Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Good Morning.
Here are this morning's AJ highlights. Ireland’s basic income for artists pilot proves wildly effective yet stays small, reports Novara Media (UK). Brooklyn Public...
African Publishers And “The Wakanda Problem”
"When we listen to audiobooks produced in the West, they have a Wakandan accent," said Eghosa Imasuen, executive director of Narrative Landscape Press in Lagos, Nigeria....
Creator Of The AI Actress Tilly Speaks Out
“As a creative, I have really enjoyed creating her,” she says. “It’s been just like a writer creating characters. You fall in love with...
What Nigeria’s New Museum of West African Art Is Attempting To Do
Nigeria's stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) has found itself in the crosshairs of local power politics on the week it was...
The BBC’s Impact On World History
The BBC’s founding father, John Reith, set out what he saw as broadcasting’s true purpose. In the wake of a destructive global conflict, he...
How Did The Muppets Fail So Spectacularly On Broadway?
The Muppets’ long-overdue Broadway debut is over almost as soon as it began, the show now closing this Sunday. It was originally scheduled to run until...
Federal Museums Reopen And Count Up The Losses
In addition to staff furloughs and suspended or canceled programs, the 2018-2019 shutdown resulted in a loss of some $5 billion, according to the American...
New Study: Listening To Music Significantly Reduces Risk Of Dementia
Researchers looked at data spanning a decade and involving more than 10,000 relatively healthy people, aged 70 and older, in Australia. People who listened...
Five Art Gallery Apps To Help You Explore
For a decade, See Saw has reigned as the app for art world denizens, but the last year has seen the arrival of new apps and...
Not One Of Hollywood’s Big Star Movies This Fall Has Become A Hit
Not one of the 25 dramas and comedies that movie companies released in North American theaters over the past three months has become a...
Sound System Culture Is Taking Over UK Art And Fashion
There has already been a clear increase in the number of Japanese-style listening bars across the UK, but the visual arts trend is also harnessing sound...
University Decides ROI On Investment In Its University Press Is Insufficient And Closes It....
Bucknell University Press is on track to shut down by the end of this fiscal year. Demise of the press is raising broader questions...
As We Prepare To Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday, Is There A Recognizable American Classical...
Is there a unifying theme around the kinds of music being written in the classical world that could indicate an “American style?” (And, as...
Is It Time For Museums To Ban Selfies?
For some institutions, a ban on selfie-taking could be an operational choice, tied to staffing levels, available space, or the types of objects on...
Has 21st Century Culture Lost Its Creativity?
Music without instruments and lyrics without meaning. Endless reboots, sequels and superheroes in the cinema. After a burst of magnificent TV dramas in the noughties, every glitzy...
New Study: 97 Percent Of Listeners Can’t Identify Whether The Music They’re Listening To...
A staggering 97% of listeners cannot distinguish between artificial intelligence-generated and human-composed songs, a Deezer–Ipsos survey showed on Wednesday, underscoring growing concerns that AI...
How Schools Across America Are Responding To AI Use
In the face of a revolutionary change that many educators believe will alter the career trajectories of school-aged kids and the instructional methods of...
Preservationists Fight To Save New Deal-Era Murals In Building Called “The Sistine Chapel” Of...
The clock is ticking for Washington, D.C.’s 85-year old Wilbur J. Cohen building, described by preservationists as the “Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art”...
Spotify Launches A “Catch You Up” Feature For Audiobooks, To Summarize What You’ve Read...
The company likens the feature, called Recaps, to a “previously on” segment at the start of episodes in a TV series. - The Verge
Ticket Prices Continue To Soar, But Lawsuits Abound
There are currently multiple class action lawsuits at various stages, as well as a Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against the world’s largest concert...
Landmark AI Ruling On Song Lyrics
The court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI should have acquired licenses for German song lyrics in GEMA’s repertoire before using them to train and...
The Resurgence Of Music On Physical Objects
Continuing one of the more surprising comebacks of the digital age, vinyl album sales in the United States increased for the 18th consecutive year in...
The Muppets Come To Netflix And Go Global
More than almost any other children’s show, Sesame Street seemed to crack the code on how to simultaneously educate and entertain children. - The Guardian
LA’s TV Commercial Business Is Tanking Too
Production in the third quarter of this year was 18 percent lower than last year, and 40 percent lower than the five-year average, according...
The Antique Movie Camera Reviving A Technology
A handful of rare and cranky antiques are powering the ungainly Hollywood resurgence of VistaVision. The format, developed in 1954 by Paramount, was once...
