Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Why Conservatives Killed The Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre sought to democratize the dramatic arts. But it also tried to use theater to invigorate democracy, which is where the program...
Is This The Way We’ll Watch Movies In The Future?
Some parts involve passive viewing, like a sequence in which the supervillain Thanos is on trial for theft. But there’s also a lot of...
Ford Foundation’s Visionary President To Step Down
Darren Walker announced Monday that he would step down as the president of the Ford Foundation at the end of 2025 after what will...
Study: Musicians Who Are Public Advocates Increase Their Fan Base
Publicly backing charity causes on both an intermittent and regular basis earned musicians more likes, shares and comments. These artists also increased music sales,...
20 Years Of Introducing New Choreography
“There is something so special about being the first to see something. These fresh new works are in progress, developing and that draws an...
The Library Of Congress Has 175 Million Works. How Does It Decide What To...
There are three principles: The first is that we should have everything that Congress needs to do its work. The second is that we...
Art World Reconsiders NFTs As Market Slows
"We know that there is a provenance verification opportunity here. We all know it and we all know that the art world is resisting...
What Experts Said About AI At Christie’s Art+Tech Summit
Numerous panelists obliquely referred to the fears around AI, offering reassurances without ever saying the words automation, labor, climate change, or super-intelligence. - ARTnews
Berklee College Chooses New President
Jim Lucchese most recently worked as CEO for the music event startup Sofar Sounds. He also led Spotify for Artists, a program helping artists...
University Argues It Should Never Have Bought The O’Keeffe Paintings It Wants To Sell
An Indiana judge is facing that very question as Valparaiso University contends that it should be able to sell high-value paintings it owns, including...
What Art Gets Saved When The Artist Dies
“Whether or not the artist is internationally celebrated, the art is still valuable.” Yet, so much of it gets lost to history. - The...
Boston Reconsiders What Public Art Could Be
The city of Boston announced Thursday a major, citywide campaign to reimagine public art. - NPR
What Stories The Literary World Tells About Itself
Among publishers, editors, scholars, critics, and even writers themselves, the stories we tell about literature are more and more stories of the economy of...
University Of The Arts Unions File Labor Complaint
The complaint, filed with the National Labor Relations Board, alleges that the school declined to “furnish information” following attempts the negotiate severance pay and...
Eurovision Music During War Time
Eurovision, like the Olympics, touts itself as an apolitical event. Fans and jury members are asked to vote for the best song, not the...
Trove Of 16th-Century Murano Glass Found Off The Coast Of Bulgaria
It is speculated that the glass artifacts fell from the cargo of a ship battered by a storm in the shallow, rocky area of...
Steppenwolf Vet Laurie Metcalf Reflects On TV Versus Theatre
The need for stamina, combined with memorization and the commitment of a run. This run is short; I am used to being asked to...
Study: Why You’re More Likely To Believe Fake News From Acquaintances
So why do your weak links matter so much? One big reason is that they’re more likely than your closest friends to possess novel,...
Summer Theatre Festivals Are Facing Big Challenges
“All these challenges are an existential threat to summer theatre as we know it. I’m an optimistic person, but we are facing difficult headwinds. -...
Study: Job Prospects For Art History Graduates Stink
Art History majors face the worst employment prospects of any profession after graduating from college, a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has...
Bankers Suggest Warner/Discovery Should Be Broken Up
The “current composition as a consolidated public company is not working. At current levels, we argue that exploring strategic alternatives such as asset sales,...
Is Public Radio Shrinking? Layoffs Continue
Following NPR’s 10% staff cutback last year, 2024 has seen 25 workers pink-slipped at KQED, 15 at WAMU, 31 at Boston’s WGBH along with...
Hannah Arendt’s Case Against Authenticity
What does it mean to discover one’s true, authentic self? To act from a place of authenticity? Is there a truer self within the...
A Growing Threat To Good Science: Self-Censorship
In a recent paper published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cory Clark and 38 co-authors argue that, in science, censorship often flows...
Museums Are Hugely Popular. But Can They Survive?
Beyond particular items in its collections, is the universal museum itself a product of colonialism that expresses an implicit belief in the superiority of...
