Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Remembering Literary Critic John Carey
Pugnacious, fearless and disdainful of academia’s more pretentious mores, Professor Carey was a paradoxical figure in the British literary establishment for more than half...
How Great Musicians Steal
“I suppose a composer imagines a certain piece of music for certain instruments; he has a sound picture and wants the things that instrument...
Hollywood Is Being Destroyed By Oligopolies
Effectively, in only three years, the Warner Bros. Discovery merger has validated nearly all the concerns that critics of “market first” policymaking have warned about...
The Man Who Has Four Shows Currently On Broadway
“If I step back and think about what unites the shows, it’s probably they’re all trying to be joy-forward experiences and shows where the...
Report: Increasing Share Of Artist Visas Into The US Are Going To Influencers And...
A growing share of O‑1B visas are now being granted to social media influencers and OnlyFans models, according to an immigration attorney. - Newsweek
Universal Music Buys Big Stake In Bollywood Movie Studio
Universal Music India, a division of Universal Music Group, will acquire a 30% equity interest in the Mumbai-based movie studio. In the deal, announced...
We Need To Cultivate The Skill Of Critical Ignoring
In an age in which information on the internet is so abundant and so low-quality that it’s essentially noise, job number one is to...
How Museums Can Help Rebuild Community Trust
As social divisions grow, they are becoming important forms of social infrastructure where people can encounter different perspectives. In many cases, their roles are...
So Students Don’t Read Books Anymore. Really?
“Many teachers are secret revolutionaries and still assign whole books,” said Heather McGuire, a survey respondent who teaches English in New Mexico. I cheer...
When Your Mind Goes Blank: What We’re Learning About Consciousness
Our consciousness roams, it can be focused on the here and now, or maybe the there and then, but it is always focused on...
Denyce Graves On The Challenges Of Retiring From The Stage
For opera singers, the challenges are unique. I’m going to have to figure out how to deal with giving up a life’s work that...
2026 Will See Major Copyright Rulings On AI
After a string of fresh lawsuits and a landmark settlement in 2025, the new year promises to bring a wave of rulings that could...
Fifteen Major Architectural Projects Opening This Year
Here's a look at 15 landmark architecture projects scheduled for completion in 2026, including museums, performing arts venues and a face-shaped tower. - Dezeen
2025: Average American Read Fewer Than Four Books
According to a YouGov poll released at year’s end, American reading habits stay in the toilet. Four in ten Americans didn’t read a single book during...
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Files Restraining Order Against Violinist
The orchestra alleges that Hwang, who was sexually assaulted by a senior player in the orchestra in 2017 and 2018, breached an NDA she...
Utah Becomes The State With The Most Banned Books (They Banned “Wicked”?)
To begin the new year at public schools across the state, Utah officials banned three more books. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked...
The Enshittification Of Academic Publishing
The same forces that hollow out digital platforms are shaping how a lot of research is produced, reviewed and published. - The Conversation
Want To Head Off Dementia? Try Dancing
One study found that people who danced frequently (more than once a week) had a 76 percent lower risk of dementia than those who...
Executive Director – Theatre Commons Los Angeles (via TOC Arts Partners)
Theatre Commons Los Angeles seeks its inaugural Executive Director.
Director of Development – Jacob Burns Film Center via TOC Arts Partners
Jacob Burns Film Center seeks a thoughtful, committed, and driven new Director of Development.
Finance Consultant – Arts FMS
Arts FMS is seeking a Finance Consultant with extensive experience in accounting and financial management, preferably in the arts sector.
Our Most Important Institutional Foundations Are Being Eroded: Truth And Trust
Truth and trust are often treated as virtues, but they function as conditions: the prerequisites for coherent societies, functional institutions, and stable international systems....
The Birth Of The Literary Fraud (We Do Love A Good Story!)
It was not long before people began poking holes in Joan Lowell’s story. But the book didn’t sink—it was a great success, in part...
The Most-Anticipated Museum Openings Of 2026
A trio of prominent museum openings is expected in Los Angeles in 2026. Perhaps the most anticipated is the expansion of the Los Angeles County...
North American Movie Box Office Finished 2025 Slightly Up
Movie theaters in the United States and Canada sold an estimated $8.9 billion in tickets in 2025, a 2 percent increase compared with a...
