Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Executive Director – NXTHVN via TOC Arts Partners
NXTHVN in New Haven, Connecticut seeks an Executive Director.
The book about truth that made things up
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The author of a new book about how AI corrupts truth has admitted that AI fabricated some of the quotes in it (The...
Sham AI Local News Sites Are Proliferating
A digital mirage masquerading as local news, the South Florida Standard underscores just how easy it has become to corrupt one of the country’s...
Author Of A Book About AI And Truth Admits Some Of His Book Was...
The author of a nonfiction book about the effects of artificial intelligence on truth acknowledged on Monday that he had included numerous made-up or...
The Tony Effect: Broadway Shows That Are Thriving After The Noms
Death of a Salesman, which received nine Tony nominations, hit $1.7 million, its highest gross yet, last week playing to 100 percent capacity at the...
Much-Anticipated “Beaches” To Close On Broadway After Tony Shutout
The show began previews at the Majestic Theatre March 27, ahead of an April 22 opening date, but has failed to catch on with...
This Philadelphia Orchestra Is Growing Like Crazy
To co-music director and conductor Gary Clark, GPGSO’s rapid growth makes sense in a city known for niche, DIY music scenes. It hasn’t exactly...
Why Peter Gelb Needed Saudi Money For The Met Opera
His supporters blame the Met’s issues on opera’s declining cultural currency and an operating structure that puts it at a unique disadvantage among arts...
Israeli Organization Threatens Suit Against Canadian Museum for Human Rights Exhibit
A prominent Israeli legal organization is threatening legal action against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over an upcoming exhibit on the Palestinian Nakba,...
Always On: Pretty Much Everything We Do Now Is Being Recorded
The next time you conduct a delicate bit of office diplomacy or share a romantic or financial secret with a friend over drinks, a...
Boston’s Investment In The Arts Is Deflating
The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture more than doubled its operating budget and staff, and the city earmarked $26.2 million from the American...
Can Any Real Reform Come Out Of The Ticketmaster/Live Nation Case?
With Ticketmaster signaling its intent to contest the outcome aggressively and drag out the litigation, any meaningful accountability may arrive only in the distant...
Democrats Slam Live Nation/Ticketmaster “Sweetheart Deal”
Many of the lawmakers advocated on Monday for a Ticketmaster breakup. Raskin, for example, stated that Live Nation’s monopoly is so strong that artists...
Saint Louis Art Museum Chief Exhibitions and Collections Officer
Saint Louis Art Museum seeks Chief Exhibitions and Collections Officer. Salary range is between $210,000 and $240,000. Please visit the link for full job description.
The Americanization Of Tourism
We’re selling vibes, textures. A sunset on the hills in Chianti, riding a bike on an island in Sicily. Imagine us discussing it in...
Pompidou And Hong Kong’s M+ Strike A Five-Year Deal To Exchange Art
The major exhibition featuring collections from both institutions will be staged first in Paris at the Centre Pompidou, after its five-year renovation, around 2029...
Cannes Wrestles With AI
The 79th Cannes may go down as the time the world’s grandest film festival for the first time wrestled with the onset of AI...
Is Your Name Emily? Free Drinks For You!
Showcase Cinemas has just announced that if anyone called Emily buys a ticket to see the film Finding Emily this weekend, they will receive a...
Judge Delays Approval Of Anthropic Authors Settlement
Calling out lawyers for requesting more than $320 million in legal fees when each author only expects a $3,000 payout, some objectors asked the...
NPR Newsroom Reorganizes, Offers Buyouts
NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher says the network has to fill a gap of $8 million in its $300-million annual budget because of...
The Slop Before The AI Slop
In 1962, a programmer at Librascope, a California-based defense contractor, announced that “a computer can be programmed to write meaningful and relevant sentences in...
Will Paint For Food?
“If my art isn’t in your budget right now, I’ll accept the following as payment…” the viral posts on Instagram and TikTok read. The...
UK Music Venues Have Started Giving Their Touring Musicians Places To Stay
A growing number of UK music venues are attempting a simple but potentially transformative fix: giving bands somewhere to sleep. - The Guardian
Why Celebrities Are Trademarking Themselves
So why are celebrities suddenly registering trademarks in a bid to protect their identity? The answer, unsurprisingly, lies with generative artificial intelligence (AI). -...
Peter Gelb No Longer Considering Retiring From The Met
“I should leave when I cannot do the job properly or when the board doesn’t want me to be here. I’m a workaholic, I’ve...
