Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Despairing Of The Election? Look To The Iliad
Maybe you can relate to my mood: I want this election season over with. I have no more outrage left to give, yet there...
Calgary’s Arts Commons Gets The Largest Philanthropic Gift In Canadian Performing Arts History
The downtown Calgary cultural hub has been raising funds for a $660-million transformation, which will see its existing facility upgraded, a new building added and the...
Why Some People Bloom Later In Life
Why do some people hit their peak later than others? In his book Late Bloomers, the journalist Rich Karlgaard points out that this is really...
LLM Models Show Biases Broadly Embedded Across Languages
"The data show that implicitly-measured attitudes are revealed in and perhaps reinforced by language, which is a key vehicle of transmitting culture. If we...
Why Music Labels Are Suing New AI Music Generators
The RIAA’s lawsuits use lofty language, saying that this litigation is about “ensuring that copyright continues to incentivize human invention and imagination, as it...
Brooks: Creativity Might Be A Solution For Depression
Research in neuroscience and psychology reveals that active engagement in creative pursuits is an effective way to see the world in a more positive...
Paramount Purges Access To Decades Of Shows Across Multiple Networks
Comedy Central, CMT, Paramount Network, TV Land, and MTV sites now point visitors to the streaming platform, effectively removing vast archives of content from...
The Decline Of Criticism Is Not The Fault Of Critics
Reflecting on our work—the theories, the methods, the artworks—has devolved into a strained bleating about our “relevance” and “value.” Criticism has become, in a...
Confusing Artists With “Creatives”
he first entry of “creativity” in a dictionary dates to 1966. This current trend of using “creativity” as corporate-speak is not a distortion of...
Generative AI Will Change How Information Is Retrieved And Shared
Although this may seem like media arcana—mere C-suite squabbles—the reality is that AI companies are envisioning a future in which their platforms are central...
In Bozeman Montana, Renewing The Idea Of West
“The program we’re building on at Tinworks connects with the American West, which is a place, a notion, an idea, and an ideal. It’s...
Small LA Food Website Had To Furlough Its Staff. Then Readers Came To The...
“I think within like 24 hours, we had gained enough members and support, donations, merch sales, to bring everyone back,” Ray said. “I think...
Does Your Reputation Depend On The Archive Of Your Work?
What is an archive? In particular, what is an archive when it is of a writer, philosopher or other thinker? Certainly, it would be...
How Social Media Has Ruined Slang
The situation has created a language crisis, in which Americans of all types and backgrounds use expressions of every provenance, destroying the power of...
While American Opera Companies Struggle, European Opera Houses Return To Form
Bolstered by significant governmental support, European companies mostly appear to have returned to a pre-pandemic status quo. A recent visit to Germany found both the Hamburg...
Pittsburgh Symphony Enters Contract Talks With Its Musicians. What’s At Stake:
The musicians’ base salary has hovered at or below $110,000 for about 15 years, with musicians handing over concessions during lean years and market...
US Charitable Giving Declined In 2023
U.S. charitable giving declined by 2.1% to US$557 billion in 2023, but the flow of funds began to stabilize following several years of volatility. -...
Can Chad Smith Reinvigorate The Boston Symphony?
Smith has big plans for Tanglewood, whose Boston Symphony season begins on July 5, just as he has a long to-do list for the ensemble...
Study: Easter Island’s Statue Theory Is Wrong
“Our study confirms that the island couldn’t have supported more than a few thousand people. As such, contrary to the ecocide narrative, the population...
Museum Hangs Picassos In Ladies’ Toilets In Response To Court Ruling
Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art has relegated part of its Picasso collection to a female toilet cubicle, after a court ruling that...
High-End Print Magazines Are Making A Comeback (In A Different Way)
High-end niche periodicals are popping up, but the trend might be most evident in a burst of small-batch, independent outdoors magazines like Adventure Journal, Mountain...
The Future Of Streaming
Profitability depends on how many paying subscribers are needed. There was a time when industry executives hoped that number might be as low as...
Record Labels Sue AI Music Generator Sites
The lawsuit claims Suno and Udio’s software steals music to “spit out” similar work and asked for compensation of $150,000 (£118,200, A$225,400) a work....
Is NYC Government Serious About The Arts?
This year, City Council is asking for an additional $53 million, above a base line that has not much changed to meet the demands...
Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum Says Goodbye
Allen’s estate, which has been managing and winding down his vast array of holdings since his death in 2018, confirmed to GeekWire that the 12-year-old...
