Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How Will Trump’s Tariffs Affect The Art Markets?
“Ordinarily, paintings and sculptures are exempt from customs duties,” says Nicholas M. O’Donnell, a partner in the Boston law firm Sullivan & Worcester, but...
Why Are Musicians Turning To OnlyFans? They Need The Money!
It quickly garnered a reputation as a hub for sexual content, given that it gave adult performers and sex workers the ability to create and upload...
Texas Legislator Proposes Bill To Fine Museums For Content
On March 6, representative David Lowe filed House Bill 3958, which outlines a proposed civil penalty against any museum showing “certain obscene or harmful material.”...
1,800 Academics Say They Will Boycott Columbia
By caving to Trump’s demands and failing to protect international students, the letter says, Columbia has participated in an “authoritarian assault on universities” aimed at “destroying their role as...
So What Is Gregorian Chant Outside The Church?
Put another way, this monk is acknowledging the spiritual potential of Gregorian chant while warning against decoupling it from a specifically Catholic liturgy. -...
What Even Is A Broadway Opening These Days?
Opening night is not a Broadway show’s first performance in front of a paying audience, as it used to be many decades ago. That first show...
Tourism Is A Form Of Culture. Other Countries Are Advising Their Citizens To Be...
These advisories are vague. They do not instruct anyone not to visit the United States, as they might Iran or North Korea. But they...
The Dangers For American Arts Under Trump
The Kennedy Center was once the place where politics, the arts and debate met. Historically, it has been a propellant of diversity and inclusion....
The Dying Art Of Steel-Cut Letters
Cutting punches, the first step in traditional typesetting, is the meticulous craft of carving letterforms into small steel billets. - Hyperallergic
Remnick: Trump Is Taking Aim At Rewriting American History
As is true of autocracies everywhere, this Administration demands a mystical view of an imagined past. In late March, Trump issued an executive order...
London’s National Gallery Offers A Sleepover In The Galleries Prize
For the first time in its history, the National Gallery in London is offering an overnight stay to the lucky person who wins its new prize...
How Trump’s Tariffs Will Make Entertainment More Expensive
Software companies and studios are in a better position than companies that import hardware, provided the tariffs don’t lead to a recession. Publishing video...
Major Publishers Ask Congress To Cancel Funding Cuts To Libraries
Four of the Big Five publishers—Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster—and Sourcebooks sent a letter to Congress on April 3...
Trump Delays TikTok Ban (Again)
Until we hear more about any potential deal that actually could be used to delay the law as it’s written, it’s probably a good...
Meet Philadelphia’s Newest (Old) Museum
The Temple Anthropology Lab and Museum (TALM) officially opened this week. “The space was languishing and something needed to happen — either it was...
Lawsuits, Leadership Change, Drama At Opera Carolina
Opera Carolina and its business director are embroiled in a lawsuit with the former production director amid a leadership shakeup that’s as dramatic and...
China, Russia Cheer As Trump Shuts Down Voice Of America
“Today is a celebration for my colleagues at RT, Sputnik, and other outlets, because Trump unexpectedly announced that he’s closing down Radio Liberty and...
How Portland Oregon Used Its City Arts Tax Money
“Prior to the Arts Access Fund, there were 31 full-time arts teachers and educators serving K-5 students across Portland schools,” Dawn Isaacs, the City...
Report: Arts Accounted For $1.2 Trillion Of US GDP In 2023
The latest economic impact study of arts and culture throughout the United States: Arts and culture sectors contributed $1.2 trillion to the United States...
How The “Manosphere” Spreads Online
There is a sizeable body of research looking at how gender, sexuality and interconnecting identities are represented in video games. - The Conversation
What Theatre Can Teach Us About Connecting And Loneliness
We live in a time of unparalleled interaction, communicating instantly with people across the world, with intimate insight into other people’s lives. Yet we...
A Catastrophe For Nonprofits: Tax Bill Would Decimate The Nonprofit Sector
The proposed reforms go far beyond universities and hospitals, calling on Congress to use the following means to eviscerate section 501(c) of the federal...
A Short History Of Dance Music
Being based underground enhanced the atmosphere in the clubs. Attendees were simultaneously part of an underground movement and also literally hidden from view from...
How Fandom Can Make A Phenomenon Out Of A Word
Fandom has long facilitated deep dives into media in which fans analyse, discuss and track their favourite storylines and character arcs. This has been...
Concerned About Climate Risks, Getty Will Sell $500 Million In Bonds To Enhance Protection
The Getty maintains earthquake and fire insurance but, as expressed in the filing, there are concerns “such insurance could become unavailable at rates considered...
