Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
These Days Artists Have To Be Obsessed With Their Brand
The internet has made it so that no matter who you are or what you do — from nine-to-five middle managers to astronauts to...
Fox, ESPN, Warner Launch New All-Sports Service
The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, including the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament, as...
How NYT Classical Music Critic Zach Woolfe Approaches His Job
“I think what people are interested in is passion,” Mr. Woolfe said. “Even if you didn’t understand every word, my goal is for you...
The Problems Children Can Solve But AI Can’t
Trained on human-generated data, large language models are very adept at noticing patterns in that data. But learning from existing written material – even...
The Sci Fi Writer Who’s Been Pretty Good At Predicting The Future
Perhaps no writer has been more clairvoyant about our current technological age than Neal Stephenson. His novels coined the term metaverse, laid the conceptual groundwork...
A Very Low Bar For Lyric Poetry
The barrier to attempting lyric poetry is so low it’s basically asphalt. Platforms for the stuff are plentiful, and rotten poems, furred with hyperlinks,...
The High-End Art Market Sagged Last Year. But Lower Down? Robust Growth
ArtTactic’s report states that the lower end of the market remained “very active, with an 18% increase in the number of artworks sold below...
In Praise Of Craft In A Digital Age
Feeling at home with a craft skill is surely as important as being numerate or literate. It can be a significant source of well-being...
Montreal Symphony CEO Steps Down After 24 Years
Throughout her tenure, Cadeau oversaw the recruitment of Kent Nagano in 2006, the opening of the Maison symphonique de Montréal (the OSM's then-new home) in 2011, the creation of...
Public Radio Stations Face a Shortage Of Engineers
The United States is projected to require 5,100 broadcast engineers over the next decade due to the retirement of 6,200 existing professionals. - Current
Why People Who Plagiarize Equivocate About It
The accusation of plagiarism can feel formidable. Denying intent allows one to try to sidestep the accusation. ‘Perhaps I’m guilty in some technical sense,...
When Going To Broadway Theatre Was Cheap
After school, they would take the bus from the Upper West Side down to the theater district. I asked her how she could afford...
Grammys Chief Defines The Stakes For AI And Music
The key questions, Harvey Mason said, center on how AI is creating its new generative output and how the industry can identify whether an...
A Billion-Dollar Art Collection That Has A Family Attacking One Another
Claims and counterclaims have spiraled across New York’s criminal, civil and family courts—sweeping in allegations of physical abuse, fraud and undue influence of the...
BMG Music Chief Says Tectonic Shifts In The Music Business Are Afoot. BMG Is...
For Thomas Coesfeld, these and other recent gear-shifts at BMG all come in preparation for what he calls “tectonic shifts” affecting the music rights business. - Music...
Spotify Losses Narrow After Price Increases
Spotify narrowed its loss to 70 million euros, equivalent to about $75 million, in the final quarter, from €270 million a year earlier. Revenue...
This Year’s Classical Grammy Winners
Elaine Martone won Producer of the Year, Classical, for a bouquet of albums including Third Coast Percussion’s Between Breaths, Seth Parker Woods’ Difficult Grace, and the Cleveland Orchestra...
TikTok Users Frustrated As Music Goes Away
“Half my drafts are muted now,” says Madeline Macrae, a Swift fan and TikTok creator. While initially frustrated by the change, Macrae thinks there might...
How Your Spotify Algorithms Are Changing Your Musical Taste
While you might look at your daylist and think that Spotify knows your music tastes intimately, it is equally the case that the algorithm...
Struggling With What Art Is For. But Why?
Is art for one thing only? Do we need—why do I feel the need?—to formulate a Grand Unified Theory of art, one that would...
New Santa Barbara Museum Director Under Fire For Canceling Show, Dismissing Curator
The decisions by Amanda Cruz prompted a searing response from the affected artists, who called her actions “outrageous” and “appalling” and said they continued...
London’s Globe Theatre Pushes Back On Notion That Only Disabled Actors Should Be Cast...
The Globe released a social-media statement defending the casting, saying that although they “recognise the barriers to access in our industry and are...
UK Fails To Agree On AI Code For Creative Work
The failure of the UK talks comes as AI has caused alarm among artists, authors, musicians and media groups who are concerned that their...
Rachmaninoff’s Oldest Student Is 99 Years Old
Rachmaninoff, who was in the prime of his enormous career, was so impressed with her that he offered to teach Ruth Slenczynska at his...
Simon Woods Talks With John Williams
It could be argued that Williams is the best friend American orchestras have ever had. His orchestral film scores are many Americans’ first encounter...
