Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
On Writing, Feelings And What AI Does
Some say that what makes the difference between human and machine writing—and what taints the latter—is that machines do not think, or intend, or...
Scholarly Groups Sue Trump Administration Over NEA, NEH Cuts
Three major scholarly groups have sued the National Endowment for the Humanities and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, arguing that the recent mass...
Sinners: A Movie Deal That Shook Hollywood
Since the film came out, these contract stipulations have been much discussed, even controversial. That has little to do with why “Sinners” is so...
Judge In Meta AI Case: “I Just Don’t Understand How That Can Be Fair...
Authors may need to sharpen their case, which Chhabria warned could be "taken away by fair use" if none of the authors suing, including...
NEA Cancels Already-Awarded Grants As Trump Administrations Moves To Shut NEA
“It’s strange that the Trump administration is trumpeting their priorities to serve diverse America while canceling grants for our August Wilson play." - The...
Trump Budget Proposals To Eliminate NEH, NEA, Etc. Etc.
The skinny budget also eliminates funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, AmeriCorps, National Endowment for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Humanities. Trump...
How Tate Modern Changed London 25 Years Ago
This repurposed power station was set to become the UK’s cultural powerhouse. Hulking on a once unloved stretch of the South Bank, its 99-metre...
Glastonbury Festival Sells Out In 20 Minutes
The general admission tickets for the world-famous event in Somerset were released at 09:00 BST on Sunday, and the festival announced on X they...
Jon Voight Is Working On A Plan To Save Hollywood. What Is It?
The exact plan that Coming Home Oscar winner Voight, whose daughter is Angelina Jolie, has prepared for Trump is unclear, but sources with knowledge of his...
Why Pope Francis Pushed Along Sainthood For Architect Antoni Gaudi
If this happens, Gaudí would be the first secular architect in history to be declared a saint. - The Conversation
How Physics Is Improving Deep Learning
Research has drawn on principles of fluid dynamics to improve traffic predictions, sped up simulations of turbulence to enhance our understanding of hurricanes and...
Fantasy Versus SciFi: Where The Politics Align
Since the founding of the tiny corner of academia known as science fiction studies in the 1970s, there has been a sense that science...
Queer Art Visible
We wanted to make clear that in many respects, trans and queer have always been with us. You can’t talk about same-sex desire without...
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Musicians Blame Bad Management For Shutdown
They’re blaming the orchestra’s management for what they call “over a decade of weak and shortsighted leadership.” - Fort Myers News-Press
This Year’s Tony Nominations Rewarded Risk
The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies. What marketing genius, for instance, could have predicted that “Maybe Happy Ending,” a jazz-infused rom-com...
How AI Is Transforming Book Publishing
Due to the advent of online self-publishing platforms, what once required a team of professionals—editors, graphic designers, and formatting specialists—can now be done with just...
Controversy Over Removing Books From City Library Roils Alabama Town
“There are two books they are leaving (in the teen section). There are some people not happy about that decision. They feel there is...
Child Accidently Damages $50M Rothko
The work in question -- Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 (1960) by Mark Rothko -- sustained several visible scratches in its unvarnished lower...
Wikipedia Says It Won’t Replace Human Volunteer Editors With AI
Instead, the Wikimedia Foundation says it will use AI to build new features that “remove technical barriers,” allowing editors, moderators, and patrollers tools that...
What Does Working Class Literature Look Like?
Over the past two decades, the U.S. has seen a wave of books preoccupied with our working lives, many of them focused on white-collar...
How “Gatsby” Became A Literary Institution
By some estimates, the total worldwide sales of the novel are now upward of thirty million copies. How did “Gatsby” grow so great, and...
UMG Posts Strong First Quarter Music Earnings
UMG’s research suggests that approximately 20% of current music streaming subscribers would be willing to pay up to double the current standard price for enhanced offerings. - Music...
Duolingo Doubles Its Number Of Language Courses Using AI
Duolingo says that building one new course historically has taken “years,” but the company was able to build this new suite of courses more...
Record $32 Million Klimt Portrait Sale Falls Through
After a restitution settlement that would have addressed glaring gaps in the work’s provenance failed to go ahead, the painting’s anonymous buyer pulled out...
Why Academic Freedom Is Essential To A Great Country
What exactly is academic freedom? It is the freedom to express and debate ideas without fear of censorship or reprisal. It is the freedom...
