Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
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,...
Good Morning
Today's Highlights: In a significant rebuke to proposed Trump cuts, the U.S. House has voted to fully fund the NEA, NEH, and the Smithsonian,...
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...
The Trump Effect On Museums
The Trump effect is being felt through executive orders and federal cuts: 34% of museums suffered the cancellation of government grants or contracts; 29%...
How TikTok Transformed Social Media
By presenting an alternative to Meta and Twitter TikTok challenged the idea, pervasive in the early 2020s, that social media’s destiny was terminal decline,...
Paramount Goes To War To Try To Buy Warner
While Paramount is hoping to find a weakness in the Netflix offer, experts say the lawsuit has a low chance of success and would...
Zoe Saldaña Becomes Highest-Earning Actor In History
The 47-year-old Oscar winner has overtaken Scarlett Johansson after the success of Avatar: Fire and Ash added more than $1.2bn to her total. Saldaña’s...
Musician Site Bandcamp Prohibits Music Created With AI
"We believe that the human connection found through music is a vital part of our society and culture, and that music is much more...
Colin Jost And Pete Davidson Bought A Staten Island Ferry, With Big Ambitions. Well…
When they looked at this 2,100-ton hunk of metal, they envisioned a floating event space, with two restaurants, six bars, a concert venue and...
Broadway Racks Up Another Successful Week At the Box Office, Post Holidays
Attendance for the week ending January 11 was 272,911, down about 13% from the previous week. About 92% of all Broadway seats were filled, compared...
LA Theatres Have New Leadership. How Are They Doing?
The Los Angeles theater world underwent a historic leadership shift in 2023 when two artistic directors of color were placed at the helm of...
Report: Benefits Of AI In Schools Outweighs Risks
The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings...
Truth Social Ads For Nazi-Owned Art Spark Debate
A gallery specialising in art once owned by members of the Third Reich’s leadership, including works personally owned by Adolf Hitler, has prompted conversations...
How Do You Sustain Success As A Musician?
Unlike creators, a performer does not have the benefit of a personal product (or several) that persist over time like a symphony or novel...
