Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Brookings: AI Has Rendered Most Writing Obsolete
These are very substantial benefits, and it is true they are lost when we write using a keyboard or keypad. But on balance, far...
Piano Sales Are Sinking
Sales have held steady at around 31,000 a year for the past decade, but in 2024, fewer than 18,000 were sold, according to an...
The Art Model Beyond Galleries?
The aim is to organize experimental exhibitions created alongside artists that will surprise collectors and the public alike, via organizing exhibitions in non-traditional venues,...
A Change Of Generational Leadership In The Music Industry?
If the past tells us anything, it’s that seismic technological shifts have often served as a precursor for a changing of the guard at...
Are We Having Second Thoughts About Capitalism?
I’m not claiming that most people are saying “Let’s get rid of capitalism,” because it still delivers the bacon, to some extent. But I...
Major UK Museums Make Plea For Negativity Towards Corporate Sponsors
The British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The National Gallery have backed a letter calling for an end to the “relentless negativity”...
’78 Recordings Are Essential Music History
While 33-rpm vinyl reigns supreme in popular culture and the central role of LPs in hop-hop sampling and scratching, 78s were by far the...
Indiana Legislature Passes Bill That Could Slash Hundreds Of University Degree Programs
More than half of the bachelor's degrees offered at Indiana's public colleges and universities could be eliminated under an eleventh-hour provision slipped into the...
Edinburgh Fringe Loses Major Sponsor, Seeks City Help
No new sponsor has been found for the Fringe to replace Johnnie Walker, Fringe chiefs have admitted, as they draw up plans to demand...
Survey Of Tech At Non-Profits: Haves and Have-Nots
The findings reveal a sector at a crossroads, where organizations that can afford to modernize are pulling ahead, while those that can’t fear being...
Trump Asks Congress To Cancel Funding For Public Broadcasting
The proposal, sent to lawmakers by White House budget director and key policy architect Russell Vought, asks Congress to “rescind,” or repeal, $8.3 billion...
Seattle International Film Festival Lays Off Twenty Percent Of Its Staff
“SIFF leadership has been addressing the need to cut expenses in an intensive way since the summer of 2024: reducing administrative costs and significantly...
The Lakota Project: Two Musical Traditions Come Together on the Plains of South Dakota
Classical institutions like to talk a big game about making social justice a part of their mission, but the South Dakota Symphony and the...
How a Giant 13-Ton Piece Of Public Art Was Rescued In Minneapolis
Inspired by the mid-20th-century discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, an ancient collection of biblical and historical writings, “Scroll” stood 27 feet high and...
McNulty: Here’s What Play Ought To Win The Tony This Year
There was a time not so long ago when the future of the Broadway play was in serious doubt. The threat hasn’t gone away,...
Meet The New Director Of Juilliard’s Dance Division
She was a member of the innovative Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and was among the last group of dancers to be trained by the...
Six Pianists Advance To Van Cliburn Finals
The Cliburn’s jury has selected the six players advancing to the final round of its competition in downtown Fort Worth June 3-7. - Fort...
Study: Your Brain Is Rewired When You Listen To Music
When you listen to a steady rhythm, your brain doesn’t just process it—it reconfigures itself in real time. A new study introduces FREQ-NESS, an...
Giant Music Labels Are Negotiating Licensing Deals With AI Music Generators
Music industry executives have expressed cautious optimism about AI technology while defending copyright protections. - Music Business Worldwide
Why Are So Many Music Festivals Dying?
This year, more than 40 festivals have already been canceled, according to one count.- CNN
Copyright Has Become A Puzzle In The AI Landscape
Such is the convoluted logic puzzle around AI and copyright that it seems no one can fully solve—where both sides have compelling, seemingly reasonable...
NEA Takes Back Pride Grant Awarded To Philadelphia Orchestra
“The Philadelphia Orchestra is a nonprofit organization that believes in the power of music to bring people together, create understanding, and speak to the...
The Practical Reason Trump’s New Sculpture Garden Won’t Happen
Artists, curators and critics who have reviewed the recent request for proposals have a more practical worry: America doesn’t have enough quality sculptors or museum-caliber foundries...
Disney Laying Off Hundreds Across Its Entertainment Divisions
The bulk of them are across divisions of Disney Entertainment, including marketing for both film and television as well as television publicity, casting and...
After Decades Of Defense Of The NEA, It’s Stunning To See It Brought Low
If it remains at all, it will be as a sham vehicle through which the administration will fund its favored projects, such as non-Equity...
