Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
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This week headlines were defined by legacy, the friction of institutional power, and the adoption of artificial intelligence, suggesting ongoing re-evaluation of what is...
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Arts Administration
The Arts Administration program at Elon University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position that begins in August 2026.
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Today's AJ highlights: Legendary architect Frank Gehry, whose swooping, metallic structures redefined the urban landscape, has died at 96 (Los Angeles Times). His passing...
Our Changing Notions Of The Purpose Of Monuments
Rather than construct an imagined past as a universal tradition, as with conventional monuments... contemporary artists understand ambivalence and impermanence as key conditions of...
Architect Frank Gehry, 96
Gehry, who arrived in L.A. as an aimless teenager just after World War II and went on to become the most famous and one...
The Notion Of Decline Of Our Education System Is A Long-Running Trope
The suspicion that Americans are becoming more illiterate has long been irresistible to the educated class. In the present day, this happens to be...
Norman Foster’s New JP Morgan Tower In Manhattan: An Obscene Essay In Steel
The sheer amount of structural steel – 95,000 tonnes in total – is obscene for a building that contains just 60 storeys in its...
This Year’s Best New Architecture
Editors of Dezeen pick their favorites, including new cultural institutions, homes, hotels, skyscrapers and even an architecture school. - Dezeen
Fascinating: Research Find That Fantastical Programming Impairs Cognitive Attention In Children
The researchers found a significant negative effect for fantastical content. Children who watched programs featuring impossible events tended to perform worse on attention and...
Report: Trump’s Kennedy Center Is Stiffing Artists On The Fees
Representatives for three performers tell THR they’re still waiting on checks months after their shows. - The Hollywood Reporter
Why Trump Fired His Ballroom Architect. And Here’s His Replacement
Trump and McCrery had clashed over the president’s desire to keep increasing the size of the building, but it was McCrery’s firm’s small workforce...
How AI Is Changing How Architecture Is Conceived
Across design firms, respondents emphasized two immediate gains: speed and the ability to generate options. - ArchDaily
Why Does AI Write Like That? And Why Are People Willing To Read It?
If you’re anything like me, you did not enjoy reading that paragraph. Everything about it puts me on alert: Something is wrong here; this...
This Year’s Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Different
Previous hosts of the Kennedy Center Honors have included Walter Cronkite, Stephen Colbert, Gloria Estefan and Queen Latifah. Trump will host this year, a...
Fall 2026 Applications Open for MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises
Earn your Master’s in One Year. Northwestern University’s MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises (MSLCE) program develops leaders across Entertainment, Media and the Arts.
Executive Director, Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach
The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach (CMSPB) is known for performances and educational programs of the highest artistic merit.
Countries Boycotting Eurovision Over Decision To Allow Israel To Compete
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete. - BBC
Russia Blocks Facetime, Roblox
Both restrictions are part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms: In the case of FaceTime, Russian authorities allege it is being used...
Is Appointment TV Making A Comeback?
As more shows switch to a weekly release schedule, it gives viewers a chance to watch the episodes as they become available and take...
Paramount Claims Bias In Warner Deal
“It has become increasingly clear, through media reporting and otherwise, that WBD appears to have abandoned the semblance and reality of a fair transaction...
The Importance Of Style In Science
Style, as I see it, is much more idiosyncratic and manifests in scientists who may practice in the same field and utilize similar methods,...
Why We Shouldn’t Bring Back Gatekeepers
Put simply: Once established institutions lost the privilege to control the public conversation, they acquired an obligation to participate within it, which, so far,...
How The Amazing Sculptures In The Paris Catacombs Got There
An avid carver, Décure turned the Catacombs into his private workshop. Outside of working hours—during lunch breaks and before and after his shifts—he snuck...
What It Says About You When Your Accent Changes
Researchers studied Taylor Swift’s voice as a way of exploring a phenomenon called “second-dialect acquisition,” or the way people learn a new style of speaking....
Lufthansa Crew Refuses To Let Violinist Bring Instrument Case On Carrying 243-Year-Old Violin
A soloist was forced to carry her 1782 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin in her arms through the Helsinki airport security and onto a flight...
