Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
San Francisco Arts Community Facing Cost/Funding Squeeze
Financial constraints in the arts in the community are responsible for much more than limiting the amount of entertainment available. - San Francisco Classical Voice
Robert Reich: I Hate Book Tours
That’s what you are when you go on a book tour: merchandise. A traveling salesperson selling a book. But not just any book —...
Can Steve Martin Help Direct Visitors To The Frick?
In a new video posted to the Frick’s website and social media, the Only Murders in the Building co-creator and actor prances around the freshly renovated Gilded Age...
Study: As Language Changes, People Of All Ages Adapt (Not Just The Young)
A study led by McGill University researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. -...
Salvage Company Tries To Reunite University Of The Arts Students With Their Art
“We are cleaning out University Arts Anderson Hall,” it read. “Yall want anything?” - Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
National Park Service Is Restoring Statue Of Confederate General
“The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing...
Pennsylvania State Museum Shuts Exhibition And Returns Native American Artifacts
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has some 908 individual remains and 79,628 funerary objects in its collection, which are subject to the Native American Graves Protection...
How AI Is Undermining Enlightenment Values
What a close comparison in fact illuminates is not just how pernicious A.I. can be to intellectual life, but also how it can undermine...
Your Brain Processes Words Differently When You Read (As Opposed To Listening)
You'll still find books today, even in a world filled with podcasts. Why is that? If we can listen to almost anything, why does...
What Neuroscience Tells Us About How To Get Smarter
While the underlying mechanism is unclear, neuroscientists theorize saying something out loud separates and distinguishes it from “mere” thoughts. (You didn’t just think it. You...
Disney’s Struggles With Using AI Show The Complexities Of Issues
Disney and Metaphysic spent 18 months negotiating on and off over the terms of the contract and work on the digital double. But none...
London’s Royal Opera And Ballet Cancels Performances In Israel Over Gaza
The internal announcement by the RBO chief executive, Alex Beard, was made after almost 200 Royal Opera and Ballet members signed an open letter criticising the...
Voice Of America Chief Fired After Refusing Demotion
Michael Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America, has been fired after refusing to accept what he called an “illegal” reassignment to run a...
New AI Company Composes Music For You
Users enter a prompt in plain English, such as “create a smooth jazz song with a ‘60s vibe and powerful lyrics, but relaxing for...
The Birth Of The Attention Economy — More Than 125 Years Ago
The rise of the cheap, daily newspaper in the 19th century created the first true attention economy—an endless churn of spectacle and sensation that...
Choreographer Sues Fortnite Video Game For Stealing His Dance
Over the years, Fortnite has found itself in hot water for adding in-character dances that bear striking similarity to ones created by professional dancers,...
Edinburgh Fringe Needs A Big Overhaul To Survive
So many of the Fringe’s problems could be solved by a massive injection of cash: to subsidise performers’ costs, to shore up struggling venues,...
Oregon Humanities Council Sues Trump Over Grant Cancellations
Although the suit charges the administration cannot legally cancel grants already approved by Congress, Oregon Humanities Communications Director Ben Waterhouse believes the decision was...
Production Manager Killed In Tragic Accident At Jabob’s Pillow
The person killed, identified by Jacob’s Pillow as Kat Sirico, was rolling a dolly with the help of an intern to transport the platforms...
What Happens When Deaf Actors Take On A Broadway Show
“There is this preconceived notion that if a person is deaf, their entire world is silent. This is not true at all." - Washington...
Accordian Master Dies At 86
The master of the Tex-Mex accordion Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, whose tradition-drenched sound came to define conjunto or Tejano music of South Texas, has died. - NPR
Is Netflix Trying To Become More Like YouTube?
As Netflix and YouTube vie for the eyeballs on TV sets, Netflix (and other streamers) are increasingly using YouTube to test the waters for the kind...
Anti-Gentrification Protesters Vandalize Museum In Mexico City
A group of anti-gentrification protesters vandalized the contemporary art museum of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) as demonstrations against rising housing prices...
Royal Albert Hall Seat Owners Lose Suit Over Access To Seats
These investors were granted rights to use or access their seats for the term of the hall's 999-year lease, according to the venue's website....
How Do You Lose Your Country? Not All At Once
Looking back, it becomes clear that the process only really starts after severe damage has been wreaked to the fundamental concept of justice—and once...
