Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Real Reason Why Men Should Read Fiction
The author Percival Everett is fond of noting that he considers reading to be a subversive act. “No one can control what minds do...
Germany’s Thriving Small-Opera-House Ecosystem
Germany’s smaller opera houses allow up-and-coming artists to hone their craft, giving onstage experience to generations of performers. Smaller houses also allow audiences to get...
A Fire Destroyed Brazil’s National Museum. How Do You Rebuild That History?
Before the fire, the museum contained over 20 million items, including unpublished documents from Empress Maria Leopoldina, ethnographic objects from Indigenous Brazilians, significant specimens of...
The Future Of Human Creativity With AI
In creative fields such as design, writing and content, teams that paired AI with human input consistently outperformed those using either alone. "When the...
Movie Execs: Traditional Move Experience Will Be Gone In 20 Years
More than 50% of exhibition executives polled in a new survey believe that the “traditional cinema experience” has less than 20 years remaining as...
A Worry: Will Young People Lose Thinking Skills Because Of AI?
The brain continues to develop and mature into one’s mid-20s, but like a muscle it needs to be exercised, stimulated and challenged to grow...
Anthropic Wins Major Copyright Case: AI Training Is Fair Use
A court has determined that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI tools on copyrighted works, arguing that the behavior is shielded...
Executive Director – Southeastern Theatre Conference
The Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), the largest network of theatre practitioners in the US, seeks service-oriented & inclusive leader to serve as its Executive Director
The Bruce Museum, Inc. Seeks Chief Operating Officer
The Bruce Museum, Inc. (the Bruce) is an American Alliance of Museums accredited institution that highlights art, science, and natural history in numerous exhibitions.
Behavioral: Why We’re Addicted To Work
Work requires and supports a certain ecology of tasks, an economy of attention. You train your mind to it. When the job’s gone, that...
The Man Who Became History-Keeper Of A Legendary Dance Mecca
Norton Owen has worked in the press office, run the summer school for students, and done development work. But along the way, he began...
Seattle Festival Canceled Over Concerns About ICE
“My biggest concern was exposing our community members that could be affected by ICE to any danger or safety issues,” said Angel-Cano, a community...
Hollywood Is Struggling. But Its CEO’s Are Making Out Like Bandits
The median compensation for media and entertainment executives for 2024 was $33.9 million, up 7% from 2023, according to figures from data company Equilar....
NYC Police Cancel Theatre Program Meant To Connect Community
For 10 years, “To Protect, Serve and Understand,” was an acting troupe born out of the killing of Eric Garner in 2014. It paired...
Does Choice Make You Free? (The Costs Of Choosing)
If choice has indeed become an end unto itself, absent a set of principles for actually making choices, then something has gone awry. -...
Norman Foster To Design Translucent Bridge For Queen Elizabeth Memorial
His translucent glass “unity bridge”, inspired by Elizabeth’s wedding tiara, is said to symbolise her as a “unifying force”. - The Guardian
FanFic Writers Battle Against A Deluge Of AI Slop
“This is something that takes time and effort and your heart and your soul, and you do this in a community. And then you’re...
Send In The Saints: Notre Dame Statues To Be Returned
The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian landmark for renovation just four days before...
Man Trips, Tears Hole In 17th Century Painting In An Uffizi Gallery
While trying to emulate de’ Medici’s arm placement, the man lost his balance and rolled backwards on the balls of his feet, falling back...
Iran Moves Cultural Treasures To Safety
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Organization has transferred museum artifacts across the country to secure storage locations and closed museums and heritage sites until further notice,...
Arts Copywriter & Marketing Strategist
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Teachers: How AI Deepens Our Students’ Ability To Write
In our classrooms, we challenge the misconception that AI tools serve merely as shortcuts, bypassing critical thinking and creativity. We don’t seek to pit...
MIT Student Creates New Way To Restore Art Work
Unlike traditional restoration, which permanently alters the painting, these masks can reportedly be removed whenever needed. So it's a reversible process that does not...
Finland’s Public Libraries Are Flourishing (There’s A Reason)
In the age of TikTok, Netflix and Candy Crush, it is not just Finland’s public libraries that are booming, but also demand for their physical...
How Korean Culture Became A Worldwide Phenom
Experts say the nation’s cultural wave, known as “Hallyu” in Korean, began in the late 1990s, when South Korean soaps started gaining popularity in...
