Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Trigger-Warning Debate
A trigger warning is not a call to censorship as the quoted tweeter above suggests – if there is an instinct for that, it...
Every Dictator Needs A Good Storyteller
It is a writer’s work to wrestle coherent storylines out of the mess that is real life (that’s what dictators employ writers for). - New...
Michelangelo’s Diary Wherein He Describes How Miserable It Was to Paint The Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was trapped with his thoughts. He began to have doubts, ones he described as “crazy.” He worried painting in such an unnatural position...
Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold After Seeing AI Video
“Being told that it can do all of these things is one thing, but actually seeing the capabilities, it was mind-blowing,” he said in...
The Culture Wars Come For AI
What we’re seeing here is the collapse of a long and interesting discussion about AI bias into a tense, obfuscating exchange between anti-woke culture warriors and...
When Fan Fiction Becomes A Commercial Hit… A Legal Grey Area?
The great success of Fifty Shades has turned publishers’ attention to the wealth of stories found in online fan fiction archives. These stories sometimes...
What Will The Arts Canon Look Like In 2050?
In terms of defining the canon in 2050, preservation of the “now” is a big question, but so is whether a preserved work can...
Those Who Are In Love With Chaos
The researchers came up with a term to describe the motivation behind these all-purpose conspiracy mongers. They called it the “need for chaos,” which...
Warhol Museum Staff Complain About Wall Text
A second staff member, who also requested anonymity, wrote to Hyperallergic in an email that the text was “a broadly unpopular move, and people in all...
Orange County’s Hilbert Museum To Triple In Size
The $12 million museum – a part of Chapman University – will expand from 7,500 to 22,000 square feet, nearly tripling its size. Galleries...
Could a Paywall Have Saved Pitchfork?
Implementing a paywall would have given Pitchfork’s readers an opportunity to support it while liberating its staff from having to conjure money out of thin...
Where Should Privately-Owned Art With Murky Provenance Go? Universities
The best stewards for these privately held collections, I believe, are university museums openly committed to provenance research, repatriation, and public education about cultural...
A Call For Philanthropic Investment In Culture
While some grassroots organizations and organizers do integrate culture into their efforts, the potential to build power in under-resourced and marginalized communities by harnessing...
Hollywood Report: Leadership Of Women In Top 100 Movies In 2023 Was Down
Despite the $1.4bn success of Barbie, last year’s top 100 films saw just 30 feature a female lead or co-lead, the worst result since...
As Traditional Journalism Struggles In Canada, Journalists Take To TikTok
They're demonstrating that there is a demand for watching someone deliver the news when the traditional local TV news landscape is diminishing. But media...
New Lawsuit Charging Sexual Abuse At San Francisco Conservatory
Two women say they were assaulted by former professor of violin and chamber music Axel Strauss. - Van
Long Lost Gershwin Musical Manuscript Found
The approximately 800 pages of material included the musical’s complete orchestration, with parts for flute, cello, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, bass and piano. -...
The Critic’s Enthusiasms: Joan Acocella
Acocella’s attention is fixed first on the lives of her readers. She doesn’t neglect to tell us a writer’s best book and is never...
How We Picture Sound In Our Minds
If you think of a sound, such as a dog barking, a loved one’s voice, or a favorite tune, to what extent can you...
Machines That Can Read Minds Are Teaching Us About Ourselves
Results are overturning assumptions about brain anatomy, for example, revealing that regions often have much fuzzier boundaries and job descriptions than was thought. - Nature
AM Radio Is Dying. Bernie Sanders And Ted Cruz Want To Save It
According to Ford’s internal data gathered from some of its newer vehicles, less than 5 percent of all in-car listening is to AM radio....
TV Industry Contracts And Talent Scrambles For Jobs
On top of fewer shows and virtually no pilots, the available acting gigs pay less than they used to amid rising cost of living,...
The Unwinding Of Art Publisher Louise Blouin
Ms. Blouin plowed resources into an art news site, ArtInfo, staffing it with young journalists. She also moved into philanthropy with the founding of...
The “Art Crime” Professor And The State Of The Art
"I am frustrated by how often repatriation activists have to reinvent the wheel, which is another reason that I think social media has been...
Inside The Sausage Factory: The Pianist/Influencer Peeling Back The Curtain
What if I showed up as a human experimenting with classical music? Would that make classical music more human? This was a long time...