Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
US Treasury Department Warns Of Money Laundering Through Fine Art
The treasury department did find evidence of money laundering in the high-value art market. A common theme is that criminals use shell companies to...
Cellist Leslie Parnas, 90
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, Parnas was the principal cellist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He went on to be a prizewinner...
Here’s How China’s Influence On American Culture Works
“Red Dawn” would become a case study observed by every producer in Hollywood who needed this market to make a profit. And soon, it...
Is Hollywood Rethinking The Romantic Gender Age Gap?
“Men on screen have a whole life, and women only have a shelf life,” says Nicky Clark, the founder of campaign group Acting Your...
Composer George Crumb, 92
While rejecting the sometimes arid 12-tone technique of Modernists, Mr. Crumb beguiled audiences with his own musical language, composing colorful and concise works that...
Study: Documenting How Humans Have Altered Evolution
They confirmed, for instance, that on average, all over the world, animal species seem to be getting smaller. This runs contrary to a theory...
Smithsonian Chooses Founding Director For New National Latino Museum
The museum, along with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, was authorized by Congress in December 2020. The museums will be the first new...
Remembering Post Modernist Choreographer David Gordon
He combined movement and words in ways that could be stimulating or jolting, focusing on family or fantasy, or delving into Ionesco, Shakespeare, or...
The Book Tour Has Gone Online (It Might Stay There)
Even as international travel restrictions are being lifted, some writers say they will continue to carry on with virtual events because they are more...
Spotify’s Pickle: It Needs Rogan And Music Lovers
Spotify’s business needs all the podcasters it can get. Especially ones like Mr. Rogan, who draws listeners by the millions. But the threat of...
What Happens To Your Brain In A Bad Breakup
Love changes us so deeply—at a physiological level—that when it’s lost, we hurt more than if we had never loved at all. - The...
Does Duke Ellington Need A Revival?
Ellington’s legacy — as large and as meaningful as that of any artist in American history — remains enigmatic. We honor him, put him...
Canada Debates New Canadian Content Law For Streamers
The Online Streaming Act, introduced Wednesday, would force web firms to offer a set amount of Canadian content and invest heavily in Canada’s cultural...
John Williams At 90: Still Underrated?
A 28-film, nearly 50-year collaboration with Spielberg. Fifty-two Oscar nominations – the most for a living person and second only to Walt Disney –...
Artists On Strike, A History
As artists become more politically active today, it is worth remembering that John Reed Clubs and New York’s Artists Union organized strikes to negotiate federal arts programs during...
A World Without Spotify? Really?
As welcome as the protests are, they do not address the fundamental injustice of the streaming economy. - The New Yorker
Dutch Publisher Stops Printing Of Book Claiming Identity Of Man Who Turned In Anne...
The Betrayal of Anne Frank, by Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan, released on Jan. 18, caused a sensation when it said investigators had named Arnold van den Bergh as the main...
A Crossroads For LA’s Largest Theatre
This Los Angeles cultural institution is at a crossroads as it goes through its first leadership change in 17 years, and confronts questions about...
Yale To Reevaluate Donor Influence
Concerns about inappropriate donor influence at Yale rose after The New York Times reported in September that Beverly Gage, a professor of history, had quietly resigned...
Revealed: Millions Of Dollars Of Art Laundered Through Shell Companies
More than 1,600 works of art by some 400 artists were quietly shuffled through shell companies in tax havens according to records from the...
The Woman Who Can See 100 Million Colors
Concetta Antico is a tetrachromat, which means she has a fourth colour receptor in her retina compared with the standard three which most people...
Literature’s Greatest Year: 1922
The response of artists and writers was to remake their work: a way of seeking either to control the strange and uncontrollable, or simply...
How Your Culture Determines How You Hear Music
While commonalities certainly exist the differences were astounding. How could it be that Rossini’s humorous comic operas, which have been bringing laughter and joy...
Teachers Are Quitting And In High Demand In Other Industries
Teachers’ ability to absorb and transmit information quickly, manage stress and multitask are high-demand skills, recruiters and careers coaches say. - The Wall Street Journal
The Coolest Architecture You’ll See At The Beijing Olympics
Here are the most architecturally significant venues, including a new stadium by Populous and the world's first permanent structure for big air extreme snow jumping. -...