Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Tilly-The-AI Actor Gets Her Own Universe
AI talent studio Xicoia, which created Norwood, has announced plans for a “rapid expansion” for the digitized actor. The developments include a digital universe...
The AI-Written College Essay And The Decline Of Thinking
Surely the most dismal prospect is that we will lose sight of our own forms of thinking and understanding if those terms are assimilated...
What If The Future Of Public Broadcasting Doesn’t Include Broadcasting?
If we were to launch a new local, mission-driven public-service media entity today, what would it look like? - Editor & Publisher
Why Is There A Shortage Of Understudies In Toronto Theatres?
For at least three years running now, shows in Toronto have been disrupted because theatres did not have adequate understudy coverage. - Toronto Star
Poet Threatens To Sue Arts Council England After Defunding
A poet is threatening Arts Council England (ACE) with legal action after a magazine it funds withdrew her work from publication based on her “social media...
Miami Public Broadcaster WLRN In Turmoil
The future of public radio in Miami is at stake in an escalating conflict between South Florida Public Media Group, which manages WLRN, and Miami-Dade County...
There Are No Psychopaths?
While it has been researched across hundreds of empirical studies – especially since the explosion of research in the late-1990s – there is still...
Lufthansa Changes Musical Instrument Carryon Rules After Incident
As of March 1, Lufthansa Group, citing “customer feedback,” said it would be applying “a new, more generous” carry-on policy for small instruments, such...
Too Many Basket Weavers?
Ontario is one of the provinces to see the highest economic impact from the sector, according to the report. - The Conversation
Turmoil At This Year’s Berlinale Has Some Wondering If Germany Can Run Big Cultural...
Some "wonder if the German government’s views on permissible speech, shaped by its sense of responsibility for the Holocaust and desire to stop antisemitism,...
The Louvre Scandals And A French President’s Legacy
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is at risk of losing what could be a legacy-defining cultural project: a $1 billion-plus refurbishment of the Louvre, which...
How Paramount Finally Succeeded At Buying Warner
As much as David Ellison and his team had been telling anyone who would listen that his business would ultimately prevail in buying a...
In Walking Away, Netflix Won The Warner Deal
For Netflix, such a deal would have complicated the business model for a company that had already vaulted to a leading position in Hollywood on its...
Live Nation Antitrust Trial Begins — Will The Music Juggernaut Be Broken Up?
For Live Nation, the stakes are high — a possible breakup of the company, or at least a disruption of the lucrative business model...
How A Phone Ban Changed One School
Anton Caldwell, Shawnee's librarian for more than 20 years, says he knew right away the ban was working. The number of students visiting the...
Mamdani Picks A New Culture Commissioner For NYC
An experienced curator with a community-forward approach, she has held several key positions at Creative Time, the High Line, and elsewhere. She has even worked at...
Warning: Age Verification Laws For Social Media Are A Disaster
While social media bans may seem like a prudent measure to protect children, they are not only ineffective, they endanger both children and adults....
Ode To A Great Editor
During my own editing stint, I came to understand writers as prisoners of their own minds, pressed up against the bars of the words...
California Attorney General Warns Paramount Buy Of Warner “Not A Done Deal” Yet
Rob Bonta’s cold water on the Paramount-WBD fireworks comes a week after the CA Department of Justice opened a probe into any deal to take over WB...
Non-Professional Actors At The Heart Of Movies
The prominence of movies featuring nonprofessionals is no surprise: directors may make movies what they are, but actors are what viewers see, and these...
Sorry, “Guerilla Teaching” Isn’t Allowed In Smithsonian Galleries
He was at the Portrait Gallery as an educator but also as co-founder of Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian, a group that last year...
Pompeii Gets a Digital Makeover: Now With Less Ash
Forget the petrified citizens – new 3D renderings show Pompeii as the thriving metropolis it was before Vesuvius crashed the party. Because apparently we...
Woman Sues Meta, YouTube Over Social Media Use
Wearing a pink dress and cardigan, Kaley told the jury that she started watching YouTube videos at age 6 and made an Instagram account...
Congressional Republicans Propose National Book Banning
House Resolution 7661 transforms grassroots library battles into national policy, giving censors sweeping powers to purge school and public collections. Democracy's reading rooms become...
Where Has The Sex Gone? Our Literature Is Getting Cleaner
Literary writers have other demands to satisfy. In general, readers come to their books seeking not an escape from reality but perspective on it....
