Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Chicago Art Institute Expansion Threatens Iconic Louis Sullivan Room
The old Chicago Stock Exchange Building trading room — Adler & Sullivan’s gilded age space rescued from demolition 54 years ago — could be...
Universities As Practical Job Creators? We Ought To Do Better Than That!
An education spent in pursuit of material comfort and convenience is a recipe for unhappiness, an existence in thrall to the raw, hungry American...
When Pop Culture Has a Half-Life of Six Months
Kids giggling at "six-seven" reveals the brutal math of digital culture: references expire faster than milk. What happens when shared cultural touchstones become as...
Ctrl+Alt+Delete the Gallery: Gamers Turn Shutter-Happy
Virtual landscapes are the new studio space as artists trade actual cameras for digital controllers. Who needs nature when you've got pixels? The art...
Who Wrote This? The Age-Old Question Gets Circuitry
Before ChatGPT made everyone panic about robot poets, writers were already grappling with authenticity's slippery slope. Ghostwriters, collaborators, editors—the literary world's dirty secret is...
LA’s Art Gold Rush Ends, Actual Work Begins
The carpetbaggers have packed their Hermès bags and fled back east. What remains? The unglamorous business of building a real art scene—one gallery lease...
Paramount Debt Rating Lowered To “Junk” After Warner Deal
Fitch Ratings downgraded Paramount Skydance’s long-term issuer default rating from “BBB-” to “BB+,” putting it into speculative-grade investment territory (aka “junk”). - Variety
Supreme Court to AI Art: Sorry, Humans Only
The high court declined to revisit whether algorithms can hold copyright, leaving AI creations in legal limbo. While tech bros rage and traditional artists...
Why Is It So Hard To Make The Case For Universities?
The “constitutive” role of universities cannot merely be announced to like-minded audiences or extracted from sympathetic courts. - Chronicle of Higher Education
The Role Of Arts And Culture In Turbulent Times
When the news and social media are flooded with opposing interpretations of events, outright lies, and about a zillion editorial style video shorts that...
Live Nation Anti-Trust Trial Begins
The government says Live Nation retains its grip on the music industry with strong-arm tactics like demanding that artists use its promotion services in...
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra seeks President and CEO.
The next President and Chief Executive Officer will serve as the chief strategic and operational leader for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
President and CEO – Aspen Music Festival and School
Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) welcomes applications and nominations for the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.
Dallas Opera seeks The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO
Dallas Opera seeks The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2025. Please see link for full details.
Tilly-The-AI Actor Gets Her Own Universe
AI talent studio Xicoia, which created Norwood, has announced plans for a “rapid expansion” for the digitized actor. The developments include a digital universe...
The AI-Written College Essay And The Decline Of Thinking
Surely the most dismal prospect is that we will lose sight of our own forms of thinking and understanding if those terms are assimilated...
What If The Future Of Public Broadcasting Doesn’t Include Broadcasting?
If we were to launch a new local, mission-driven public-service media entity today, what would it look like? - Editor & Publisher
Why Is There A Shortage Of Understudies In Toronto Theatres?
For at least three years running now, shows in Toronto have been disrupted because theatres did not have adequate understudy coverage. - Toronto Star
Poet Threatens To Sue Arts Council England After Defunding
A poet is threatening Arts Council England (ACE) with legal action after a magazine it funds withdrew her work from publication based on her “social media...
Miami Public Broadcaster WLRN In Turmoil
The future of public radio in Miami is at stake in an escalating conflict between South Florida Public Media Group, which manages WLRN, and Miami-Dade County...
There Are No Psychopaths?
While it has been researched across hundreds of empirical studies – especially since the explosion of research in the late-1990s – there is still...
Lufthansa Changes Musical Instrument Carryon Rules After Incident
As of March 1, Lufthansa Group, citing “customer feedback,” said it would be applying “a new, more generous” carry-on policy for small instruments, such...
Director of Development – The Cape Playhouse via TOC Arts Partners
The Cape Playhouse seeks a new Director of Development to advance the fundraising efforts and philanthropic growth of the organization.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre seeks Executive Director
Dallas Black Dance Theatre seeks Executive Director. Minimum 10 years of related experience. Estimated base salary in the range of $160k-$200k.
The Supreme Court just unleashed the Era of Radioactive Artist IP
Authorship used to be a status granted by an act of creation. Now it will be a status you will have to defend through paperwork. We have moved from the era of the romantic "lone genius" to the era of the administrative author who will need to "prove" the machine
