Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
What Medium Has Learned About Journalism
What "people find valuable is authentic personal experiences from people who know what they’re talking about. And those people tend not to be in...
Podcast Tech Is The Kind Of Open Democratic Tech We Need
"Wherever you get your podcasts" is a radical statement... the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech...
Video Games Are A $180 Billion Industry. So Why Are Companies Laying Off Thousands?
How is an entertainment industry said to be worth $180bn a year shedding staff at such an alarming rate? - The Guardian
Study: America Is Built On Cars. Could Its Cities Become 15-Minute-Cities?
As researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, we had a question: Can America — the land of the free and the home of...
Study: Is It Better To Have Friends That Agree With You?
Researchers "wanted to find out whether having certain personality traits was related to how people perceived their friendships and to how they were perceived...
“Starlight Express” Has Now Been Running Continuously For 35 Years
Many New Yorkers—including this one—forget that on the West End the show ran for 17 years. Estimations of the show’s total earnings ring up...
Taylor Swift V. The Comma Police
Plenty of people, upon hearing the biggest music announcement of the year, started thinking about diacritical marks and then talking about them on social...
Caution About AI In The Entertainment Industry
The U.S. studios are aware of the dangers behind “making a wholesale shift to AI,” according to the CEO of a leading artificial intelligence dubbing outfit that says...
Why We Still Need Paper Books
Research suggests that comprehension is six to eight times better with physical books than e-readers. - Psychology Today
What A Plan To Save Churches Says About Their Place In UK Culture
Many churches are at risk of closure due to structural problems far beyond the capacity of local congregations to fix. - The Conversation
These Days Artists Have To Be Obsessed With Their Brand
The internet has made it so that no matter who you are or what you do — from nine-to-five middle managers to astronauts to...
Fox, ESPN, Warner Launch New All-Sports Service
The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, including the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament, as...
How NYT Classical Music Critic Zach Woolfe Approaches His Job
“I think what people are interested in is passion,” Mr. Woolfe said. “Even if you didn’t understand every word, my goal is for you...
The Problems Children Can Solve But AI Can’t
Trained on human-generated data, large language models are very adept at noticing patterns in that data. But learning from existing written material – even...
The Sci Fi Writer Who’s Been Pretty Good At Predicting The Future
Perhaps no writer has been more clairvoyant about our current technological age than Neal Stephenson. His novels coined the term metaverse, laid the conceptual groundwork...
A Very Low Bar For Lyric Poetry
The barrier to attempting lyric poetry is so low it’s basically asphalt. Platforms for the stuff are plentiful, and rotten poems, furred with hyperlinks,...
The High-End Art Market Sagged Last Year. But Lower Down? Robust Growth
ArtTactic’s report states that the lower end of the market remained “very active, with an 18% increase in the number of artworks sold below...
In Praise Of Craft In A Digital Age
Feeling at home with a craft skill is surely as important as being numerate or literate. It can be a significant source of well-being...
Montreal Symphony CEO Steps Down After 24 Years
Throughout her tenure, Cadeau oversaw the recruitment of Kent Nagano in 2006, the opening of the Maison symphonique de Montréal (the OSM's then-new home) in 2011, the creation of...
Public Radio Stations Face a Shortage Of Engineers
The United States is projected to require 5,100 broadcast engineers over the next decade due to the retirement of 6,200 existing professionals. - Current
Why People Who Plagiarize Equivocate About It
The accusation of plagiarism can feel formidable. Denying intent allows one to try to sidestep the accusation. ‘Perhaps I’m guilty in some technical sense,...
When Going To Broadway Theatre Was Cheap
After school, they would take the bus from the Upper West Side down to the theater district. I asked her how she could afford...
Grammys Chief Defines The Stakes For AI And Music
The key questions, Harvey Mason said, center on how AI is creating its new generative output and how the industry can identify whether an...
A Billion-Dollar Art Collection That Has A Family Attacking One Another
Claims and counterclaims have spiraled across New York’s criminal, civil and family courts—sweeping in allegations of physical abuse, fraud and undue influence of the...
BMG Music Chief Says Tectonic Shifts In The Music Business Are Afoot. BMG Is...
For Thomas Coesfeld, these and other recent gear-shifts at BMG all come in preparation for what he calls “tectonic shifts” affecting the music rights business. - Music...
