Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
London’s Royal Opera House Cancels Bolshoi Ballet Appearances
The Moscow-based ballet company were set to return to London this summer but their tour has been called off as Ukraine was hit by air strikes and...
As London Prices Out Artists, They’re Leaving. And The City’s Role As Arts Center...
In the past couple of decades, artists have migrated from the East End — where the Whitechapel is — to Peckham and various other...
Meanwhile In Afghanistan… The Libraries Are Closed
"It has been seven months that no one has peeked into the library. It is painful to see the distance between people and books...
Lessons: I Wrote A Satire Of A Classical Musician. People Took It Seriously…
When these people realized that my article was satire, the overwhelming response was that its components were simply too realistic to set off the...
Time To Get Rid Of Gendered Acting Awards?
What might an awards show that more accurately reflects the world around us actually look like? Specifically, what might an awards show that rewards...
Sotheby’s Pulls Flashy NFT Sale
The lot was composed of 104 “CryptoPunks,” a historic and popular PFP NFT collection designed by Larva Labs in 2017. The estimate for the...
Have You Heard Of “Sensitivity” Readers? Oh My.
The Readers were explicit that this was not to do with any actual words on the page, but because they could tell that I...
Munich Mayor Gives Valery Gergiev 3-Day Ultimatum
“I have clarified my stance against Valery Gergiev and urge him to also clearly and indisputably distance himself from the brutal assault, Putin against...
Long Wharf Theatre Is Leaving Its Building. So What Is My Relationship With The...
This forces me and so many others whose lives have included hours spent in the building to examine how we connect with a theatre...
Why Do Some Teams Inspire While Others Sap Energy?
Why might a person let her team down in one situation but give it her all in a different one? Sometimes, as in the...
Scottish Ballet Is Latest Arts Company To Sever Ties With BP Funding
Campaigners have urged the arts and culture sector to cut all ties to oil companies over claims of greenwashing. BP said it was proud...
Seattle Arts Groups Say COVID Costs Are Crippling
To avoid costly shutdowns, they're shelling out for hospital-grade filtration systems, daily testing regimes for performers and crew, more staff to check vaccine cards...
The Role Of Fiction When “Facts” Don’t Mean Anything
The gap between the experiences of ordinary citizens and the perspectives of politicians and journalists widened throughout the long years of crisis. One damaging...
Watch How A Book Is Physically Made
While digital media completely upended industries like music, movies and newspapers, most publishers and authors still make the bulk of their money from selling...
North Carolina Symphony Picks New Music Director
Carlos Miguel Prieto, who will become the sixth Music Director of the NCS, has personal roots in North Carolina and has been a regular guest...
Exploring Dance As Therapy
Experts have said that exploring non-medical interventions which can be prescribed more quickly, such as dance programmes, should be considered as part of the...
Facebook Says It Will Build A Universal Translator
“The ability to communicate with anyone in any language — that’s a superpower people have dreamed of forever, and AI is going to deliver...
Supporters Of Ukraine Protest Gergiev Concerts Planned For NY This Week
Activists who support Ukraine are protesting a three-concert series at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall this weekend featuring Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. - NPR
Madonna Banned Phones At Her Performance. Should Theatres Follow Her Lead?
The Queen of Pop had insisted that everyone attending deposit their phones into small pouches, which were then sealed, given back to us to...
Does The Motion Picture Academy Have A Problem With Music?
It was a slap in the face to the hundreds of composers, arrangers, orchestrators, musicians, engineers and other professionals whose work provides the emotional...
A Short History Of The Book Index
In the mid-15th century, the mass production born of Gutenberg’s press began to make the index a regular feature of the bound book. But...
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Banning Books
A new CBS News poll offers data that should prod Democrats into rethinking these culture-war battles. It finds that surprisingly large majorities oppose banning books on...
The Chinese Writers For The New Generation Of Chinese
Having come of age at a time of unprecedented prosperity and opportunity, many have been spoiled and are referred to as “little emperors,” doted...
Why More Cities Are Dismantling Rather Than Demolishing
Deconstruction, city officials say, is a green alternative to demolition, sending up to 85 percent less material to landfills. Building materials and construction account...
How Henry Louis Gates Changed The Literary Canon
As a literary critic, Gates made an impact on the field by helping to establish a canon of African American literature—one that was neither...
