Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Why The Gustav Klimt Fetched a Record Price
The painting is valued so highly because it carries a deep personal and political history – and because the artist’s incredible skill once helped it serve as a...
San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre Chief To Step Down
Pam MacKinnon will step down as artistic director of San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) at the close of the 2025-2026 season, ending an eight-year...
Education Before AI Was Still Highly Problematic
We "blame everything wrong with education on generative AI rather than acknowledge deep and justifiable concerns we have had for a while. Course Hero,...
Why Artists Shouldn’t Be Running Arts Organizations
Arts schools, almost by definition, assume the centrality of the art itself. They reinforce the idea that the work is intrinsically valuable and that...
A Terrific Explainer (With Examples) Of How Movie Special Effects Are Made
When was the last time you saw incredible CGI or other visual effects? Probably a tougher question to answer. That’s because VFX, like any...
Philadelphia Art Museum Charges Former Director With Financial Misconduct
That investigation, the motion states, concluded that Suda had “misappropriated funds from the Museum and lied to cover up her theft.” - ARTnews
Improv In Real Life Podcast
This podcast is about the art of improv can help us navigate the speed of life: skills, philosophy and the research that supports it.
Not Really a Manifesto, I guess, but Perhaps a Framework for Thinking about AI...
Notions of ownership of creative work, ideas, and artistic identity are muddied when the technology rapidly outpaces attempts to define issues and even what's at stake.
Superman Comic No.1 Sells For Record Price
A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world’s most expensive comic book after selling...
BBC Is Now Losing $1 Billion/Year In Lost Licensing
The BBC is now losing more than £1bn a year from households either evading the licence fee or deciding they do not need one, according to...
Research: Students Learning With AI Say They Learn Less
The data revealed a consistent pattern: People who learned about a topic through an LLM versus web search felt that they learned less, invested...
Louvre President, Under Fire, Defends The Museum
Some, including a prominent art critic, have said she should lose her job, and she has been called to testify twice before Parliament. The...
Three Bids To Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix, Paramount and Comcast submitted bids to acquire the Hollywood colossus, which owns the Warner Bros. movie studio, HBO, and cable networks like CNN...
Frida Kahlo Painting Sells for $54.7 — Most Ever For A Woman Artist
The 1940 canvas, “The Dream (The Bed),” topped the previous record held by a $44.4 million Georgia O’Keeffe, “Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1” that sold...
We Think We Need To Get Bigger To Be Happy. That’s Wrong
We tend to believe that to be happier, we need to become bigger in our own mind, and in the minds of others. But that’s wrong....
Kennedy Center Boss Pushes Back Against NYT Story Of Gross Mismanagement
The NYT and the Senator’s letter writer are going to be embarrassed. We have a balanced budget, we’ve raised a whopping $117 MILLION under @realDonaldTrump -...
At The Intersection Of Physical Dance And Virtual Reality
As VR becomes more widespread, a growing number of dance artists and companies are exploring—and, in some cases, redefining—what this technology can do. -...
New York University, Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, Performing Arts Administration-Non-Tenure Track...
New York University, Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, Performing Arts Administration-Non-Tenure Track Position
Does “Sound Of Music” Still Hold Up After 60 Years?
“The filmmaking is, I think, up there with anything Hollywood's produced. And musically … there's not many musicals out there, if any, which have...
The Surveillance Workplace Is Coming For Us
For many workers, both remote and in person, the workplace has quietly shifted into a site of constant measurement—where every pause can trigger scrutiny...
What I Learned From The Difficult Book Club
None of us are academic philosophers, by any means; we have busy jobs and other pressing adult responsibilities. But the process has proved fruitful....
Warner Music Group Makes AI Rights Deal With Udio
The deals underline how AI is shaking up the music industry. AI-generated music has been flooding streaming services amid the rise of song generators that...
Seattle International Film Festival Bought An Iconic Theatre. It Didn’t Work So Well. Now...
Earlier this year, The Times spoke to a dozen current and former SIFF staff and board members, many of whom expressed profound concerns about both...
Why Is The New York Public Library Giving Away Books?
Usually you have to return books you get from a library. Today the New York Public Library will give books away — 1,000 books...
New $234M Record Sale For Modern Art
The 71-by-51-inch painting, named after its subject, was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Tuesday evening for $236.4 million, including fees. It belonged...
