Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Oops! Isn’t that the Declaration of Independence?
Good Morning,
Start with the day's best story: a volunteer at Britain's National Archives, working through an uncatalogued box, found a rare copy of the...
Physical Media Are Dying. The Meaning Of “Buying” Something Has Changed
There is growing opposition to the rent-or-license model that has become increasingly common in pop culture, gaming, and streaming. In California, a law that took...
Huge Shakeup In UK TV: Sky To Buy ITV
ITV confirmed to shareholders on Monday morning that it will sell to its pay-TV rival, meaning a crown jewel of British broadcasting becomes part...
The End Of A Cultural Era: “Hockey Night In Canada” Is No More
Some called for defunding the national public broadcaster and others bemoaned the failures of successive federal governments to properly invest in the CBC. Many...
The Knowing Beyond Knowledge
“What is the sense that something escapes the conditions of knowledge? It is, I think, the sense, or fact, that our primary relation to...
Trump White House Launches Scathing Attack On Smithsonian Over Its Portrayal Of History
The 162-page report, by the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, represents a sweeping attack on the museum’s presentation of American history. It is the latest...
Paramount’s Looming $650M Problem In Its Warner Deal
Reuters said the fee would equate to around $650 million in cash to be paid by Paramount every three months, providing the U.K. government some leverage...
The Art World Really Is Unsustainable Now
It is extraordinarily difficult for most brick-and-mortar stores in any industry to survive, and that is especially true for art galleries. These large art...
What AI Is Doing To Art
Art forms that once expressed creators’ personal visions are reduced to fulfilling the audience’s cravings. In theory, I understand why some people say AI...
Chief Executive Officer – SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young
SAY seeks a visionary CEO to lead its next era, advancing 25 years of life-changing support, advocacy, community, and impact for young people who stutter.
The Best Architecture Of America’s 250 Years
From California bungalows to New York skyscrapers, from forest retreats to streamlined headquarters, what makes an architecture American, let alone the most significant example...
Go Ahead, Touch The Art
Good Morning,
The V&A's new East Storehouse lets visitors order objects up from the collection and actually handle them (The New York Times). Museums have...
AJ Chronicles: So What’s Working in this Arts Bear Market?
When you look across the culture at what is gaining traction, some common themes emerge.
Cleared Commonwealth Prize-winner Explains His Writing Process
In a phone interview on Tuesday afternoon, Jamir Nazir told me that he feels vindicated—and relieved. “Look, I didn’t use it!” he said about...
The Movies Smartphones Make That Hollywood Can’t
Over the last 15 years, as a filmmaker and professor of digital arts, I have seen extraordinary shorts and features made on smartphones. Many...
Spotify Removes Half-Million Streams After Suspicious Kalshi Activity
Spotify has removed more than 500,000 registered streams from Malcolm Todd‘s Earrings, after the song’s rise to No. 1 on the platform’s daily US chart was tied to bets...
Pondering The Statue Of Liberty As An Art Object
Financed by public subscription, powered by photography and P.R., the Statue of Liberty is now so identified with her adopted home that she has...
Vijay Gupta: Classical Music Needs A New Why
"My teachers made it clear that music was sacred. But after I got into the LA Philharmonic at 19, playing the most celebrated music...
The Two Versions Of Who We Really Are
Jean-Paul Sartre, for instance, insists that for humans ‘existence precedes essence’. We do not have an essence until we give ourselves an essence. In short, ‘man...
AI Company Midjourney Attempts To Force Movie Studios To Reveal AI Use
The studios sued the AI image lab last year, accusing it of enabling massive infringement of their copyrighted characters. Midjourney has claimed “fair use” and has...
How JD Vance’s Book Put bell hooks’ 2002 Book Back On The Bestseller List
In 2002, the Black feminist writer and scholar bell hooks published a book titled “Communion,” which argues that women have been conditioned to search...
Attendance Has Plunged At Europe’s Jewish Museums
Across Europe, many Jewish museums have seen visitor numbers drop, patrons back away and security threats rise since the fall of 2023. The association’s...
Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling That National Park Signs Had To Be Restored...
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday halted the ruling, which would have restored park materials that the administration says were purged as...
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts seeks Director of Marketing
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts seeks Director of Marketing. Salary is in the range of $120,000 to $125,000.
How Book Prizes Really Work
In every prize I’ve ever judged or heard firsthand reports of, everything else is up to the judges and their idiosyncrasies. There’s no input from anyone...
