Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Ben Affleck’s Company (Which Netflix Just Bought) Says It Can Save “Millions” In Production...
The reductions made possible by InterPositive‘s technology would be “substantial” on below-the-line production, “conservatively” reaching at least 10% to 20%, the application said. - Deadline
Trump And The Golden Idol In His Proposed “Library”
There is one recent development upon which we really should all agree — erecting a gold statue of President Trump in the middle of...
You Can’t Sell Famous Stolen Art. So Why Steal It?
The items stolen are clearly valuable. But, as an expert in the governance of criminal markets, I can tell you acquiring the goods is only the...
How The Publishing World Works Systemically
Yes, literature is structured by institutions that serve their own self-interest, but that self-interest requires a lot of other people to give them their labor at...
Met Museum’s First-Ever Native American Curator Resigns
Patricia Norby had been hired to great fanfare, as both the first person to hold the role at the Met and the first Native American...
Roundabout Theatre Company Reopens Todd Haimes Theatre On Broadway
The Todd Haimes Theatre is one of five spaces owned by Roundabout, including Studio 54 and the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway. The current...
Growing Recognition: Our Arts Models Need Reinvention
We now operate in a landscape of cultural abundance – of content, of participation and of alternative platforms for meaning-making (if not direct investment)....
Australia’s New Idea For Arts Funding
Creative Australia is testing a new model for financing organisations to be named the Creative Industries Impact Fund, by working with donors to raise...
A Short History Of Pedantry
The academic humanities today broadly maintain the same basic sense of what history is and of the value of studying it that Renaissance humanists...
Judge Halts Construction Of Trump’s White House Ballroom
“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the...
Judge Rules Trump’s Executive Order Defunding NPR, PBS Was Unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Trump’s executive order barring the federal funding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. -...
New York Times Drops Freelancer After He Used AI To Write Review
The New York Times launched an investigation, during which Preston admitted that he had used AI to assist writing the review and did not...
How To Build A Diagnostic Brain
Some research suggests that many, if not most, diagnostic errors arise from failures in thinking—cognitive bias, premature closure, insufficient reflection. Accordingly, some researchers frame...
Finalists For This Year’s International Booker Prize
In a moment in which international relations are dominating news headlines around the globe, three of these shortlisted novels explore pivotal moments in world...
Figuring Out What Kanye Is Taking From What
Many of the tracks resemble fragments or sketches, with bits of singing and rapping that sound unusually tentative, as if Ye isn’t quite sure...
How Denmark’s Museum Funding Has Shifted To Visitor Numbers
There are now three criteria for an institution to secure—and retain—government subsidies. It must welcome a minimum of 10,000 annual visitors; have a minimum...
Indigenous Australian Broadcaster Rhoda Roberts, 66
Roberts dedicated her life to sharing the stories of her people, preserving and promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through language, dance and...
Gold Toilet Appears On The National Mall
This toilet, spray-painted gold and set on a faux-marble pedestal, is the latest in a series of protest artworks and installations taking aim at...
Hollywood’s Job Market Is Collapsing
Hollywood studios are making significantly fewer movies and television shows than they did just a few years ago. The ones they do make are...
Trump Unveils Plans For His Presidential Library In Miami
A red, white and blue spire sits atop the multistory tower. The library is set to feature golden escalators, a golden statue of the...
New York’s Iconic Symphony Space To Get A Makeover
When the venue reopens in 2028, after a 15-month closure that begins at the end of this year, an updated version of its signature...
Financial and Administrative Officer – Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati Opera is in Search of Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.
Big Art Heist In Italy
Four hooded thieves forced their way through a first floor door in the museum’s Villa of Masterpiece overnight between March 22 and 23, but...
Meet The Voice Of Romantasy
He's the voice of some of the genre's most famous MMCs: aka male main characters, aka the internet's favorite "book boyfriends." His deep, resonant...
Flush With Cash, Universal Music Announces Share Buyback Plan
“Our strong balance sheet and cash generation gives us the flexibility to repurchase shares, while preserving ample capacity to invest in our growth strategy,...
