Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How Instrumentalization Devalues The Meaning Of Art
It is no longer enough for universities to say that their programmes allow you to explore some of the most fundamental questions of existence....
Republican Attorneys General Oppose Netflix Warner Deal
“We, the undersigned Attorneys General, write to express our concerns that the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Brothers will likely result in undue...
How To Declutter Your Attention
The aim is cognitive clarity via fewer inputs, distilled choices, and settings centred around presence and focus. While design minimalism emphasizes appearance and object...
Longtime MTT Partner Josh Robison, 79
For more than four decades, Robison was a constant at Tilson Thomas' side - not only as spouse but as manager, adviser and strategic...
Broadway Box Office Takes A Hit Because Of Storm
Wicked, one of the highest earners on Broadway, saw the biggest drop due to the storm, as the musical fell $408,223 from the prior week. -...
Leaked Transcript Shows Thinking Behind University Canceling Anti-ICE Show
In the leaked transcripts, Hutzel reportedly told employees that while the school’s administration might survive the reputational fallout, the college itself could become a...
Writers, Artists Hesitate To Admit They’re Using AI
There’s an important caveat that my colleagues and I have recently begun to explore in our research: Positive views of creative work often shift once...
What We Lose As The Paperback Goes Away
“They had that democratic aspect to them where you can just find them anywhere and it always felt like it was the pick ’n’...
The Unlikely Success Of A Strange Little Book Store In Alabama
“Our books don’t cost more,” Reiss likes to say, “but they are worth more.” - The New Yorker
Are We Living In A Culture Of Epstein?
A different dark vision of society has emerged. Suddenly, we seem to be living in the age of Epstein. We tell ourselves that by...
Of Priorities, Interests, And Funding The Humanities
There’s soft coercion, where they are providing an incentive structure where they will not fund projects unless they have a social-justice angle. - Chronicle of...
Trump Administration Sued For Altering History In National Parks
The suit accuses the Trump administration of “a sustained campaign to erase history and undermine science,” so that the parks no longer do what...
The Acute Differences Between Practice And Performance
The problem is rarely a lack of musical ability. Practice alone doesn’t prepare us for the psychological demands of performance. Practice and performance are...
Illinois Governor’s Proposed Arts Budget Is Flat. Funding Is Less Than It Was 20...
Arts Alliance Illinois, the statewide arts advocacy organization, is calling on the General Assembly to increase the arts budget by 20%, which it says...
Is Australia’s Funding For The Arts Being Dismantled?
‘Unfortunately the funding precarity is having very real impacts on employment of artists and arts workers. The stress and uncertainty are impacting the health...
Ai WeiWei: The Threat Of Censorship In An AI-Dominated World
As we enter the AI era, human collective thought patterns, ideological structures, and the very essence of individual existence and dignity are undeniably under...
Are We Moving Back To An Oral-Based Culture From One That Was Text-Based?
The age of orality was an age of social storytelling and flexible cultural memory. The age of literacy made possible a set of abstract...
Executive Director – UMaine Collins Center for the Arts
The Executive Director manages all aspects of the Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) including programming, development, and engagement with the campus and community.
When “Better Than” meets “Good Enough”
The question isn't whether AI will change our definition of creative excellence. The question is how we will engage with that change: with curiously and critical insight, with our existing values intact but our existing definitions loosely held? Or defending the current map as if it were the entire territory.
Report: Three Quarters Of Chicago’s Live Music Venues Are Not Profitable
“The State of Live,” newly released by the Chicago Independent Venue League, finds that nearly three out of four independent live entertainment venues in...
Has The UK’s Era Of Free Museum Entry Come To An End?
As funding pressures deepen across the sector, and running costs increase, a policy once treated as untouchable is now under renewed scrutiny. - The...
Vandals Attack Outdoor Skating Rink At The Kennedy Center
An unidentified person poured a substance, likely some combination of motor oil and antifreeze, on a temporary ice rink built outside the John F....
Has Hyper-specialization Harmed The Humanities?
Hyperspecialization has dominated the academy over the past decades. More and more, professors and outside observers note that academics silo research into increasingly minute...
The Vegas Sphere Generates $1.2 Billion In Income In 2025
The company reported adjusted operating profit of $261.8 million for FY 2025, which was up 138% YoY. - Music Business Worldwide
A Video Game That Lets Players “Repatriate” Art From Western Museums
A new South African video game lets players take back African artefacts held in western museums in a series of heists, amid a growing...
