Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Trump-Kennedy Center Regime’s Odd Notion Of An Arts Business Model
The notion that unstated corporate aesthetic preferences should determine what the public encounters as art — indeed, what counts as art at the nation’s...
We Think Time Always Moves Forward. This Is A Relatively New Concept
This picture of time is not natural. Its roots stretch only to the 18th century, yet this notion has now entrenched itself so deeply in Western thought that...
The Playboy Publisher Who Published The Greats And Shaped American Literature
Toward the end of his life, the versatile Bennett Cerf — believing that growth was essential — acquired rival publishing house Knopf. A few...
What If AI Changes The Very Nature Of Our Attention?
What if the next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t designed to feed that addiction — but to fundamentally change it? What if the...
Research Paper: How AI Is Destroying Institutions
If you wanted to create a tool that would enable the destruction of institutions that prop up democratic life, you could not do better...
The Private Museums Grappling With America’s Real History
The Legacy Museum, which opened almost eight years ago, is perhaps the closest thing America has to a national slavery museum. Crucially, however, it...
What Happens When Art Attacks Power
Beginning in 1933, propagandistic art exhibitions were mounted throughout Germany. These “Schandausstellung” (modern art shame exhibitions) included the titles, “Art in the Service of...
What Happens When Your Orchestra Goes All In On Images In Performance And It...
"I eventually stopped looking at the video, or tried to, as did my guest, but was then faced with the initial problem, that is,...
Netflix Explains The Streamer’s Interest In Warner, And Commits To The Movie Theatre Business
"When this deal closes, we will own a theatrical distribution engine that is phenomenal and produces billions of dollars of theatrical revenue that we...
The Poverty Of Being A Novelist
I’m a novelist, and I was paid £1,000 and £500 respectively for my last two books. The latter was shortlisted for an international literary...
Wikipedia Makes Licensing Deal With Big AI Companies
Wikipedia’s human traffic dropped 8% year-over-year, according to data the Wikimedia Foundation published in October 2025. Research from Profound analyzing 680 million AI citations...
GenZers Are Taking Up “Old People Hobbies” To Relax
A growing number of young people are getting involved in what are traditionally considered "grandma hobbies," like knitting, to relax. - NPR
Spotify Bans #1 Song In Sweden After Discovering It Was AI
Called I know, You're Not Mine - Jag vet, du är inte min - it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden's...
Ghosts In The Machine: How Some Artists Are Playing With AI
Artists have always excelled at coaxing mysteries out of their materials, whether pushing paint, film, or code until it reveals something unexpected. AI is...
Chinese Universities Make Big Gains On American Schools In International Rankings
Harvard recently dropped to No. 3 on the ranking. The schools racing up the list are not Harvard’s American peers, but Chinese universities that...
First Look At The New Beijing Art Museum
Designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), the project broke ground on 31 December above a metro line in Beijing's Tongzhou district. - Dezeen
Enrollment At Universities Is Growing Again
Across undergraduate and graduate programs, total enrollment reached 19.4 million students, growing 1.0% compared with the fall of 2024, according to the National Student...
The Real Revolution Of AI Is The Return Of Human Meaning
The real revolution isn’t AI itself but the space it exposes: a world where meaning, not management, becomes the organizing principle. - Big Think
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Himself To Fend Off AI
It is the first time an actor has attempted to use trademark law to protect their likeness from AI misuse, his lawyers and an...
Spotify Is Being Flooded With AI Music. Subscribers Are Pushing Back
Paying Spotify subscribers have been flagging the platform’s push of AI music for a while, but now they’re drawing a line, with many calling...
Director of Artistic Operations
The Knights seek a Director of Artistic Operations to work with the Artistic Directors and Executive Director on high-level artistic planning and program implementation.
Trump Eyes a Site For His National Garden of American Heroes
It was not clear which section of the park the White House is considering, but the southern tip of West Potomac Park — a...
Will Google Ever Have To Pay For Breaking Things?
Big Tech platforms didn’t just out-compete media organizations for the bulk of the advertising-revenue pie. They also cheated them out of much of what...
What Did Picasso’s Women Say About Him?
What did Picasso’s women have to say on passion and fame? Two left memoirs, others gave interviews, but their eyewitness testimony has been sadly...
Is Personalization Making Prices Higher?
The Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project warns automated tools are reshaping what Canadians are charged for essential goods and services, including groceries and fuel. Companies can...
