Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Study: Millions Of Research Papers Are Not Being Properly Preserved Online
More than one-quarter of scholarly articles are not being properly archived and preserved, a study of more than seven million digital publications suggests. The...
Was Keith Haring A Sellout?
There are few artists whose signature styles have been so widely, unashamedly capitalized by big brands (with the help of estates and foundations). But...
New Dance Company In Ireland Will Change Irish Dance
The establishment of a new, all-Ireland dance company has been described as “a new dawn” for the art form in Ireland by the Arts...
Why Is There No Best Choreography Oscar?
Why isn’t there an Oscar for best choreography? It’s a question people in the dance world have been asking for decades. And there’s no...
How AI Is Going To Starve News
We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on writers, then on editing and fact-checking their findings. Perplexity gets it all for free....
Reframing Sleep In a Cultural/Artistic Way
Works of literature and art, for example, can teach us to challenge dominant visions of sleep, allowing us to see sleep as a place...
AI Is Neither Artificial Or Intelligent
Let me explain why I think that it is in fact a mistake to use the term “artificial intelligence” to refer to these systems....
What Happens To Your Music If Your Streaming Service Goes Away?
The reason I’m screwed is that Spotify listeners’ ability to access their collection in the far-out future will be contingent on the company maintaining...
TikTok Has Become Broadcast TV
The algorithm ends up being a centralizing force; although the viewing options on TikTok can feel limitless, the reality is that you are being...
Uh-Oh… The New York Times Discovers There’s Culture In LA (Again)
"I’m feeling very energized by California. There is clearly a rich universe of creative forces at work — not to mention good food and...
Algorithms Are Dulling Your Musical Taste
“Algorithmic recommendations are addictive because they are always subtly confirming your own cultural, political, and social biases, warping your surroundings into a mirror image...
Uh-Oh: AI Can Be Infected With Worms
Now, in a demonstration of the risks of connected, autonomous AI ecosystems, a group of researchers have created one of what they claim are...
Creating Invented Languages For Movies
Today, with the budgets of the biggest films and series rivalling the G.D.P.s of small island nations, constructed languages, or conlangs, are becoming a...
A Wave Of Civic Construction Along The Mexican Border
Known for keeping a tireless schedule, Meyer Falcón said P.M.U. has so far completed about $2 billion worth of public buildings and community infrastructure....
The New Science Of Telling History
What if instead of digging in the archives and criticising arguments, you could write history directly from the physical remains of the past, reconstructing...
The Crisis In Pop Music
In the streaming era, tours have become the main source of cash as sales of recorded music have plummeted. However, a recent study by...
The Volunteers Who’ve Pitched In To Keep UK Theatre Going
A theatre belongs to the people who make it more than just a building. That includes the volunteers just as much as it does...
Updating Our Map Of The Brain
Beyond the operating table, knowledge of how the body maps onto the motor cortex has been instrumental in the development of brain-machine interfaces that control prostheses...
A World Of Hurt For Hollywood
Twenty twenty-three was a year of downsizing, diminishment, shelving, sidelining, retrenching, retreating and bet hedging. And 2024 is the year of consequences. - The New...
Could Generative AI Finally Break Copyright Law?
Contrary to popular belief, copyright does not exist for the benefit of creators. Its purpose, according to founding documents and recent interpretations, is to...
The Strain Pop Music Inflicts On Voices
Pop vocals, then, routinely run up against the physical limits of the human body. Yet what makes a song difficult to sing doesn’t necessarily...
Time To Give Up Streaming? (It’s Getting Worse)
Once you've bought it, you're never going to find that the retailer has reached into your movie, CD, or record collection to remove it...
American Museums Have A New Approach To Provenance
We are currently witnessing a changing climate—specifically when it comes to objects taken from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Indigenous peoples—that has led to a...
ASCAP Reports Record Music Royalty Collections In 2023
ASCAP’s 2023 revenues represent an increase of $215 million or 14.1% over 2022. ASCAP says it increased the value and monetization of its members’...
An Arts Council Funding Program For Artists May Be Backfiring
If it’s tough for venues, it’s even tougher for artists, who in the past have found it hard but possible to sustain some kind...
