Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Why Helsinki’s Architecture Is Unlike That Of Most Major Cities
"Some of it is – and more will be – sited below ground. There is no single clear reason for this, though factors include...
Streaming Is Cheaper Than Buying, Certainly. But Something Essential Is Lost In The Experience
"Collecting is an act of love; even though it risks fetish-like attachments to the objects in question, its essence is found not in the...
How Music Works On Altering Your Mood
"I start with music that matches the patient’s frame of mind and slowly shift to more soothing themes. I find that their mood and...
Can AI Write Compelling Reviews? Here’s The Thing…
“I don’t see how AI can recreate the experience of reading a book, which is what the best critics do.” - Wired
Why Aren’t Our Best Composers Writing For Amateur Musicians?
Why is there a gap between today’s composers and the repertoires of most of the musical ensembles in the country – which are not...
Evolving Shakespeare For Our Time
“If you are going to hail a writer from 400 years ago as the greatest writer of all time, then you need to look...
What Ails Us: The Freedom Of Having Limits
The basic error of liberalism, according to the post-liberals, is its conflation of freedom with the absence of limitation or constraint. - The Point
British Museum Director Steps Down In Wake Of Thefts Scandal
This week, Ittai Gradel, a Dutch antiquities dealer, said he had told the British Museum about the thefts two years ago and claimed that...
Let’s Decode The Cultural Moment Around “Rich Men North Of Richmond”
Lyrics celebrating the working man and woman have a long history in American music, from artists including Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bill Withers and...
Are UK Arts Selling Out To Corporations?
In the UK, there are three potentially large funding pots for the arts: government, local authority and private. Anyone who has lived through the...
How To Make Writing Better Than ChatGPT
If we want to push the art of writing out of a computer’s reach, the questions posed in writing workshops should go past “How...
The Potential Of AI To Assist Artists
I am a composer who has used creative AI in my music and sound practice for almost two decades. My creative practice and research has focused...
How Folk Music Got Into The Mainstream
Knowing there was no way for him to compete with the established recording companies, Asch’s plan was to do what they wouldn’t: record what...
Pronouncement Culture: Whether Something Is “Good” Or “Bad” Sometimes Isn’t The Point
Just about everyone has been made to feel like shit because someone with “good taste” declared that something they love is bad. We’ve been...
Greek Island Declares Emergency Over Over-Tourism
For a broad range of Sifnians the island is rapidly approaching a state of crisis, as unregulated development and overtourism have kick-started a grim...
The Culture And Museums Lost In The Maui Fire
“We’ve lost four museums. If you’re into environmentalism, if you’re into surfing, if you’re into history, something was lost in all those ways.” - Artnet
Scientists: A Link Between Being Creative And Aesthetic Choices
Neuroscientists currently agree that the creative process has two parts: coming up with ideas and then assessing them to choose the good ones. Led...
How To Value A Song? The Music Business Is In A Confused State Right...
The discrepancy between the way digital download storefronts like iTunes and streaming platforms like Spotify value the worth of a song is going to...
Schools Reverse ChatGPT Bans, Wrestle With How To Use AI With Students
As schools reopen for fall, educators and district leaders are wrestling with complex questions posed by the A.I. tools: What should writing assignments look...
500 Scientists Spent €600 Million Over 10 Years On The Human Brain Project. How’d...
During its run, scientists have published thousands of papers and made significant strides in neuroscience, such as creating detailed 3D maps of at least...
Hollywood Studios Make Proposal To Striking Writers Public
By releasing the proposal, the companies are essentially going around the guild’s negotiating committee and appealing to rank-and-file members — betting that their proposal...
This Summer’s Movie Box Office Might Just Turn Out Okay
Thanks in large part to Barbenheimer, summer revenue now rests at $3.797 billion, a 16.6 percent spike over the same summer corridor in 2022....
How Hip-Hop Revitalized American Poetry
America is celebrating more than just a musical form. It’s celebrating the moment when rap gave America back its poetry. - The New York...
More And More AI-Written Books Are Getting On Amazon
Searches on Amazon — estimated to control at least half of all U.S. book sales, and an even bigger share of the growing e-book market —...
Describe What You Want: Think Text-To-Image AI Is Cool? Now There’s Text-To-Music
These tools are mainly targeting creators, who can use copyright-free music in their videos or podcasts. The developers are also hoping that musicians notice...
