Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Pressure Mounts On San Francisco Ballet To Pull Out Of Kennedy Center Performance
Supporters argue that performing at the center now risks aligning the Ballet with an institution they say has been politicized under Trump’s leadership. -...
We’re Increasingly Interacting With Non-Humans. This Is Changing Our Human Interactions
We ask for help from artificial customer service representatives. Some of us accept friend requests from bots and are, thereafter, influenced by the content...
Trump Withdrew The US From 66 International Institutions. This Is Damaging To Culture
“Disengagement” from institutions that uphold freedom of expression and artistic freedom “weakens the global protective frameworks on which artists and cultural workers depend.” -...
AI Could Mean The Death Of Canadian Culture
If Canada wants its cultural policy to survive the age of slop, it will have to insist that what claims to be human—and Canadian—be...
Students Are Arriving In College Unable To Read. Colleges Are Struggling To Adapt Their...
As Gen Z ditch books at record levels, students are arriving to classrooms unable to complete assigned reading on par with previous expectations. It’s leaving colleges...
I’m A Musician. I created An Album Using AI To See If It Worked
We have gone from clapping to drumming, and from using drum machines in recording studios to generating “new” sounds with AI. Yet now that...
The 3000 Imagineers That Make Disney Ideas Real
The theme parks and cruise ships Vaughn’s team designs cost billions of dollars, dwarfing the budgets of movies that cost several hundred million dollars at most....
Oops: Turns Out AI Models “Memorize Books They Ingest. This Could Cost Them Billions
This phenomenon has been called “memorization,” and AI companies have long denied that it happens on a large scale. - The Atlantic
Ticketmaster Tries To Get FTC Suit On Ticket Gouging Dismissed
Ticketmaster is urging a federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case accusing it of working with resellers...
The Scam Artist And The Masterpiece
Thomas Doyle already had 11 convictions to his name for various swindles. His latest alleged fraud involves a London gallery owner and Bruce Springsteen’s...
SAG-Aftra Negotiator: Let’s Make Using AI Really Expensive
Here’s the thinking: A lack of cost savings could dissuade employers from using AI-generated performers instead of real actors like Emma Stone or Viola Davis....
Washington National Opera To Leave The Kennedy Center
The resolution calls for the opera to move its performances out of the Kennedy Center’s 2,364-seat Opera House as soon as possible and to...
Philanthropist Ensures Live Orchestra For San Diego Opera
On Monday, San Diego Opera announced that Jacobs has committed $4.5 million to establish The Joan and Irwin Jacobs San Diego Symphony and San...
The Humanities Crisis Is Over. Uh-Oh.
There is no longer a crisis in the humanities. Our field’s long-running narrative of continuous crisis is over. The bad news: The crisis of...
The Poverty Of Living When Everything Is Ranked
Value capture occurs when you get your values from some external source and let them rule you without adapting them.” Because we live in...
Making Climate Change Real: When We Write About Places People Know
We have discovered that writing about local places that people are already connected to changes this dynamic and gives people a way to examine...
Science Fiction And The Art Of Predicting The Future
At odds with the outspoken desire for that which is novel and original in art, audiences also have a hunger for the familiar or...
Researchers Use AI To Decipher Tens Of Thousands Of Medieval Manuscripts
More than 32,000 manuscripts were transcribed in the space of a few months. - Inria
More And More Artists Being Asked To Help Finance Museum Shows Of Their Work
Across the US, artists report being called on to subsidise budgets for museum exhibitions, public commissions and even acquisitions. In some cases, opportunities evaporate...
Universal Music Chief Warns About “Irresponsible” Business Models For Music Taking Hold
“Let me be clear: UMG will not stand by and watch irresponsible business models take hold, models that devalue artists, fail to provide adequate...
Vancouver Symphony Backs Down, Says It Won’t Require NDAs In Harassment Settlements
On Tuesday, the VSO issued an open letter saying it would be ending the use of confidentiality agreements in cases of sexual misconduct, unless it is...
Overture Center for the Arts seeks Chief Financial Officer/Co-Chief Executive Officer
Overture Center for the Arts seeks Chief Financial Officer/Co-Chief Executive Officer. Overture Center offers a salary range between $170,000 and $185,000 with benefits.
An AI “Digital Twin” for the Performing Arts
In the evolving world of AI, marketing is moving from getting messages out to engaging in dialog with the consumer. Messages get lost in the Sea of Messages. Persuasion asks what you're interested in first and engages you in opportunities.
Elite Universities Are Cutting Their Art History Admissions
Amid widespread budget deficits, several top universities have suspended admissions to their art history graduate programs or cut the size of the cohorts they will admit,...
Movie Theatre Association Comes Out Against Warner Sale To Netflix
"We are deeply concerned that this acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix will have a direct and irreversible negative impact on movie theaters around the world,” Cinema...
