Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
In A Time Of Relentless Change, What, Artistically Should Stay Consistent?
The idea of there being something fundamentally stable about an artist, independent of outside forces, makes sense. It’s what allows them to experiment with...
Could AI Be A Way To A Better You?
Instead of functioning as a means of top-down compliance and control, A.I. can help us understand ourselves, act on our preferences and realize our...
The Architecturally Important Houses Lost In The LA Fires
Included in the losses are more than 30 notable buildings whose pedigrees span the 20th century and a who’s who of domestic architecture—from Arts...
Changes Writers Would Like To See In Australia’s Book Publishing Industry
“This really should be the time that publishers are digging deep on representation, research and making sure whatever lands across their desk isn’t just...
Trump And The (Very Real) Art Of Political Theatre
But as with actual theater, not all political theater is created equal. Some of it is shudderingly effective, to the extent that it ceases...
The End Of Earnestness: What This Year’s “Best Science Fiction” Anthology Reveals
I’m always fascinated by the trends that the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthologies reveal. Short stories are (usually) quicker to write than novels, which...
Inside 150 Years Of Paris’ Opulent Palais Garnier Theatre
At a 150th anniversary gala on Friday, before guests reach the marble staircase, the baroque sculptures, the inlaid golden mosaics and the elaborately painted...
Longtime Baltimore Symphony Concertmaster Resigns: A Complicated Legacy
Allegations of inappropriate behavior first surfaced in 2006, when principal oboist Katherine Needleman told a union rep and orchestra personnel staff that Carney made...
Ways To Think About Being Stupid
We should embrace conscious ignorance—an intellectual humility that helps us recognize our own limitations while remaining receptive to the knowledge of others. This form of...
A Library Of Textures, Materials, Things…
It's "a place where people could browse, handle, and borrow stimulating materials, a place where playing with material could spark new ideas and make...
The Angel Blue Story
Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said that he expects Blue would remain a major presence at the Met. Already, he added, she has...
Giant Publisher Bertelsmann Strikes Deal With OpenAI
In addition to using ChatGPT Enterprise to increase the efficiency in its daily work processes, “experts and creatives from content businesses will work...
Music Streamer Deezer Reports 10,000 AI-Created Songs Are Uploaded To Its Site Every Day
Deezer has been among the most aggressive digital service providers (DSPs) when it comes to detecting AI-generated content, “noise” tracks meant to skim royalty...
Barnes & Noble CEO On The Bookseller’s Rising Fortunes
Upgrading the look of B&N stores, and improving the quality of its workforce, are among the reasons James Daunt cited as contributing to the...
Who Are We If We Lose The Ability of Language?
Aphasia brings up existential questions that get at the heart of human connection: Who are we without language? If I were struck by aphasia...
Man Discovers 2000-Year-Old Statue Near Some Garbage Cans
A 32-year-old Greek man discovered the artifact in a black bag in the college town of Thessaloniki and turned it in to police on...
Listeners Prize Vinyl For Its Analog Sound. Here’s The Thing, Though…
The ability to create a fully analog recording in 2025 is exceedingly difficult and expensive. Analog recording decks require specialized maintenance, and the tape...
What Do Ticket-Buyers Value Most When Choosing A Seat?
Among the findings of the study are that people value being closer to the stage than further away. Reserved seating is more valuable than...
Attention Has Now Become Our Most Precious Resource
Every single aspect of human life across the broadest categories of human organization is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention. It is now...
Canada’s New “Online News Act,” Meant To Help Journalism, Has Been A Disaster For...
The hare-brained Online News Act has only been in effect for a few months, but already it has proved a disaster for small and emerging news...
Sotheby’s Changed Its Buyer Fees. It Didn’t Go Well
The changes demonstrated a miscalculation of not just the economic dynamic of the art market—for which supply is harder to stimulate than demand—but also...
Question Everything? Then What Does Anything Mean?
The more time you spend having your mind changed online, the more you might sense that there’s something odd about the way in which...
What’s Up With The Increasing Childishness Of Pop Culture?
Over time, digested in larger quantities, this entertainment sands away the distinctions between this and that until context collapses into a river of color and sound. - The...
The Oscars: A History Of Adapting To Disaster
This is far from the first time that the Academy has had to adapt to calamity. The closest analogy may be 1938, when another...
Krishna Thiagarajan Out As Seattle Symphony CEO; Two Other Senior Execs On Leave
Thiagarajan’s Symphony tenure was rocky. - Seattle Times
