Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Good Morning
Today’s AJ highlights: Spotify has banned the #1 song in Sweden after discovering the artist was a digital creation, a move that comes as...
Wikipedia Makes Licensing Deal With Big AI Companies
Wikipedia’s human traffic dropped 8% year-over-year, according to data the Wikimedia Foundation published in October 2025. Research from Profound analyzing 680 million AI citations...
GenZers Are Taking Up “Old People Hobbies” To Relax
A growing number of young people are getting involved in what are traditionally considered "grandma hobbies," like knitting, to relax. - NPR
Spotify Bans #1 Song In Sweden After Discovering It Was AI
Called I know, You're Not Mine - Jag vet, du är inte min - it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden's...
Ghosts In The Machine: How Some Artists Are Playing With AI
Artists have always excelled at coaxing mysteries out of their materials, whether pushing paint, film, or code until it reveals something unexpected. AI is...
Chinese Universities Make Big Gains On American Schools In International Rankings
Harvard recently dropped to No. 3 on the ranking. The schools racing up the list are not Harvard’s American peers, but Chinese universities that...
First Look At The New Beijing Art Museum
Designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), the project broke ground on 31 December above a metro line in Beijing's Tongzhou district. - Dezeen
Enrollment At Universities Is Growing Again
Across undergraduate and graduate programs, total enrollment reached 19.4 million students, growing 1.0% compared with the fall of 2024, according to the National Student...
The Real Revolution Of AI Is The Return Of Human Meaning
The real revolution isn’t AI itself but the space it exposes: a world where meaning, not management, becomes the organizing principle. - Big Think
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Himself To Fend Off AI
It is the first time an actor has attempted to use trademark law to protect their likeness from AI misuse, his lawyers and an...
Spotify Is Being Flooded With AI Music. Subscribers Are Pushing Back
Paying Spotify subscribers have been flagging the platform’s push of AI music for a while, but now they’re drawing a line, with many calling...
Director of Artistic Operations
The Knights seek a Director of Artistic Operations to work with the Artistic Directors and Executive Director on high-level artistic planning and program implementation.
Trump Eyes a Site For His National Garden of American Heroes
It was not clear which section of the park the White House is considering, but the southern tip of West Potomac Park — a...
Will Google Ever Have To Pay For Breaking Things?
Big Tech platforms didn’t just out-compete media organizations for the bulk of the advertising-revenue pie. They also cheated them out of much of what...
What Did Picasso’s Women Say About Him?
What did Picasso’s women have to say on passion and fame? Two left memoirs, others gave interviews, but their eyewitness testimony has been sadly...
Is Personalization Making Prices Higher?
The Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project warns automated tools are reshaping what Canadians are charged for essential goods and services, including groceries and fuel. Companies can...
Bob Ross To The Rescue: More Paintings Sold To Benefit Public Television
On the heels of a record-breaking sale in November—which (briefly) set a new auction record for Bob Ross—American Public Television (APT) is sending another group of...
As AI Takes Over, Making Art Might Be The Last Refuge
Great art is impossible without some measure of ego. - LitHub
Why California College of the Arts Shut Down
CCA, which currently has 1,295 students, has long been in dire financial straits. Enrollment had fallen almost one third from its 2019 peak of 1,800,...
Iran’s Art Galleries Close
Describing the state of the economy as “in its worst condition”, the gallerist says many people can no longer afford basic necessities such as...
Rocky Relocates To The Top Of Philadelphia’s Steps
The city’s famed Rocky statue has been cleared for installation atop the Philadelphia Art Museum’s iconic steps later this year following an Art Commission...
Why The National Symphony Can’t Leave The Kennedy Center
The reason the Washington National Opera can leave, while the National Symphony Orchestra would find it extraordinarily difficult to do so under ordinary conditions,...
Seeking Senior Audience Services Manager for Box Office Operations
STG is seeking a highly skilled and successful candidate to provide strong leadership and oversee the smooth operation of the audience services department.
Handel and Haydn seeks President and Chief Executive Officer
Handel and Haydn provides a competitive and equitable compensation package with an estimated base salary in the range of $275,000 to $325,000.
Texas Has Taken Plato Off The Menu
A philosophy professor was ordered to remove Plato’s Symposium from the list of assigned readings for the class “Contemporary Moral Issues.” Plato fell victim to a...
