Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Pre-History. (What A Concept!)
“Prehistory is about the present day; it always has been. Over the 250 or so years that human origins have been pursued, studied, and...
Hollywood Has Been Eating Its Own Tail (And Now It’s Dying)
“It is probably the deepest and most existential crisis it’s ever been in. The writers are losing out. The middle layer of craftsmen are...
Remembering Seiji Ozawa
Ozawa refused to live in Boston, raising his family in Tokyo and commuting when required. His English was never more than functional. Most musicians...
How GenAI Can Empower Musicians
GenAI can benefit musicians as well as the general public. Songwriters are no longer limited to the instruments they can play or a recording...
Australian Students Are Flocking To Humanities Studies Despite Attempts To Discourage Them
“A lot of young people are moving away from conventional ideas of education and the workforce to pursuing things we genuinely enjoy in life....
Why Do These People Hate Renoir So Much?
Armed with snobbish hipster fury and signage that read “God Hates Renoir,” “ReNOir,” and “We’re Not Iconoclasts, Renoir Just Sucks At Painting,” the group...
Spotify Working On Tools To Let Users Be Their Own DJs
The audio streaming company is developing tools that would allow subscribers to speed up, mash up and otherwise edit songs from their favorite artists, according to...
Disney’s Biggest Theme Park Challenge
A common vacation itinerary includes three or four days at Disney World and one or two days at Universal. If Universal can now persuade...
AI Translators Are Crushing Languages
The generative-AI boom, despite promises to bridge languages and cultures, may only further entrench the dominance of English in life on and off the web. -...
Why Are Broadway Tickets So Much More Expensive Now?
If Broadway feels more expensive than ever before, that’s because it is. Despite crowds that haven’t rebounded to pre-COVID levels, the average ticket price...
FringeArts seeks CEO & Producing Director
The Chief Executive Officer and Producing Director (CEO & PD) will drive the organization’s next level of growth through a strategic evolution that enhances FringeArts’ impact and reach.
Non-Profit Journalism Is Growing. But Where’s The Audience?
“Journalists are not very good marketers. They do a story they are excited about and think most people in the addressable audience will want...
Why All The Broadway Theatre Standing Ovations?
Some have attributed the trend to the tourists who fill many of the seats at Broadway shows; they may be less familiar with theater...
The Downside Of Outsourcing Skills To AI
Making thoughtful and defensible decisions requires practice and self-discipline. And this is where the hidden harm that AI exposes people to comes in: AI does...
A Short History Of Artists Sneaking Work Into Museums
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the museum applauded the mischievous initiative. “We think this is funny and would like to know the artist,” a...
Why Studios Make Movies And Sometime Don’t Release Them
Near-complete movies have been mothballed, underperforming shows pulled from streaming libraries. - The New York Times
A New Fellowship For Rising Young Theatre Critics
Critical Insight is "a new generative arts journalism fellowship that will bring the best in the field to early-career and aspiring critics through mentorship,...
Pappano: People In The UK Are Embarrassed By Opera
“Here it’s looked on with great suspicion. That drives me nuts, I have to tell you. England is a haven for culture whether it...
San Francisco Chronicle Music Critic Josh Kosman To Retire
On April 30, Kosman will flip his critic’s notebook closed for the final time, retiring from the newspaper at a crucial juncture for classical...
What It Costs To Attend Coachella (Thousands of $) And Why These Fans Say...
Many people are willing to lay out a lot of money for the experience and party in the VIP section, but it's possible to...
How Our Obsession With Self-Improvement Is Harming Us
A consequence of the cultural obsession with self-improvement is the hyperfixation on the self. From elaborate skin care regimens to the culling of “toxic” friends...
What’s Behind The Comeback Of Vinyl Records?
Where barely one million new vinyl albums were sold in the United States in 2006, that figure has grown every year since, soaring to...
Inside The Artist’s Mind
How do artists think? As I considered my flailing artistic efforts, I realized I was begging for entrance into the artist’s head. If I...
Museum Fires Employee After He Hung His Own Painting In Gallery
The museum fired a member of its technical services team after he was found to have hung one of his own paintings in a...
Why Do We Make Saints Of Dead Composers?
The saint is worshiped alongside the divine, and in many faiths, the line between the two is blurred. In the world of classical music,...