Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
OpenAI Makes Licensing Deals With Atlantic, Vox
“The publishers willing to roll over this way aren’t just failing to defend their own intellectual property — they are also trading their own...
Artists Add Value, Then Value Goes Up, Then Artists Can’t Afford The Neighborhood. So...
In Chicago, San Francisco and Boston, these groups are adopting unique organizational and financial structures to survive in overheated real estate markets. These arts...
A Once-In-A-Generation Talent At NY City Ballet
Now, at just 23, she is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, approaching the close of a momentous season at Lincoln Center, where...
British Museum Recovers 626 Of Its 1500 Missing Antiquities (Some Listed On EBay)
Most of the missing items are ancient gems and pieces of jewelry from Greece and Rome. Some were listed on eBay by the seller...
The UK’s Arts World Is Scrapping Over Funding. It’s A Distraction
The reality is that they are all scrapping over crumbs when the real betrayal is the state’s paltry investment in the arts. This includes the music education that...
AI Is Provoking Reconsideration Of Philosophy
Language has been a central object of philosophical attention ever since the ‘linguistic turn’ in the beginning of the 20th century. What can the emergence...
What Obligation Does A City Have To Physically Commemorate Its History?
While monuments to important figures and concepts are useful teaching tools, nothing is quite as impactful as physically confronting a space where historical tragedies...
A NY Banksy Museum Without Banksys?
“Banksy changed the rules. If you want to organize something about Banksy, you have to change the rules also,” he said on a recent...
Richard Sherman, 95, Co-Creator Of Iconic Disney Songs
“They were made by God for Walt Disney,” said Dick Van Dyke, who starred in “Mary Poppins” opposite Julie Andrews. “They somehow managed to...
Photographers Go To War Over Adobe’s AI Suggestions
Adobe marketing materials seemed to suggest it could replace photographers with AI outraged many customers, further igniting an ongoing battle between tech companies and...
The Arts In Toronto Are Contracting. What To Do?
The closure and diminishment of so many arts institutions in our city should concern us all. The significant economic threat aside, it makes life...
The Art Of Reacting To Bad Reviews
Certainly, a clever riposte like this one written by composer Max Reger from his bathroom after a very negative one, has a satisfying feel...
Why Dance Companies Should Be Transparent About Their Finances
There is one immediate step with broad impact: real transparency throughout the dance economy. How can dance organizations do that? By making their annual...
Netflix’s Plan To Keep You Watching
We define quality from the perspective of the audience. So if the audience loves the movie, it’s great. That’s quality. “Irish Wish” maybe didn’t...
Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum Staff Walks Out Over Exhibit On Hate
The walkout, which involved about half the museum’s staff, has shut the museum down for several days (a reopening date has not been set),...
Yuja Wang’s Fashion Forward Art
What would happen if a male pianist chose to highlight his body in a similar way? Some boundaries have yet to be tested. -...
Why Songwriters and Publishers Are Fighting With Spotify
Their dispute stems from SPOT’s controversial decision to reclassify its Premium tiers as ‘bundles’ by combining music and audiobooks, which has resulted in Spotify paying a lower...
We Desperately Need A New Copyright Law For AI
In the new, global media ecosystem, AI and user-generated content will interact in a symbiotic cycle of information and transformation. The U.S. should therefore...
AI In The Arts? It’s A Labor Issue
If you think a poem made like a hot dog of stolen words sounds interesting, that’s fine, but no one should lose their job...
At NYCity Ballet, Audiences Are Getting Younger
In 2023, 53% of ticket buyers were under age 50, and people in their 30s made up the largest age segment by decade. Five...
Ransomware Hackers Claim Responsibility For Christie’s Attack
A hacker group called RansomHub said it was behind the cyberattack that hit the Christie’s website just days before its marquee spring sales began, forcing the...
Inside Pacific Symphony’s Music Director Search
It’s been a golden period for top-shelf conductors seeking a new gig – and a more competitive time for orchestras looking to hire one....
Hollywood’s New Era Of Translation And Subtitles
Across many films and series about Asians and Asian Americans, language is increasingly used as a world-building tool. - The New York Times
Have We Lost The Context Of Our Arguments?
The crowd addicted to slander and the crowd addicted to censorship are displaying at high visibility the symptoms of what psychologists call disinhibition. When...
Van Gogh’s Addiction To Coffee: What He Told His Doctor
“Rey says that instead of eating enough and regularly I have been particularly sustaining myself with coffee and alcohol. I admit all that, but...