Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How Museums Are Responding To Climate Change
After all, museums aren’t much more than glammed-up, oversized attics, right? How high could their carbon footprint really be? - Washington Post
A Smaller Edinburgh Fringe Festival — Is It Better?
For some in a city with a population of only around 500,000, a break from the Fringe last year, followed by a much smaller...
Instagram Is Turning Away From Photos To Videos. Artists Are Angry
The move has the artistic community seeing Pantone 032. Though there’s no way of knowing how many artists, architects and photographers have left the app,...
What Happens To Pop Music Stars When Recording Labels Lose Confidence
Stats from UK music trade body BPI say that only one in 10 signed artists are expected to succeed commercially, and if the...
How Seattle’s Last Remaining Video Rental Store Plans To Go National
Scarecrow has approximately 140,000 titles, on physical media. Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu — combined — have approximately one-third of that, and the ephemeral...
China Will Ban Karaoke Songs With “Illegal” Content
According to one CNN report, a song called "Fart" was blacklisted. The lyrics of the song read: "There are some people in the world...
We’re Being Cajoled To Be Positive. It’s Not Helpful
The pressure to try to adopt positivity as a constant state of being has begun to feel exhausting. Some have gone as far as...
Cautionary Tale For Publishers: Andrew Cuomo’s Book About Dealing With The Pandemic
When the manuscript began circulating, several major publishing companies vied for it in a frenzied auction, with bids soaring into the seven figures. -...
Counting: American Orchestras’ Programs Take A Leap In Diversity This Season
In 2017-18, 2% of works performed were written by women, and 3% by composers of color. By 2019–2020, it was 6% of works by...
TikTok Users Are Resurfacing Classic Songs
Unfortunately, the TikTok algorithm will always win out over your parents’ tastes. - Toronto Star
Ron Popiel And The Art Of The Infomercial
Even if you aren’t in the market for a rotisserie or a youth serum, infomercials can be enticing. The most sales-resistant person might start...
The Book Business Has Always Been Roiled By Technology
The 19th century witnessed a transformation of the book business as dizzying as our own: New reproduction technologies dramatically drove down the price of...
Why Are Very Smart People Sometimes Very Stupid?
What exactly is stupidity? How does it relate to morality: can you be morally good and stupid, for example? - Psyche
Los Angeles Libraries Considering Abolishing Fines
If it passes, the county will move to waive fines and fees for overdue books and other materials for its system, which serves 3.4...
Wanna Be Creative When You’re Old?
Dare to dawdle; to create without purpose; to be mediocre, even outright bad, at whatever it is you want to try. In short, let...
Offloading Our Brains
The framing of the brain–body complex as a borderless thinking apparatus is interesting, bringing together a wide range of research, from education and business...
Unopened Vintage Super Mario Brothers Game Sells For $2 Million
Demand for collectibles has surged during the pandemic, along with many other forms of investment, as people stuck at home look for ways to...
Why I’m Investing In Creative Youth
"While the pandemic magnified the already apparent need for young people to develop artistic and employable media arts skills, calls for racial justice showed...
AMC Will Accept Bitcoin For Movie Tickets
The company's CEO says AMC will be technologically equipped to start accepting Bitcoin payments for U.S. movie tickets and concessions ordered online by the end of the year....
What The Little Island Reveals About Manhattan Island
Little Island discombobulates many of the ways in which the body physically adapts itself to the pulse of the city. You are neither busy...
Can This Technology Help You Be A Better Writer?
Lynit is a digital platform that helps authors visualise, plan and weave together the various elements - such as characters, plot arcs, themes and...
Why NBC’s Olympics Broadcasts Didn’t Get Ratings Gold
The 14-day average of 16.5 million viewers through Wednesday is down a whopping 41% from the audience for the 2016 Games in Rio. -...
Are Writers Being Left Behind In The New World Of Streaming?
“Creatively, it’s sort of like the Wild West — you can do anything you want and find a home for it, but financially it’s...
Race And Classical Music — Challenging A Reckoning
Heather MacDonald's Part 2: "The biggest victim in the racial attack on classical music is the music itself. Once the poison of identity politics...
Get Real! C’Mon — Your Membership Is Expiring!
Same dance, different day, eh, hoss? Just wanted to remind you that your membership is expiring soon. So we’re kind of getting down to the wire here. -...