Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
New Diagnosis: Scientists Studying Beethoven’s Hair Discover Something New
Several locks confirmed as far more likely to be from the composer's head demonstrate his death was probably the result of a hepatitis B...
Australia Is Festival-Happy – But Does Melbourne Need Another?
With a $2.7 million major investment from the City of Melbourne and a further $1.25 million from the Victorian Government, Now or Never is...
Conductor John Wilson On Reinventing The London Sinfonia
“Most of us enjoy that; that’s why we come back. We want to be in that very demanding, high-achieving environment, where most of us,...
Subscription-Happy: Apple Reports It Has 1 Billion Subscribers
Its services business continues to grow at a rapid pace, hitting $21.2 billion in the quarter, up from $19.6 billion last year. - The Hollywood...
The Art Of Conversation – And Why It’s More Difficult Today
“To speak to the converted or the entirely familiar is not to truly converse,. It is to have one’s beliefs reinforced; it is self-soothing...
Ticket Prices Have Gotten Crazy. Here’s Why.
A 2018 Government Accountability Office study shared by the White House earlier this year found service fees to hover around 27 percent of the face value...
Friends, Romans, Gives Us Your Numbers! (Why Roman Numerals Are Better Than Arabic)
I could probably come up with another DCCCLXXXIX reasons why Arabic numerals eat Neptune’s you-know-what's for breakfast, but you get the idea. - The...
The Thrill Of Moral Superiority (Just Look At Your Social Media)
Look at any social media post that has more than a dozen responses; inevitably, one of them will attack the original post on the...
Charles Berggruen Expands His Thinktank To Venice
The billionaire philanthropist, investor, and founder of The Berggruen Institute, a global think tank, sees Venice as a strategic location for his intellectual and cultural...
Even “Barbie” Hit Likely Won’t Put Warner Studios In The Black
Total advertising revenue fell 13% year over year to $2.5 billion, while revenue from studio content plunged 25% to $2.4 billion during the quarter,...
Warner Loses Almost 2M Subscribers After HBO Max Launch/Shift
Warner Bros. Discovery lost 1.8 million streaming subscribers from April 1-June 30, the quarter during which it launched new combined streamer Max. - Variety
Why Punishment For Art Fraudsters Is So Erratic
The logic behind sentences can appear bewildering if not considered in the context of the myriad factors underpinning a judge’s decision. - The Art...
A Growing Divide Between Influencers And Critics
The line between film critics and influencers has gotten blurrier. From a studio’s perspective, it’s using both groups to promote a film. Critics provide...
Can The Edinburgh Fringe Be Saved?
Whether it is the spiralling cost of attending and the inequality that engenders, or the persistent abuse of low-paid labour, or the event’s environmental...
Study: Babies Show Inherent Preference For Art Adults Rate Pleasing
The results reveal that the infants tended to gaze longer at artworks which adult participants rated higher for pleasantness. Van Gogh’s Green Corn Stalks...
The Final Bidders To Buy Simon & Schuster
he remaining bidders included KKR, one of the world’s largest private-equity firms, and News Corp, the owner of HarperCollins, a competing publishing house. -...
John Adams Reviews Harvey Sachs’ Case For Making Schoenberg Matter
Too many books about Schoenberg are overly technical for the general reader, or else they assume a kind of hagiographic defensive crouch. Sachs can...
Metropolitan Museum Makes Deal With Augmented Reality Gaming Company in Roblox
The app can be used with Roblox, the popular gaming platform, where a new virtual version of the Met, including spaces like its Fifth...
Meta Blocks Sharing Of News Stories On Facebook In Canada
"In order to provide clarity to the millions of Canadians and businesses who use our platforms, we are announcing today that we have begun...
Portland Pulls Out Of Regional Arts Funding Agency
“The city has gotten a major bargain from the work that Regional Arts and Culture Council has done on its behalf. The team at...
The Incredibly Complicated Cultural Calculations Of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love”
Yes, the show is certainly a flag for innovative theatre in its use of space and immersivity. But there have been persistent critiques in both the...
Freezing Out The Critics, Ushering In The Influencers
If all discussion of a film’s merits before release is left to influencers, whose driving ambition is to receive free merchandise by speaking well...
A Rising Movement In Norway Against “Ugly” Architecture
A movement known as Architectural Uprising is pushing back against Scandinavian design trends — and sometimes forcing architects back to the drawing board. -...
Eighty Years Of Composer-Of-The-Week
When the programme started in 1943, under its original title of This Week’s Composer, the style was simple. Just a handful of records, only...
Arts Council England Has Lost The Confidence Of The Arts World After Bizarre Edicts...
ACE’s initial, uncosted announcement that ENO should abandon its acoustically rich, 2,359-seat home with the widest stage in London housing internationally renowned opera wasn’t just...
