Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
If They Aren’t Reading, Why Are We Making Fun Of Them?
Literary ridicule used to sting politicians into shame. Now they don't read books, don't care about cultural criticism, and certainly don't lose sleep over...
Can Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theatre Rise Again Under New Leadership?
Under their new leadership, Victory Gardens has hosted a writers’ workshop, a showcase of new works in collaboration with New Musical Chicago, and a...
LA Museums Polish Up for Their Olympic Moment
The Getty and Page Museum are getting Olympic-ready makeovers, because nothing says 'world-class cultural destination' like frantically renovating before the global spotlight hits. Strategic...
When Your Novel Rides Off Into Someone Else’s Sunset
A Texas novelist discovers the hard way that authorial intent is no match for America's hunger for mythology. Sometimes the culture writes the ending,...
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Nobody in Particular
A Danish writer discovers what Instagram influencers fear most: that maybe there's no authentic self to brand after all. Thank goodness for Austrian modernists...
Paranoia In Perspective: Welcome To The “Dark” Enlightenment
Largely ignored by academic philosophers, the “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Yarvin have curried favor and influence with tech executives in recent years. A software...
German Dealers Learn Local Isn’t Always Loyal
The art world's great pivot to regional collectors hits a Teutonic reality check. Turns out courting hometown buyers is neither easier nor more profitable...
Chicago Art Fairs: Fair Weather Friends to Local Scene?
Expo Chicago's glittering circus rolls into town promising cultural cachet, but who's actually invited to the party? A reality check on whether the fair...
Book Reviews Die Hard: Taking Enlightenment With Them
As traditional literary criticism gasps its last, so goes reasoned public discourse. David Bell chronicles how digital age killed the gatekeepers—and maybe critical thinking...
Digital Vernacular Conquers Meatspace, Resistance Is Futile
Remember when online culture was its own weird planet? Those days are dead. Internet-speak has colonized everything from gallery walls to boardroom presentations, proving...
Rise Of The AI Influencers
Some of these online influencers are pretty easy to spot, but others are good enough that they’re duping people. And in some cases, it...
Pre-iTunes: Canada’s Digital Music Pioneers Got There First, Eh?
Long before Apple claimed to revolutionize music consumption, scrappy Canadian start-ups were quietly building the streaming future. Turns out maple syrup wasn't the only...
Martha Graham’s Legacy At 100
This season, the Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates 100 years, and for better and worse, her early works are back in fashion. - The...
AP Offers Buyouts As It “Pivots” Away From Newspapers
“We’re not a newspaper company and we haven’t been for quite some time.” While they once accounted for the majority of the AP’s revenue,...
There Were More Layoffs Friday At The Kennedy Center
One person familiar with the cuts said much of the programming department’s work has been either terminated or redirected toward campus rentals, for which...
And Now: Designs For An Arc d’Trump
As part of Donald Trump’s legacy-building quest during his second term in office, the so-called “Arc de Trump” would stand 250ft tall, feature a...
What We Shouldn’t Learn From Mississippi’s Education Miracle
Fixing education is never that simple. If states really want to replicate our success, they need to understand that what Mississippi did wasn’t a...
The Mysterious Case Of The Van Gogh In An Ikea Bag
On September 11, 2023, the man dropped off a bright blue Ikea bag at Brand’s home. Inside, The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring (1884), which is worth...
AJ Chronicles: How to Fight the Slop
Old systems of certification are failing from every direction: technological, legal, institutional and political. So what's left when you can't just say "trust us"? You have to show your work and construct a context, making the case not by institutional credential but by demonstration.
Sitar Arts Center seeks Executive Director
The next Executive Director will lead a thriving arts education nonprofit advancing creative youth development in Washington, DC.
Fresno Arts Council Seeks Executive Director
The Fresno Arts Council seeks a strategic, collaborative, and community-centered Executive Director to lead the organization into its next chapter. Apply by May 1st!
Executive Director- Texas Ballet Theater working with Management Consultants for the Arts
Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) serving Dallas, Fort Worth, & all of North Texas, seeks a dynamic strategist to serve as its next Executive Director.
Australian State Abandons Plans To Refocus Library On “Digital Experiences”
Many of Australia’s most prominent writers, researchers and artists, along with thousands of members of the public, had expressed outrage over the proposal to...
Poets Are All About Words. What Happens When Those Words Start Slipping Away?
Because the cells that make up the mind are material, they can degrade or die. When neurons degrade, starve, or die, the essential connections...
When The AI Police Are Wrong
The Originality.ai reports on his draft, which he shared with The Times, showed that adding or deleting even just a few sentences produced wildly...
