Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How Gael Greene Invented The Modern Restaurant Critic
She was famous for a kind of glamorous hauteur, which the bedraggled dining critics of today, with their furtive TikTok feeds and constantly buzzing...
Why Aesthetics Trump Moral Value
It is a well-worn cliché that the practical person scorns aesthetic value. But there’s reason to think that it is the only way in which we...
The Latino Vanguard Transforming Los Angeles Culture
This is a survey of the rising writers, actors, directors, architects, thinkers, musicians and other artists who are shaping the culture you are living...
An AI Brain-Powered Opera
There were three singers — “ambassadors” to the sun, space and life — as well as a percussionist, a violinist and a flute player....
The Collected Jerry Saltz
Although Saltz blasts the usual targets — speculative collectors, unscrupulous auction houses, gender bias at museums — the tenor is overwhelmingly positive. This might...
Julie Powell (Of Julie/Julia Fame) Dies At 49
Powell narrated her struggles in the kitchen in a funny, lacerating voice that struck a nerve with a rising generation of disaffected contemporaries. The...
Shakespeare: A Fascinating Debate About National Culture In New Zealand
Behind the row lay an unanswered question: how does a post-settler, multicultural society create a national identity? This latest case put a spotlight on...
How Our Brains Perceive Color
Our sex can play a role in how we perceive color, as well as our age and even the color of our irises. Our...
Random House Says It Will Publish Amy Coney Barrett’s Book Despite Campaign To Block...
By Monday afternoon, the letter had attracted more than 625 signatures from authors, translators and agents. The signatories included more than 75 who identified...
Scottish Culture Funding Crisis
In a new report, the committee warned: "The sector now faces a 'perfect storm' as it struggles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, compounded...
Why Is It So Fun To Look At Pictures Of Derelict Shopping Malls? (It...
In various states of decay, the death of the American shopping mall is so much more than about the rubble. - The Guardian
Increasing Inclination To Regulate TikTok
In the US, moves to rein in the video platform have gained momentum only relatively recently, although there’s little debate that the round of...
New Business Models For Creative Artists Seem To Be Taking Hold
For 25 long, hard years, creative professionals have been told that you must give things away for free on the Internet. But not anymore. Alternative...
Adding Up Hurricane Damage To Florida Theatres
Part of the roof caved in on the 393-seat main auditorium of the Rep’s historic Arcade Theatre. The orchestra pit was under six feet...
An ABT Star’s Road Back After A Ruptured Tendon
Jumping remains a challenge; and regaining power has been difficult. “My tendon that severed feels different,” he said. “It feels like a foreign entity....
How Diaghilev Modernized Dance
One defining characteristic of Sergei Diaghilev’s personality, complementary to his capacity to make things happen and get things done, was a low boredom threshold. -...
Disneyland Shanghai Visitors Trapped Inside Until They Could Take COVID Tests
As well as the theme park, surrounding areas such as the shopping street were also abruptly closed shortly after 11:30 local time (3:30 GMT)....
Three Arguments In Favor Of Climate Activists Damaging Famous Art(?!)
This tactic was certainly a provocative act and Van Gogh’s work is undoubtedly some of the most important artwork of modern times. However, many...
A Poet Disowns Her Work In An Unsatisfactory Translation
How did an Italian press for $150, buy the rights to a book about the slaughter of 150 Africans, usurp its form, and deny...
Do Arts Organizations Have Too Many Administrators?
Will we continue to see the expansion of administration and management in arts organizations? Even if some may claim the expansion is justified, can...
How AI Is Changing Music
Machines have been facilitating music-making since instruments were invented, but computer technology is a seismic shift on a par with the advents of sound...
What’s At Stake In The Warhol Copyright Case At The Supreme Court
It will help decide whether a few unlucky creators will be hit with large judgments, and millions more creators will be deterred from expressing...
Cultural Data: The World Is Getting Sadder
Researchers analyzed more than 150,000 pop songs released between 1965 and 2015. Over that time, the appearance of the word “love” in top-100 hits roughly halved....
The End Of Canons (Right?)
One side uses the old canon as a punching bag and a scapegoat for all the evil -isms that afflict us; the other, as...
Why Streaming Platforms Haven’t Taken Down Kanye West’s Music
Industry analysts say the decision to take down Ye's music is complicated by several factors, including contract requirements streamers may have with record labels...
