Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Culture Is Under Attack Worldwide. We Ought To Confront It Now
As a group, arts leaders from all sectors and geographies must now recognize the threats to cultural institutions: potential physical harm to artists; damages...
How Diversity Makes Orchestras Better
“For me, diversity is always a thing I like to think about as sort of necessary to enhance the vibrancy of an organization. Even...
Will Neuroscience Be Able To Predict When (And With Whom) You’ll Fall In Love?
"I’m a scientist myself, but I find it a bit unsettling that a brain scientist or computer might accurately predict whom I’ll fall in...
David Geffen Hall Reimagined
Does a concert hall with great natural sound matter anymore? - Architectural Record
Libraries As Activist Organizations?
The condemnation of the history of the American library, by its own gatekeepers, has done more than bring “Drag Queen Story Hour” to every...
Closing Of A Literary Magazine Demonstrates The Perilous Nature Of Literary Magazines
Its short existence offers insight both into what is possible for a literary magazine to accomplish and into the tenuous place such publications occupy...
London’s National Gallery Cancels Exhibition With Pushkin Museum
Although it was never publicized, the two institutions were to have jointly presented next year’s exhibition After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art, but the arrangement was...
Steven Dietz: New Theatre Is More Important Now Than Ever
"We quit on the theatre much more readily than the theatre quits on us. I am aware now—as a working artist in my 60s—that...
Woman Arrested For Spraying Fake Blood On Toulouse-Lautrec Painting in Berlin Museum
The incident was reminiscent of recent climate actions at European museums, however the prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday that it has been deemed an...
Why Theatre Isn’t Just For The Privileged
We have to collect the stories and inspire people, rather than fighting hipsters and fighting people who are gentrifiers—people don’t really understand how gentrification...
Theatre That Redefines “Disabilities”
“Disability theatre is not all cute little community projects. I know that sounds like I’m dissing community projects, but that’s not what I mean...
Teachers At The Mannes School Are On Strike. Here’s Why
Our base salary is some $70 per hour, as opposed to other parts of the university, where the average is about $130 an hour....
How Virtual Musical Theatre Is Changing Participation
Our research has revealed that virtual music theatre — music theatre online — allows for a more accessible and a less exclusive way to engage...
Jed Perl: Art As Organic Influencer Rather Than Issue Crusader
Art’s primary task, Perl asserts, is not to “promote a particular idea of ideology, or perform some clearly defined civic or community service.” Art...
NBC Peacock Adds Huge Number Of Subscribers, Competes With Disney In Animation
Universal now rivals Disney in animation, a key for IP that drives theme parks, among others things. - Deadline
California’s Education Workers’ Strike Could Transform Higher Ed
It is by far the largest and most important strike in the history of American higher education, with the potential to transform both the...
Richard Serra’s Most Inaccessible Work (In A Remote Desert)
Who would put a piece of art by arguably the world’s greatest living sculptor in a place that you cannot access without a location...
Just What Will It Be Like To Attend A Live Event In The Future?
In order for future fans to experience the amazing things on your list, they will need to be technologically empowered to participate in the...
Disney AI Can Now “De-Age” Actors
FRAN uses this information to come up with a prediction about which areas of a real person’s face would age and how and then...
How Books Became An Enduring Holiday Gift
“When you change from giving gifts to serfs or beggars to your kids and your spouse, you can’t just give them the stuff you...
The Artist Who Turned Limitations Into Assets
Miguel Tomasín's distinctive artistic vision comes from his family, fellow musicians and friends said, from having been born with Down syndrome. His story shows...
Oxford English Dictionary’s Word Of The Year is What???
“Goblin mode” — a slang term referring to “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way...
The Rise Of Celebrity Broadway Producers
The presence of famous folks in the credits for Broadway productions isn’t exactly new, but it does seem to be proliferating. - The Stage
How Cover Songs Work On The Brain
The cover plays an important role in our contemporary understanding of music, so it is worth thinking about what exactly a cover is. - Psyche
It’s Getting Much Harder To Define What A City Is
The question of where to draw the line between what is and what is not a city—not to mention where one ends and another...
