Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Amazon Streaming Announces Big Price Hike
In addition to free shipping and other benefits, for their monthly fee — currently at $14.99 — Prime members have been able to watch...
Remember NFTs? Most Of Them Are Now Worthless
Out of the top collections, the most common price for an NFT is now $5-$100. - Business Insider
Booker Prize Shortlist: Only One UK Author Gets On
None of the six authors have been shortlisted for the prize before. - The Guardian
More Former Employees of David Adjaye Decry Working Conditions
“David would yell at and berate the people he found responsible for executing his vision. Only senior leadership would be directly bullied by him,...
Connections Between Classical Music And Heavy Metal
“Speaking broadly, I think both traditions value virtuosity and virtuosic display. Both traditions value advanced musicianship and instrumental ability, and don't mind openly showcasing...
Deflating: Sony Downsizes Its Podcasting Division
The company says a “significant percentage” of its podcast division has been laid-off. “Like many in the industry, we are further streamlining our structure...
City Of Baltimore Tops Up Its Support Of The Arts
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced additional investments in the arts through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a combined total of $6.25...
Female Comics Say Russell Brand Is The Tip Of The Iceberg In Comedy
Six years on from the #MeToo movement, they say there remains a culture of misogyny and male privilege in the comedy industry that emboldens...
What Hollywood’s Striking Workers Are Doing While The Strike Continues
The strike has taken a toll on many less visible members of the industry, who say they are now looking outside the industry for...
Things Emily Dickinson Collected — Now Online
Last week, a public database cataloging all those family objects—more than 8,000 of them—went live. The unparalleled collection has been assembled by the Amherst-based Emily...
Southbank’s New Leaders Have A Plan
Mark Ball and Aaron Wright are eager to recapture that past glory and make new connections with a programme in which established artists, rising...
Inside The Science Of Figuring Out Crowds
Crowd science has long been working to understand how throngs can turn dangerous. It has borrowed from psychology and epidemiology, and now is also...
Inside Discontent At The Cleveland Institute Of Music
In a months-long investigation, VAN interviewed nearly 30 students, faculty, and staff at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Many spoke to VAN on condition...
224-Year-Old Virginia Library In Danger Of Shutting Over Book-Banning Fight
The library was founded in 1799 and counts itself as the second oldest in the state. It is separate from county government even though...
A NY City Ballet Dancer Grapples With Retirement
On Sunday, I will retire from New York City Ballet after 16 years with the company. I have spent over a year preparing myself,...
Recording Industry Is Having A Record-Breaking Year
Streaming revenue was up 10.3 percent from last year — at $7 billion, it accounts for 84 percent of music revenue in the United States....
When AI Models Disagree: Two Different Verdicts On Whether A Painting Is By Raphael....
“I am concerned that this situation could potentially undermine the progress we have made in the past five years in establishing A.I. as a...
Dance Critic Laura Bleiberg, 65
A native of Los Angeles, Bleiberg earned an undergraduate degree in history at Scripps College and a master’s degree in journalism at Northwestern University....
The Books You Always Meant To Read (But Haven’t)
Librarians and teachers, self-professed fans of lengthy, complex tomes, and even bookstore owners have similar tales of woe. Some of the books on the...
Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Perform “Under Protest” Without A Contract
They took a jab at CEO Matias Tarnopolsky, claiming his pay went up by 111% from 2019 to 2022, at the same time they...
San Francisco Symphony Musicians’ Contract Expired A Year Ago. What’s Happening?
Negotiations began over a year ago, going into formal sessions on Sept. 15, 2022, ahead of the contract’s expiration, with the Musicians Union Local...
Key To The Metropolitan Opera’s Future: Contemporary Work
Aiming to rebuild its audience from post-pandemic lows by attracting younger and more diverse ticket-buyers, the company is devoting fully one-third of 18 staged productions to...
The UK Film Industry Has Been Thriving
According to the British Film Institute (BFI), spending on such productions reached a record £6.27bn last year, with most of that money coming from overseas....
New York’s Live Performance Industry Convenes Its First Meeting
Mayor Eric Adams convened the inaugural meeting of the first-ever Live Performance Industry Council, which features a mix of leaders representing the theater, music...
How To End Doom Scrolling (It’s A Design Issue)
Like the perspectival evolution that occurred when frescoes affixed to walls gave way to portable paintings, shrinking the screen down to the size of...
