Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Has The Internet Worsened Our Cognitive Abilities? The Studies Suggest That…
"An intergenerational discourse that looks at the next new thing—be it digital technology, the telephone, radio, TV, even way back to Socrates’ time, when...
Yup – UK Government Cuts Arts Ed Fifty Percent
The University and Colleges Union says that students across 13 subject areas would be affected including art, design, music, drama, dance, media studies and...
Dance’s Role In African Culture
Although "dance uses a progression of steps and movements to resonate with the speed and beat of a piece of music and coordinates the...
Groundhog Day Scenario: Opponents Of Obama Library Go Back To Court To Delay
In documents filed with the court last week, the Obama Foundation says an injunction that delays the Center will increase costs by "at least...
How To Get Businesses To Comply With The Americans With Disabilities Act?
“For the A.D.A. to yield its promise of equal access for the disabled, it may indeed be necessary and desirable for committed individuals to...
Longtime Aspen Festival Opera Director Suddenly Dies
Edward Berkeley directed classics and championed new operas in Aspen, while mentoring generations of emerging singers. He oversaw rehearsals in his signature shorts, high...
African Animators Are Using Cartoons To Save Endangered Languages
"Many African animators’ quest for representation goes beyond just having characters who look like them. Animation has also become a tool for preserving endangered...
Netflix Growth Slows Dramatically
The company "added a mere 1.5 million paying members globally in the second quarter, which is down 85% from the same period last year,...
Mitigating The Brain – We’re Still Not Sure What Works
"An essential but unanswered question in my field is: can the brain changes evoked by treatments – whether drug-based or psychotherapy – explain why...
So Nice, They’re Doing It Twice: A Second Kennedy Center Honors This Year
“We have gone through the worst crisis in performing arts history. We need to celebrate the artists who have carried us through this time.”...
It Only Took 145 Years: First Woman Conductor At Bayreuth Festival
A native of Brody, in western Ukraine, where she grew up in a family of musicians, Oksana Lyniv, 43, has spent the better part...
Big: Actors Equity Opens Up Membership
Actors’ Equity said it was waiving prior restrictions on membership in its quest to become a more equitable organization. - Broadway News
Pining For The Empire (We Should Pay Attention)
The experience of imperial nostalgia, Peter Mitchell argues, is not just some lightly felt fancy or excuse for “rote grumpiness,” but evidence of a...
South Korea Is Becoming A Bigger Player In Hollywood
Korean-language programs have seen a surge in demand following drama “Parasite” winning best picture at last year’s Academy Awards and “Minari” receiving critical acclaim. Los Angeles...
Americans Have No Trust? Actually – We Are Amazingly Trusting
The modern sharing economy is premised on leaps of faith in perfect strangers: we rely on crowdsourced restaurant reviews on Yelp, climb into a...
The Language Of Public Art Vandalism
There’s a language of defacement, according to artist Shanequa Gay, who’s just finished restoring her Reframing Herstory (2019) mural on Edgewood Avenue near the Georgia Beer Garden....
Fake News: Distinguishing Between Lies And Mistakes
There’s a very big difference between an error and a lie – and between ‘fake news’ and ‘false news’. A fake is always false,...
Christopher Ricks, The “Irritable” Literary Critic
I think criticism is being good at noticing things. If I write about a particular work of literature, I do have to believe –...
What It’s like Coming Back To The Cello After 40 Years
"I felt like I was reconnecting with a best friend. I needed the opportunity to play music and have these other musicians in my...
Revising Mamet’s “Oleanna” Post-#MeToo
The production can be read as a post-#MeToo critique of the invidious yet slippery ways in which male power exerts itself without being easy...
How The Arts Could Lead On Thinking About Disabilities
Framing disability in this way—as a series of deficits—adds to the problematic thinking that interprets access as questions of patron services, facilities, or technology. -...
The Dark Side Of The Meritocracy
For all of the well-intentioned idealism of today’s aspirational elite, there is a dark side of meritocracy that is never fully concealed in the...
The Potential Benefits Of Using NFTs For Tickets
NFTs can be bought, sold, traded, swapped, used as collateral, borrowed, lent, etc. In other words, your ability to financially engineer to create additional...
What Does Netflix’s Purchase Of Famous LA Movie Theatres Mean?
Under the deal, the Cinematheque will continue to program autonomously on weekends, while Netflix will use the theater for their premieres and special events...
What Will Happen To The Music I Collected On Spotify?
"I feel uneasy about the hundreds of playlists I’ve taken the time to compile on the company’s platform: 10 or 20 years from now,...