Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Josh Hawley’s Copyright Law Proposal Is Deeply Unserious
This is not a radical rethinking of copyright. It is regression as a meme, a fart in the wind, an empty and cynical gesture meant...
Of NFTs, Art, And Cynical Branding
Setting aside the fact that this may be one of the most depressing sentences that anyone has ever written about art, if “branding” does...
Ukraine Makes Finals Of The Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine’s folk-rap band Kalush Orchestra has qualified for the final. But the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises Eurovision, ruled that no Russian act would be...
Geroge Carlin Is Popular Today — Comedy That Outlives Its Time
Carlin is a venerated figure in his chosen field who unites performers as disparate as Joe Rogan and Jim Gaffigan, but he’s also someone...
How To Recover Post-Great Book
This "post-book blues" thing is a side-effect that doesn't seem to get mentioned much, if at all. It's not an in-person relationship as such,...
The Rise Of Right Wing Comedy (And Why You Should Take It Seriously)
While liberals lost their way doing “Orange Man Bad” comedy during the Trump administration, a new ecosystem emerged of right-wing comedians—on podcasts, YouTube, and, yes,...
The Difficulties Of Protecting Cultural Heritage In War
“It’s still a way to erase identity,” said Corine Wegener, on why culture continues to be a major target in contemporary warfare. Some 200...
The Decline And Demise Of Print Magazines
This accelerating erosion has not been big news during a time of pandemic, war and actual erosion, and yet the absence of magazines authoritatively documenting...
Apple Finally Kills The Iconic iPod
The iPod debuted in 2001, and it changed everything. While other devices existed that let you carry around your MP3 collection, the iPod quickly...
Netflix Says Ad-Supported Streaming Will Debut Late This Year
Netflix offers a variety of payment tiers for streaming access; its most popular plan costs $15.49 a month. The new ad-supported tier will cost...
Google Has Turned Off Ability To Buy Kindle, Audible Books In The Amazon App
When you visit the Amazon app, you can still buy physical books, but digital purchases now show a "Why can't I buy on the...
AI Is Creating Art. But Is It, Really?
What discussions about AI and creativity often overlook is the fact that creativity is not an absolute quality that can be defined, measured and...
How Big Data “Nudges” Our Decisions
The combination of Big Data and the success of nudging could thus be conceived of not only as aid to our decision-making, but also...
How Ukraine Is Protecting The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense granted special permission for the male musicians to leave the country, calculating that the world will be more motivated...
What’s Happened To Fundraising Costs In The Pandemic
Whereas fundraising efforts in 2019 raised $6.22 for every fundraising dollar spent, return on fundraising increased to $7.35 in 2020, driven mostly by fundraising...
How American Discourse Got To Be So Stupid
We all know what we're doing in a classroom; we're putting on a class and we all share the same script as to what...
Stephen Colbert Will Chair New 15-Member Board Of Stars Advising Second City Theatre
Colbert, who performed at the Old Town theater in the 1990s, will chair the board. He said in a statement Monday that his recruits...
Dr. Seuss Decides To IPO
Dr. Seuss Enterprises is one of the most prized collections of intellectual property in the world, and nearly every major Hollywood heavyweight is likely...
What This Year’s Tony Nominations Tell Us About Broadway
So we’re back to normal, right? Not exactly. Broadway remains an economic conundrum and a contested cultural question. - Los Angeles TimesÂ
How You Know When You’ve Entered A “Real” Bookstore
While authors can be colorful, book dealers are often notably cranky and eccentric. One conducting business in fashionable Cecil Court put up a sign...
A New And Thriving Genre Of AI-Generated Poetry
Dozens of websites, with names like Poetry Ninja or Bored Human, can now generate poems with a click of a key. One tool is...
Auction Of Justice Ginsburg Memorabilia Raises Big Bucks For Opera
All told, an online auction of 150 of items owned by the late justice raised $803,650 for Washington National Opera, one of the late...
Canada Gets Its First National Jazz Orchestra
The aim is for the orchestra to tour not only across Canada, but internationally, to show the world what Canadian jazz musicians, composers and...
How The Ukraine War Has Re-Energized How Britain Thinks Of Itself
Truss’s central idea is that the West has grown complacent since the end of the Cold War, because of a spiritual crisis in which...
Digesting The Tonys: The Surprises And The Overlooked
The nominators spread out their admiration quite widely: Of the 34 shows eligible for nominations, 29 got at least one nod, including the critically...
