Of Consequential Editing Errors
Literature’s history is a history of mistakes, errors, misapprehensions, simple typos. It’s the shadow narrative of expression—how we fail because of sloppiness, or ignorance,...
Study: Yes, You Can “Inoculate” People From Falling For Misinformation
In our new study we designed and tested five short videos that “prebunk” viewers, in order to inoculate them from the deceptive and manipulative techniques often...
The Moral Question Of Our Time: What Do We Owe The Future?
When we ask what we should do to benefit others, we can’t ignore the disquieting fact that the others who occupy the future may...
The Cost Of Making Art Is Surging
"Over the last six months we have seen price increases from domestic suppliers that range from 7-15% on average, with some items as...
After 33 Years Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Founding Director Retires
Criss Henderson’s departure, which had not been widely anticipated, is part of a great wave of resignations and retirements in the Chicago theater community,...
The Towering Intellect Of Richard Taruskin
People with encyclopedic minds are often paralyzed by the sheer quantity of what they know. Taruskin could step back from the crowd of facts...
Australia Is Working On A New National Arts Policy. Here Are Artists’ Demands:
Battered by rolling lockdowns, key figures in the sector have said COVID-19 disruptions exposed job insecurity, poor remuneration, and a thinning of government grants...
