Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Hong Kong Book Fair Slims Down With Self-Censorship
This year, far fewer politically sensitive books are on display. Vendors are curating their books carefully to avoid violating the national security law, which...
New Study Confirms 1972 MIT Study That Collapse Of Civilization Is Imminent
It concludes that the current business-as-usual trajectory of global civilization is heading toward the terminal decline of economic growth within the coming decade—and at...
“Digital Twinning” Is Revolutionizing How We Solve Problems
The technology, which involves creating a digital clone of a real-world object or system, is revolutionising the fields of healthcare, manufacturing and logistics. It...
For A Culture Of Innovation You Need Arts Spaces
My research findings demonstrate how honing imagination and wonder is essential to creating cultures dedicated to innovative and responsible corporate practices demanded by a...
Brexit Has Made It A Nightmare For UK Bands To Tour Europe
“This is about whether one of the U.K.’s most successful industries, worth £111 billion a year, is allowed to prosper and contribute hugely to...
Seriously? Producers Used AI To Fake Anthony Bourdain’s Voice on Documentary
The synthetic voice was created by feeding more than 10 hours of Mr Bourdain's voice into a machine-learning system. - BBC
Facebook Wants To Pay Video-Makers. It Could Be A Tough Sell
Many creators — who make and profit off meme-y online content — have already flocked to rival platforms like YouTube and TikTok, which invested...
Turning Point: COVID Lockdown Has Freed Dance From Its Confines
We have embodied elements of resistance—resisting what a “dancer” looks like, what a dance “should” look like. And perhaps most importantly, we have resisted...
The Romance Of Going To Space Has Been Corrupted By Profit
The notion that private corporations ought to achieve something that states have been able to do since the 1960s—fly to space—is a peculiarly U.S....
There Is No Debate About Critical Race Theory – It’s One Side Arguing With...
The Republican operatives, who dismiss the expositions of critical race theorists and anti-racists in order to define critical race theory and anti-racism, and then...
Study: Culture Warriors On The Left Are Angrier Than Those on the Right
Those at the liberal end of the debate consistently have more negative views of conservatives than the other way round. - Prospect
Study: Gut Bacteria In Boys Linked To Heightened Brain Cognition
Boys at one year of age with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes were found to have more advanced...
Career Paths In Theatre Are Messed Up
"Am I, at age 35, five years into my job, just part of the next generation who will stay in their cool theater jobs...
British MPs Propose Reform Of Music Streaming Revenue Sharing
In a report, they said royalties should be split 50/50, instead of the current rate, where artists receive about 16%. - BBC
The Therapy Game – How Games Are Therapy
Therapy can and even sometimes should feel like a game. For when we play, we are present. But more importantly, we are malleable, dropping...
Study: We Could Prevent 20 Percent Of Deaths By Redesigning Cities
Research has shown, for instance, that 20% of all deaths could be prevented if cities were designed to meet the recommendations for physical activity,...
We Need Literature To Tell Untold Stories. But When Is It Appropriation?
How can writers tell and translate stories about marginalized groups without exploitation or appropriation? - Metropolitan (Japan)
Prospect’s List Of The World’s Top Fifty Thinkers
When we turn to the world of ideas, this is a year for people who are individualists by temperament, if not intellect. - Prospect
Australian Thinktank Proposes New Model For The Arts (We Have Our Reservations)
ANA pushes the sector further towards a policy model where it delivers ‘returns on investment’ via quantifiable targets. It’s a form of technocratic neoliberalism...
Speedrunners: The Players Racing To Beat Classic Games
Beating a classic video game might sound like a fun hobby, but Fowler’s years of speedrunning have ballooned into a full-time gig. - Maclean's
Can The Arts Lead A Green Recovery?
"Many people working in culture have been forced to take a time out of the day-to-day and reflect on the big stuff. And there...
The Fascinating Political History Of Dubbing Movies
Dubbing is a brilliant tool for film censorship. Sound films began to appear in the early 1930s, a time when many countries were falling...
Why It’s So Easy To Ridicule The Art World
The contemporary art world is, more often than not, represented as a ridiculous shell game in which empty provocation is propped up by canny...
The Serendipity Of Almanacs
Almanacs are an anomaly in the 2021 literary landscape, a choose-your-own adventure of print culture. So much of reading, especially online, is about seeking:...
Washington’s Signature Theatre Picks A New Leader
Matthew Gardiner takes over the 32-year-old company, which operates two performance spaces in Arlington’s Village at Shirlington, at a tumultuous inflection point. - Washington...