Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Vibrant Art Scene Growing On The Edge Of Delhi
“The Indian contemporary art scene has been rocketing since Covid. People have been spending a lot of time in their homes and want something...
Is AI In Art A Tool Or A Toy?
Everything has a potential to be used as a weapon—imagery, words, music, text. But we also see an opportunity here for people who never...
Europe Faces A Cold, Expensive Winter. How Will Museums Stay Warm?
The most desperate museums have reported possible plans to reduce opening hours over the winter, but this is not an outcome that should be...
King Charles Has Strong Ideas About Architecture. This Is The Town He Has Idealized
The town of about 4,600 people has been widely mocked as a prince’s plaything and architectural theme park. Yet for one very important man...
Theatre Across America Is Changing (Because It Has To)
"I think it's time for us to re-imagine. Seventy-five years of doing it the same way is a long time." - NPR
Jazz God Pharaoh Sanders, 81
Is that why people called his music “spiritual jazz?” Because it made us feel like we were being released from the physical world? Sanders...
Confessional: My Job Was To Keep You Bored And Endlessly Clicking
"I was privy to the click maps provided by newsletter services like Mailchimp; I added up likes and comments and shares and divided them...
What These Two Michael Jackson Impersonators Say About A Divide In Argentine Culture
Mr. Garcia, 33, and Mr. Blanco, 26, have both dedicated their lives to transforming themselves into the same pop star. But for all the...
Many Are Looking To Cash In On Making NFTs Of Traditional Art
Museums, collectors, artist estates and others are "exploring NFTs of traditional art to build support, protect and conserve work, and bring in a new...
We’ve Made Idols Of Tech Innovators. We Were Wrong
Our nation once idolized astronauts and civil-rights leaders who inspired hope and empathy. Now it worships tech innovators who generate billions and move financial...
The New Arts Censorship
‘Art is about allowing people not to have limits on their imaginations. So if audiences are starting to look for something political in the...
That Old Chestnut: The Meaning Of Life
Analytic philosophers avoided the subject of meaning in life till relatively recently. The standard explanation is that they associated it with the meaning of life question...
OpenAI Releases Universal Translator That Translates Any Language To English
With the proper setup, Whisper could easily be used to transcribe interviews, podcasts, and potentially translate podcasts produced in non-English languages to English on...
First Look Inside Paul Allen’s Billion-Dollar Art Collection
While the sale was announced in August, now, for the first time, the auction house has begun to divulge what those treasures are. - The New...
Disney Heiress’ New Documentary Exposes Deplorable Theme Park Working Conditions
One out of every 10 full-time workers was homeless at some point in the previous two years, and two-thirds didn’t have enough money to...
The Scandalous Origins Of The Family Theme Park
London's Pleasure Gardens transformed the concept of leisure. Offering an environment in which societal norms could be cast aside, if only for a few...
Trying To Understand Cravings
If excessively strong cravings were simply the result of drugs corrupting the reward systems in the brain, they should be produced across individuals who...
The Price Of Child Stardom (And What It Says About Us)
It shouldn’t shock us that many of them had uncomfortable and even traumatic experiences. Memoirs by Sarah Polley and Jennette McCurd force us to confront why we...
New Official Space Force Song Is… Really… (Well, Take A Listen And Decide)
After the Space Force released the song and a “behind the music” video on Tuesday, some public reactions were scathing. - The New York...
Is Broadway Really Changing?
The number of people of color who were in this past season was just staggering to me. But that’s not the question. The question...
Books As Weapons
Books carry knowledge, and knowledge is power, which makes books a threat to authorities – governments and self-appointed leaders alike – who want to...
How London’s Southbank Is Trying To Change The Classical Music Experience
The changes he goes on to detail might seem like small tweaks to a potential concert-goer but are a bigger deal in a juggernaut...
What Your Texting Etiquette Says About You
It’s ironic. Texting was meant to make communication easier, but it can be much harder to discern someone’s tone over text, especially with inflections...
How Social Media Has Rewired Our Interactions
Wading through digital sewage is the upfront cost of using these sites. Less obviously, we pay with our attention and creativity, freely providing the...
Picture Giant Getty Images Bans AI-Generated Images
"There are real concerns with respect to the copyright of outputs from these models and unaddressed rights issues with respect to the imagery, the...
