Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Most Intricate Map Of A Human Brain Ever Made
This cubic millimeter of tissue has allowed Harvard and Google researchers to produce the most detailed wiring diagram of the human brain that the...
A Star Cellist’s Long Road Back From Long COVID
As he began preparing, his body and mind rebelled. He would start shaking as he played. “Not great for anybody,” he said, “let alone...
How Collapsing Art Sales Prices Have Brought Young Artists Down
Over the last year, as money drained from the art market, young art stars around the world experienced dramatic setbacks that submerged their careers....
A Massive Ancient Monument 500 Years Older Than The Pyramids
Located in Brú na Bóinne, a historical park north of Dublin, Ireland, Newgrange is thought to have been built around 3,200 B.C.E., making it...
Netflix Founder Plans To Turn Utah Ski Area Into Sculpture Park
“We aim to transform Powder into a multi-season destination that blends recreation, art, and meaningful connection for our entire community.” - ARTnews
Disney Tries To Get Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed Because Dead Woman Agreed To Disney+...
They argued that by signing up for a free 30-day trial of Disney+ in 2019, and again when purchasing the theme park tickets in 2023 through...
Has Cinemark Found The Right Formula To Get People Back Into Movie Theatres?
The third-largest U.S. theater chain, often seen as a cautious little brother to AMC and Regal, has gained market share since lockdown and its...
Artists Claim Progress In Case Against AI Image Generators
The court will now allow artists to proceed with discovery on claims that AI image generators relying on Stable Diffusion violate both the Copyright...
Goldberger: Architecture Criticism Is In “Chaos”
The transition from print to online journalism has led to "chaos" within architecture criticism that has upsides as well as downsides, author Paul Goldberger...
How To Watch Literature Adapted To Ballet
In the transformation of literature to performance, a story ceases to be something that I can control by holding it between my hands. But...
The Band Trying To Get Its Fan To Do Something About Climate Change
"Can we actually capture that power in the concert space and make use of it to get people to do something more?" said Met,...
Malaysia’s Government Says It’s Done Building Big Skyscrapers
"There are already many skyscrapers, if the private sector wants to build them please do. But, the government does not make this a priority...
Photographer Files Copyright Suit Against Real Estate Blog
Veteran photographer Jennnifer Bouma, of Washington State, has filed a copyright infringement complaint against Zillow Gone Wild. She took the photos in 2021 and copyrighted them...
Claim: Tchaikovsky’s Biographers Got Him Wrong
“His biography has been shamefully distorted by scholars – almost in a way you could say is homophobic – because they represent him as...
The Death Of Magazines
Even the biggest success stories are vulnerable. I don’t believe there’s a single print magazine right now that’s a sure thing. Even the most...
How The Russian Avant Garde Tried To Unite Art And Life
The Russian and Soviet avant-garde is neither school nor style but “a mentality.” - The Wall Street Journal
Michael Haefliger Reflects On 25 Years Of The Lucerne Festival
His long tenure at Lucerne has been defined not only by sustainability and survival through crises like the coronavirus pandemic, but also by enormous...
A New Trend? Two Downtown NYC Theatres Decide To Bunk Together
The prestigious Soho Rep is giving up its longtime home in TriBeCa and will instead share space with Playwrights Horizons, a Midtown theater company, while trying...
More States Pass Book-Banning Laws
Over the past few weeks, new laws or regulations have gone into effect in Utah, Idaho, South Carolina and Tennessee that will make it...
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra And The Role It Tries To Play
In the face of these vast geopolitical movements, and accompanying humanitarian catastrophe, you can’t help but consider the purpose and the impact of cultural...
Why Are We Attracted To Fear? (As Entertainment?)
Why do we do that—why do we crave small doses of terror? Why do we like “safe” fear? - The Believer
Why The Can Can Dancers In The Olympics Opening Ceremonies Couldn’t Couldn’t
"We were so dissapointed. It started to Rain just before the Can Can began. 10 seconds before you saw us. We were trying to...
Is Culture An Industry? It Doesn’t Work As An Argument
The policy discourse framing culture as an industrial sector, which became a trend in the 1980s, has not proven effective - for the economy,...
Podcasts: Where The Big Money Is
There are still nearly 450,000 active shows that have published recent episodes, according to Podcast Industry Insights. But the top 25 podcasts reach nearly...
This Year’s Booker Prize Longlist (Just What Critics Feared?)
In a development that might raise the hackles of those who criticized the now decade-old rule change that broadened eligibility for the prize, six are...
