Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
200 Artists Sign Letter Protesting Use Of AI
Two hundred musical artists, including Pearl Jam, Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, and the estate of Frank Sinatra call on AI...
Whitney Museum Chooses New Chief Curator
As the chief curator, Conaty said she plans to focus on Latino and Indigenous artists, who remain underrepresented in the Whitney’s collection, and invest...
Classical Music’s Image Problem
Classical music has an image problem that feels like an existential threat. The pernicious idea of “elitism” — a word that was only coined...
We’re Obsessed With Dystopias Of The Future. What About Protopias?
Protopias, on the other hand, are achievable. They present a realistic, better tomorrow. But even the protopian visions of more recent iterations of Star Trek,...
Crossword Puzzles Are All about structures Of Context
Associations, it emerges, are the currency of crosswords — the cleverest clues are dense with puns, word play and sly allusions. - Washington Post
How Censorship Wars are Impacting Theatre In Schools
A whopping 67 percent of educators told EdTA they are weighing potential controversies when they make show selections—and with good reason. - American Theatre
Why Is Adele Talking So Much In Her Concerts?
“I better warn you. I do talk a lot,” she said last Saturday night in Los Angeles. “I have 10 songs and the rest...
Our Achievement Culture Is Not Healthy
In the contemporary world, the self is no longer a subject but a project. The self is something to be optimised, to be maximised, to be made...
Why Rachmaninoff Is Still Hugely Popular (And Misunderstood)
In some ways he seems the archetypal modern man, prone to anxieties and constantly on the move, pushed around by world-historical forces. - The Telegraph...
State Of Podcasting: American Public Media Downsizes Its Podcast Unit
APM Studios will move away from being a standalone podcast studio and will instead “focus on building strong, multiplatform brands that align with our...
Why The UK’s Universities Are In Crisis
What has happened to Britain’s supposedly world-beating universities is partly the old post-Brexit story of the young suffering the consequences of something they overwhelmingly...
How Harper Collins Is Tweaking Book Design To Save Trees
In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of each book, they’re tweaking fonts, layout, and even the ink used. And so far,...
Music Venues Are Being Squeezed Out Of UK City Centers
One in six live music venues closed in the past year, according to figures from the Music Venue Trust. But amid the gloom, there...
A Crisis In Classics Studies
Classics is no longer sleepy. The legacies of ancient Greece and Rome have reemerged as key cultural battlefields fought over by everyone from left-wing...
The False Promises Of Being More Productive
Time was the problem, I assumed: There was enough of it; I just wasn’t using it right. Or maybe the problem was my attention...
AI Is Changing Movie Workflow. But AI Still Won’t Show Up In Final Product
Speed. That’s what you hear, over and over again, as the real benefit of Gen AI imaging. By eliminating the friction of time-consuming tasks...
Voice Engine: Give Me 15 Seconds And I Can Sound Like You (Or Someone...
Voice Engine can recreate a person’s voice from a 15-second recording. If you upload a recording of yourself and a paragraph of text, it...
Want To Read More Books? Super-Readers Share Tips
We talked to a few super-readers, who routinely finish hundreds of books a year, about their habits and goals — and asked them about...
How Independent Publishers Change The Game
Over the last twenty years, the number of independent book publishers has grown by over 21 percent, with independent publishing now making up over...
The Rise and Fall Of Art Fraud Inigo Philbrick
Philbrick’s ascent paralleled a historic moment that Artnet writer Eileen Kinsella has called “the financialization of the art market.” Today, art is no longer merely displayed...
The Search-Engine Musician Who Writes 100s Of Thousands Of Songs And Makes A Living
For the past 20 years, he has been releasing album after album of songs with the object of producing a result to match nearly...
Is The Mr.Beast-ification Hyper-Stimulation Era Of Social Media Ending?
“Every 1.3 to 1.5 seconds you have to have a new graphic or something moving, you have to a lot of effects. For...
Disney And DeSantis Settle Their Differences
Disney on Wednesday reached a settlement in Florida and will no longer seek to retain its self-governance of Walt Disney World, a stunning turn...
Podcasting Audience Grows To 100 Million
Podcast listening continues to set new records as nearly 100 million American adults now say they listen to podcasts on a weekly basis. - Inside...
Theatre And Journalism Are In Trouble. So Who’s Talking?
Amid these daunting financial and industry realities, what does forging a path in theatre criticism even look like these days? Where does one go...