Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Stunning Museum In Downtown San Francisco For Sale
In another market, the building might fetch $100 million. Today, in a downtown cultural district still recovering from the pandemic - with depressed real...
Manchester’s Strange Quarter Bristles With Creative Activity, Redefining The City
In a city still somewhat in thrall to its heritage, from the Haçienda to Oasis, many in the Strange Quarter say the area has...
How To Grow A Dance Company In Southern California
"If I’m just talking about the work, I would say we have a very clear movement approach that has developed over time, a shared...
Former Museum Wunderkind David Ross’ Reckoning
Ross had become a master at catering to ego, facilitating deals and making a class of people feel important. Now he’d begun to wonder...
The Gap Between Big AI And The Rest Of Us Is Growing Wider
The AI industry is splitting away from the lives of everyday people. Exclusive polling conducted for the Guardian last year found that twice as...
What Was The Boston Symphony Thinking When It Fired Andris Nelsons? Who Knows?
What’s the vision might not be the right question, then. It might be: Does the vision even exist? - Boston Globe
Patreon CEO Blasts AI Companies And Fair Use
“The AI companies are claiming fair use, but this argument is bogus,. It’s bogus because while they claim it’s fair to use the work...
When Is It Okay For Musicians Not To Give It Their All?
It is difficult to appreciate the toll of being on the road for days, weeks, and sometimes months on end, playing program after program...
Producers Throw Playwright Out Of Rehearsals Weeks Before Broadway Opening
The show’s producing team told the playwright, Stephen Adly Guirgis, that he was no longer welcome at rehearsals after tempers flared on Friday between...
Gibney is Searching for a Chief Operating Officer
Gibney Dance is seeking a strategic Chief Operating Officer to join our leadership team.
Vice President of Development – Film at Lincoln Center via TOC Arts Partners
Film at Lincoln Center in New York City seeks a Vice President of Development.
Director, Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums seeks an innovative and collaborative leader, to support artists, arts educators, museums, cultural organizations, and the creative community.
Report: Most Galleries Are Now Using AI
According to the AI in Galleries report by the art industry network First Thursday, 84 percent of galleries surveyed say they are using AI tools in their...
Is Time Just Something We Made Up?
An emerging scientific picture is that such “clock time” isn’t a standalone, physical phenomenon at all. It’s a mathematical tool or book-keeping device –...
Dance Competitions Are Thriving. It’s Brutal
Dance competitions offer significant business opportunities. Yet visible profitability can invariably lead to exploitation. Is there a danger that competitions are at risk of...
Why AI Can’t Write Well
What I learned is that modern LLMs are built in a way that is antagonistic to great writing; they are engineered to be rule-following...
How Should Schools Teach In A Post-Literate Society?
If they are to survive America’s post-literate era and serve society in the future, colleges need to invest in programs that answer the question, “Why read?” They must also...
Is Dance’s Obsession With Feet Discriminatory?
The industry still has an obsession with “perfect” feet. High arches have traditionally been praised in ballet, and some dancers today use farches (fake...
New York Theatre Settles Case Of “Ticket Discrimination”
Theaters have experimented with “Black Out” nights intended to attract patrons of color. At issue in the lawsuit was whether a discount offered as part of...
The Movie Industry Has Been Leaving California. So What Are State Leaders Doing About...
Los Angeles County lost more than 42,000 entertainment jobs from 2022 to 2024; and Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery made just 15 theatrical...
A Major Chinese Tech Hub Now Wants To Be A Major Culture Hub
Though it has long been one of the country’s most successful technology hubs, Shenzhen has always been on the margins of the global cultural...
Alex Ross: Saying Goodbye To The Kennedy Center
Tempting as it is to blame Trump for the Kennedy Center’s fate, he does not bear sole responsibility. The idea of a national arts...
Journalists Sue Kari Lake Over VOA Propaganda
"The Voice of America has been breaching the Constitutional and statutory rules that require that outlet not to push propaganda or censorship," one of...
Preservation Groups File Lawsuit Against Closing Of The Kennedy Center
The lawsuit seeks to have the White House and the Kennedy Center board comply with existing historic preservation laws and secure Congress' approval before...
Should We Care Whether A Book Is Soft- Or Hard-Cover?
Recently Barnes & Noble has tried to convince more publishers to publish paperback originals, particularly for YA and middle grade books. But choosing a format...
