Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Anish Kapoor: I Fear For The Culture Of India
In every field of culture, the "folk" takes second place. This denies the inventive power of our people. Modi's Hindu regime uses this hierarchical...
Los Angeles Ballet Names A New Artistic Director
Melissa Barak was a leading dancer for Los Angeles Ballet during its first five seasons. She also performed with New York City Ballet, and in 2013...
I Quit On My Dream Of Being An Actor. I Feel Relieved
Why did I even want to be an actor? It was a question I hadn’t thought to ask myself; the dream had calcified in...
American Entertainment Companies Bet Big On China. Now They’re Losing Billions
Companies that once saw China as a vital growth market stand to lose out on billions of dollars in $100 concert tickets, $12 matinee...
Netflix Spent $5 Million To Create Replica Of The Sistine Chapel. Then Destroyed It....
The revelation begs a question: At a time when TV and film productions are churning out increasingly elaborate sets in the streaming era, and...
New York Museums Now Required To Publicly Identify Art Stolen By Nazis
The new law requires that New York museums immediately place a placard or sign acknowledging Nazi-looted art. - The Hill
Can Museums Survive If They Stay Politically Neutral?
“The democratic battles fought worldwide in the name of human rights urge museums to take an active stance towards a fair advancement of civil...
Theatre On The English Coast Is Thriving Again As Demographics Change
“This part of the world has seen such a fundamental demographic shift. There has been a change in who lives here, who owns property...
Ojai: How To Create A Playwrights’ Festival That Matters
“Every Ojai play has a single plot. And that plot is: ‘Here, this thing that no one else has noticed—we have seen it as...
How To Kill The Internet In Australia: Websites Liable For Content On Pages They...
A lawsuit named Defteros v. Google argued that a website could defame someone without writing anything about them — or even knowing who they are. It was enough...
Philadelphia Loves Its Murals. But The City Has Targeted Them For Years
For young graffiti artists, their highly stylistic and calligraphic “wickets” were an alternative to gang life in communities abandoned by slumlords and the city....
In Seattle: How Do You Rebuild A Creative Culture?
Arguably, our culture of leadership is in disrepair. Our ability to recognize and celebrate excellence is in doubt. Our effectiveness at building consensus is...
Michael Heiser’s Stunning Masterpiece (50 Years In The Making) Ready To Open In The...
Half a century after Heizer stuck his first shovel in the ground, “City” is finally opening to visitors, which may be the most unbelievable...
The Endless Possibilities Of Site-Specific Dance
Every dance is site-specific in some sense, but, in a warming world changed by war, political upheaval and a pandemic, some choreographers forgo traditional...
Another Attempt At MoviePass
It’s been a bumpy road, one with high highs and low lows, for MoviePass. The company shot to notoriety in 2017 by offering customers...
Why Are You Reading This?
The white liberal reading style “has dictated that we go to writers of color for the gooey heart-porn of the ethnographic: to learn about...
What I Learned From A Week Hanging Out With Mensa Members
About 1,100 Mensans journeyed to the Reno area for this year’s convention. They came because they think they are smart, they care deeply about...
Why It’s So Hard To Define Who Is A Millennial
A Pew Research Center poll from 2015 found that, regardless of the parameters, only 40 percent of millennials say they identify with their generation’s label (compared...
Henry Mancini’s Genius
What makes him such an exemplary film composer is the adroitness with which he used style as a catalyst, conspiring with directors to illuminate...
Texas’ New Book Banning Rules In Action: Bible Gets Pulled From Shelves
Forty-two books in total—including the Bible, a graphic novel adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, and Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe—were...
Why Are Paris Comedy Clubs Packed?
As a theater critic in France, I’m used to sitting in auditoriums full of all-white, older spectators. In the comedy world, the customers mirrored...
Auditions Suck: A Litany Of Indignities
“Directors are rude, look at their iPhones during the audition, run late and don’t apologise, they chat away to their casting director as if...
The Remarkable Carpenters Of Medieval Practice Rebuilding Notre Dame’s Roof
“There are people outside of here who can do it now, but I tell you they all came here to learn how. If this...
Drought Exposes Ancient Spanish StoneHenge
Experts believe the striking circle of dozens of megalithic stones has existed since 5000 BC. However, it was first discovered by German archaeologist Hugo...
Radical Rethink Needed For Australian Cultural Policy
The right of citizens to participate in, and contribute to, the cultural activities of the community is accepted in a number of the international...
