Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
US Government Auctioning Off Picasso, Basquiat
Art advisors and experts told ARTnews the works are high caliber and have “crazy” starting bids relative to their actual value based on previous auction records...
New Startup Wants To Shake Up How E-Books Are Sold
Briet invites publishers to sell their e-books to libraries outright, providing universal, perpetual access. Several independent publishers including PM Press, Punctum, Sideshow, and Silver...
Chief Justice Roberts Is Chancellor Of The Smithsonian. Right Now That’s Awkward
For Chief Justice Roberts, though, the role recently has placed him in an unenviable position — helping to lead an institution in the crosshairs...
Alan Valentine To Retire After 28 Years At Nashville Symphony
Under Valentine’s direction, the Symphony has earned 14 Grammys and 27 nominations, produced more than 40 recordings, commissioned and premiered dozens of innovative works....
IMAX Theatres Have Been Making Big Gains At The Box Office
The second quarter of the current fiscal year marked Imax’s best quarter in terms of domestic movies ticket sales as it stays on course...
Judge Wants To Know Why Trump Hasn’t Restored Voice Of America Operations
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia gave the administration until Aug. 13 to explain how it will get VOA working...
How To Wean Yourself Off The Constant Dopamine Hits And Direct Your Attention To...
Once you understand how your reward system works, you can consciously redirect it toward the things that actually matter to you. Let’s explore the...
People Are Using AI To Project Their Future Success
“The computer has been trained to reflect back at you what you tell it, so if it shows you as a billionaire, it doesn’t...
A First Look At George Lucas’ New LA Museum
At his first appearance at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, the legendary filmmaker and museum cofounder offered a glimpse into what he called “a temple...
NPR Trying To Calibrate New Budget Normal After Federal Funding Cuts
The network understands that contributions from major donors – such as the Hewlett Foundation, which gave NPR a two-year, $1.2 million grant in 2024...
A Major New Homegrown Festival For Sydney
“In short, the vision is to create a thriving and inclusive creative ecosystem in western Sydney that celebrates its diverse communities, drives cultural innovation...
People Are Creating AI Avatars Of Those Who Have Died
People are now using AI to create “grief bots,” which are simulations of deceased loved ones that the living can converse with. There has even...
Why Conservatives Should Be Rooting For NPR
Some Republicans would no doubt be happy if PBS and NPR went away entirely, as they are upset by the networks’ left-wing bias. They should be...
Matthew Barney On The Point Of Art
"I’m not interested in participating in consensus culture. The way I understand art to function and the function that it carries out in culture...
Artists Protest Homeland Security Use Of Traditional Art Images
The images, bookended by posts cheering the administration’s deportation campaign, have been widely shared by conservatives and sparked alarm among the artists, their families...
Why Tom Lehrer’s Satire Endures
One simple reason his songs endure is that, for all that they are written for their words, it’s hard to stop humming their tunes....
Schenkerian Theory Journal Editor Wins $725,000 Award Against University
The trouble started when Jackson, who was the founding editor of the journal, invited music theorists with expertise in Schenkerian theory to write rebuttals...
That Challenge Of Political Theatre
A play is political if its subject is taboo and its story mirrors, exposes, and critiques the suppression and repression that interferes with the...
When Libraries Were Quieter
Books are removed, and replaced with coffee bars and spaces for socializing. In case people don’t get the message, librarians now put up signs discouraging quiet...
Book Sales Slump
Sales of adult books dropped 9.6% in the month, with fiction sales off 8.3% and nonfiction falling 11.3%. For the first five months of...
The Unnerving Takeover Of Video Games By AI
Most experts acknowledge that a takeover by artificial intelligence is coming for the video game industry within the next five years, and executives have...
Site Santa Fe, The Indispensable Art Outpost
Site Santa Fe opened in 1995 in a former warehouse turned nonprofit gallery in the city’s art-filled Railyard District, but it stretches to museums...
How Classical Music Can Boost Sports Performance
A growing body of research suggests classical music can offer measurable benefits to athletes: helping regulate nerves, boost balance, reduce perceived effort, and even...
Thinking Is Becoming A Premium Subscription
The idea that technology is altering our capacity not just to concentrate but also to read and to reason is catching on. The conversation no...
Canada’s Arts Sector Produced $40 Billion In Revenue In 2024
Total revenues in the arts, using my imperfect and partial measurement, were $37.9 billion in 2024, representing 29% of all cultural products. - Hill...
