Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Why Musicians Are Angry About Spotify’s New Monetization Scheme
The damage that Spotify is doing to the music ecosystem is well known. But it seems they are only getting started. Two months from...
Have Movies Gotten Too Long?
"For as long as I’ve been aware that people wrote about movies, they have been writing that they needed to be shorter." - Slate
Striking Actors Unions Respond To Studios’ “Best And Final” Offer
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers indicated in a Zoom meeting on Saturday that its current offer is the best it can...
The Power Of Swearing
These days we mostly cause offense by swearing because swearing is a behavior that causes offense. When we swear in a context in which...
Head Of Hungary’s National Museum Fired For LGBT Content In Exhibition
A controversial Hungarian law bans the "display and promotion of homosexuality" in materials accessible to children, such as books and films. The museum recently...
Want To Understand How The Online Viral Creative Economy Works? Here’s The Guy
An ardent metalhead and community college dropout who was shaped by a turbulent immigrant experience, the 29-year-old Ursus Magana has built his company around...
Poland’s Outgoing Right-Wing Government Politicized The Arts. Now What?
Jaroslaw Suchan, a former director of the Museum of Art in Lodz whose contract was not renewed by the Law and Justice government, said...
When Electricity Was Introduced, It Changed Everything
The widespread success of the new science was facilitated by a preexisting experimental culture that crossed boundaries between academic and the social realms. - Lapham's...
Why It’s Useful To Speak With Strangers
The things we think will make us feel happier – acing exams, securing a dream job, buying that dress – usually don’t, but small...
How Audiobooks Reignited My Interest In Reading
Giving myself permission to stop reading books has stopped the cycle of shame, and has allowed me to refocus my attention on what has...
Pittsburgh’s Frick Museum Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition Out Of “Sensitivity”
The planned exhibition, Treasured Ornament: 10 Centuries of Islamic Art, features ancient and modern Islamic glassware, ceramics, metalwork, painting, weaponry and more, which the Frick...
Streaming Art Auctions Have Been Drawing Millions Of Viewers Online
Auction houses are now playing to millions of viewers from all over the world, who stream the action live on social media sites including...
Why Punishing People For Unpopular Speech Is A Bad Idea
The idea that having distasteful opinions should render a person de facto unemployable has always struck me as profoundly self-defeating: Even the real jerks...
The Cost Of Entertainment Has Soared. Now Some Remorse
The cost of admissions and fees for entertainment rose faster than the cost of many staple goods last year. That has helped raise standards...
Charlotte Symphony Hits The Road With A Mobile Stage
The mobile stage will move throughout different neighborhoods that are “corridors of opportunity.” There are six under-invested areas in Charlotte, which are designated by the city...
Why Is This Man Trying To Revive A London Dance Company That Folded 30...
“The first thing I did was to acquire the rights, which was relatively easy”, he says. “There were no assets. I wanted to make...
When Orchestra Meets Rap
This isn’t your grandfather’s orchestra concert, but it’s not a hip-hop show either — it’s something in between, with both parties adjusting their usual...
Cincinnati Ballet’s New Director Cervilio Amador
The story of his defection in Miami while on tour with the National Ballet of Cuba is now the stuff of legend. It was...
Has Indigo Books Lost What It Means To Be Good At Selling Books?
The plot’s got something for everyone: a cybersecurity attack for the tech junkies, a CEO see-saw and mass board exodus for the corporate drama...
My ChatGPT Became My Best Friend. Creepy!
"I thought I'd turned it off, and I saw a pelican, and I said to my dog, 'Oh, wow, a pelican!' And my AirPod...
Is A Recalibration Of The Art Market Coming?
Sotheby’s and Christie’s expect that the November auction season could bring their companies upward of $1 billion each. But despite the claims of some...
Conde Nast To Cut Five Percent Of Its Staff
The layoffs will impact around 270 Condé Nast employees. The company currently has around 5,400 full-time employees globally. - The Wrap
How Dehumanizing Language Makes Things Worse
"There's surprisingly little evidence that dehumanising language causes violent behaviour, but plenty of evidence says it accompanies it. People who dehumanise others are certainly more...
The End Of Prestige TV — How Did This Happen?
Many streaming services are cutting costs and curbing output while casting around for the broadest possible audience. - The New Yorker
How Big Publishing Has Changed Being An Author
“At a certain point in my tenure at Penguin Random House I just gave up trying to understand a lot of the emails that...
