Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Writers’ Strike Settlement Was Good. But Not Good Enough Concerning AI
Studios are already busy developing myriad uses for machine-learning tools that are both creative and administrative. Will they halt that development, knowing that their...
Writers’ Settlement Tries To Define Streaming Subscriber
A “view” in this case means the total viewing time divided by its running time, a metric that can be applied fairly easily across...
Does Academic Pursuit Need a Goal, A “Completed-By” Date?
If we want the university to remain a viable space for knowledge production, then scholars across disciplines must be able to identify the goal...
UK’s Northern Ballet Drops Its Orchestra To Cut Costs
The Musicians’ Union (MU) said it is “deeply concerned” about “this cultural vandalism” as there will be less work for orchestral musicians. - Yorkshire...
Are Theatre Ticket Prices Just Too High?
Nearly all artistic and managing directors polled saw their company’s price increases as marginal. But for many Americans, an increase of a few dollars...
Just When Did Art Come To Be Called “Content?” Really? Content?
“It’s just a rude word for creative people. I know there are students in the audience: You don’t want to hear your stories described...
A Changing Of The Guard On Broadway?
While the six Broadway houses controlled by these four companies may be dwarfed by the Shubert Organization, the Nederlander Organization and the recently merged...
NYCity Ballet Cancels Performances After Orchestra Members Insist On Wearing Contract Shirts
The musicians’ contract with the ballet has expired. Sticking points include management’s failure to agree to a wage adjustment that would compensate for the...
Having Just Lost Its Artistic Director, Cincinnati Ballet Loses Its Executive Director
Scott Altman, president and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet, announced Thursday that he is leaving the company to take on those same positions with the Los...
Is Homework Good For Kids?
“Homework is seen to benefit time management, self-discipline, organizational skills, but there have been no studies that really have shown that homework actually...
Why AI Companies Are Hiring An Army Of Writers
A string of job postings from high-profile training data companies, such as Scale AI and Appen, are recruiting poets, novelists, playwrights, or writers with a PhD or...
Literary Magazine The White Review Suspends Publication
This comes after the not-for-profit journal’s applications for funding were rejected by Arts Council England for three consecutive years. The charity relied on this...
China Has Been On A Museum-Building Spree. Now Some Of Them Are Closing
In the 2010s, China built new museums with a frenzy. According to the China Museums Association, 1,563 new museums opened between 2009 and 2014. They...
Unionized Workers At The Art Institute Of Chicago Win Their First Contract
Unionized employees of the Art Institute of Chicago museum (AIC) and its affiliated school, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), have secured their...
Lin-Manuel Miranda And Phylicia Rashad Head To Capitol Hill To Lobby For Theatre
The event, hosted by the Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition, is poised to “shine a spotlight on the challenges facing the theater industry, showcase the...
When You’re A Musician And Your Brain Stops Speaking To Your Hands
"From another musician, I learned that my experience was not unique. This trusted colleague speculated I might suffer from musician’s focal dystonia. I was...
What Journalism Needs To Learn About AI
Journalism is trying to understand and harness GenAI’s power. There are countless experiments to computationally fabricate headlines, stories, images, videos, podcasts, broadcast personalities, and...
Why Being Mediocre Is The Better Choice
As of 2023, more than three-quarters of U.S. adults report feeling stressed at work, almost 60% experience elements of burnout, and almost 20% feel...
Still Leaving Voice Mails? Here’s The New Phone Etiquette
Just because someone is calling you out of the blue does not mean you have to pick up. - Washington Post
Why Hollywood’s European Connection Is Growing
We’ve always been an international industry, but the pandemic has really illuminated that fact in some ways, both in physical production, as well as...
Inside The British Museum Scandal
It is not just the losses that are so damaging but also the way the museum has dealt with the issue since antiques dealer...
The Current Research On Music As Medicine
Recent research shows that more active engagement with music can be a boon for our mental and even physical health... The scientists behind these...
Spotify Is Testing AI-Generated Podcast Translations In The Podcasters’ Voices
The Spotify-developed tool uses OpenAI’s recently released voice-generation technology to match the original speaker’s style. That, according to Spotify, results in a “more authentic listening...
Our Education System Was Created In Industrial Times. We Need An Upgrade
Such systems, sculpted for an industrial society, falter in the face of a postindustrial, information economy. Schools were built for a world before the...
FTC: Time To Hold Amazon Accountable
Lina Khan made her reputation with a very different idea: What if pleasing the customer was not enough? Low prices, she argued in a 95-page examination...
