Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How Hollywood Has Adjusted Its Messaging During The Second Trump Administration
The creators of some of the more politically compelling movies and TV shows of the past year have explored how being alive feels during...
An Opera Singer Who’s Made A Name As A Car Salesman
He started making videos of himself performing robust opera arias while standing outside on a car lot, wearing his name tag. He composed lyrics...
Quentin Tarantino Has Written A Theatre Farce For The West End
The stranger-than-fiction truth is that Tarantino has written an original, old-fashioned British farce, in the door-slamming, trouser-dropping, mistaken identity vein of Brian Rix or...
Thinking Of AI Art — You Have To Think Of It As Its Own...
I don’t understand how anyone can say they’re anti something that’s potentially creative. If it’s not working for you today it could work for you...
UK Museums Hold Hundreds Of Thousands Of Human Remains
An investigation by the Guardian found that UK museums hold more than 263,000 items of human remains from around the world, including whole skeletons,...
LiveNation Settles Antitrust Case
The centerpiece of the agreement is expected to be structural changes to Live Nation’s ticketing business. Under the settlement, Ticketmaster will be required to...
AJ Chronicles: “Future Vision” and what the Boston Symphony signaled this week
The Boston Symphony's board didn't fire Andris Nelsons as its music director. Not exactly. They declined to renew his contract because he and the BSO weren't "aligned on future vision" — the board's own words, offered without apology. Not artistic differences. Not budget. Not performance. Future vision. That phrase is
Andris Nelsons Out As Music Director Of The Boston Symphony
“The decision to not renew his contract was made by the BSO’s board of trustees because, beyond our shared desire to ensure our orchestra...
Ukrainian musical mosaics in New York City
March 19–21: Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival returns to DiMenna Center for Classical Music to celebrate the rich diversity of Ukraine's peoples, places, and musical practices
Congresswoman Files Suit To Stop Trump From Closing The Kennedy Center
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Friday filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block President Trump from closing the Kennedy Center after he announced last month that it would shut down...
Washington’s National Symphony Top Official Resigns
“It’s no secret that this has been a really hard year,” she said. “So I started looking for a new opportunity several months ago.”...
Fandom Communities Seem Very Broken Right Now
“I see that a lot in different fandoms, where people won’t click the link, they’ll just see what they see on social, they’ll see...
Appraising Zubin Mehta At The End Of His Career
The most efficient maestro of his generation — blessed with a brain surgeon’s hands and a barn owl’s ears — he never commanded a...
Netflix and Paramount’s Interest In Warner? The Back Catalog. It’s An Old Strategy
Back in the 18th century for example, Longman, the UK’s oldest commercial publishing house, built up its business by acquiring the catalogues of other...
An Ethics Problem: AI Agents Go Rogue, Write Hit Pieces
When a coder rejected an autonomous AI's contribution, the digital diva researched and published a personalized attack piece. Welcome to the age when artificial...
Classic Reconsidered: Hudson’s Bay Coat Gets Historical Reality Check
That vintage striped coat commanding boutique prices? Turns out its colonial baggage is heavier than its wool. Fashion meets reckoning as shoppers discover their...
What Will Happen To DC Theatre Without A WaPo Theatre Critic?
The Washington Post's theatre critic chair sits empty after layoffs, leaving D.C.'s robust theatre scene wondering who's watching—and whether anyone still cares. Local companies...
When Your Reading List Becomes A High Score (Is That Good?)
LitHub explores how platforms like Letterboxd and Goodreads transform intimate cultural experiences into competitive metrics. Because apparently we can't enjoy a book anymore without...
Let’s Not Call It “Intelligence”
"When I speak to high-school and college students (including my own children), I worry that at the time when they should be developing their...
Architect: What’s Wrong With Trump’s Grandiose Ballroom Design
“The net effect of this is to adversely impact what is the most important historic — the most identifiable historic — house in the...
Study: Pinpointing Where Stradivari’s Wood Came From
A study of the tree rings in Stradivarius violins, published in January in the journal Dendrochronologia, has revealed the most likely origin of some of...
Development Director – The Hermitage Artist Retreat via TOC Arts Partners
The Hermitage Artist Retreat seeks a passionate, intelligent, and driven Development Director.
Musician Opens Jewel Box 750-Seat Music Venue In LA
In a few weeks, this site will be Pacific Electric, a new 750-capacity music venue that Ben Lovett and his venue-developer firm TVG Hospitality...
Why Dictionaries Still Matter
The book is formal and highly structured; it seems like something from another, vaguely bygone time. Still, dictionary editors have long paid close attention...
Our Culture Of Insurance Is Breaking Down
What emerged in tandem with the growth of capitalism was a system in which insurance and investment were bound together until it became integral...
