Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Did We Make A Mistake When We Separated The Notion of Consciousness From Physical...
Ever since Descartes, who split mind from matter and linked thinking and being, we’ve drifted from the very thing that makes us human. We’ve...
What Possesses People To Want To Own More Books Than They Can Possible Read?
Bibliomania, the only hobby which is also a mental health affliction. The person with piles of titles on their nightstand, in their closet, in the...
Hollywood Reporter’s List Of America’s Top Music Schools
Conservatories made a comeback this year, with several returning to THR‘s annual list of the world’s best music schools. - The Hollywood Reporter
Why Pop Culture Got Dull
Culprit number one is lucre. For pop stars, Mr Marx argues, the idea of “selling out” has died out. The ultimate measure of value...
Survey: State Of The Arts In Denver
Artists and cultural workers interviewed ahead of Colorado Creates said they worry about gentrification, burnout, lack of collaboration, the need to bring the younger...
Report: Museums Are Dramatically Underspending On Marketing
Museums have been resistant to spending on marketing at the same levels as other cultural organizations, says the report, which posits that the thinking...
Mamdani Names Culture Transition Team
The 28-member group includes curators, art dealers, journalists, and arts and nonprofit administrators. It ranges from Elizabeth Alexander, the president of the Mellon Foundation,...
An Orchestra’s Orchestra: What An Orchestra Ought To Be
It’s no secret, too, that the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra is the orchestras’ orchestra; the ensemble that makes hardened pros go wobbly at the...
AI-Written Children’s Books Are Flooding The Marketplace. Is This Bad?
How big a threat is AI to quality children’s publishing, and does it also threaten children’s learning? In a sense, my questions—not all of...
Study: Constant Checking Of Your Phone Feeds Cognitive Decline
A study by the Singapore Management University found that frequent interruptions to check our devices lead to more attention and memory lapses. Unlike total screen time,...
A “Mass-Piano” Event
A group of more than 130 musicians played in unison at Sherwood Phoenix piano shop in Mansfield on Saturday. Organisers believe the performance surpassed...
Scientist: AI Creativity Is Mathematically Limited To Amateur Status
The study provides evidence that large language models, such as ChatGPT, are mathematically constrained to a level of creativity comparable to an amateur human....
Study: Our Brains Have Five Major Eras In Our Lifetimes
The study mapped neural connections and how they evolve during our lives. This revealed five broad phases, split up by four pivotal “turning points”...
The Art Market Is Designed To Inflate Markets. But Here’s What Artists Need To...
The structure itself is tilted toward collectors, dealers, and institutions. It is not designed to support artists. But artists who understand the language of...
Warner Music Makes Landmark AI Deal With Suno, Settling Copyright Claims
Artists and songwriters, according to the companies, “will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used...
Exactly What Is This Odd New Group That Just Picked America’s Venice Biennale Artist?
If no one has heard of the Tampa-based AAC, this is because it was founded only in July of this year. The press release is so...
Why Publishing Can’t Get Over Its Addiction To “Buzzy” Stories
Publishing, argues Isen, was once an industry that offered room for experimentation and long bets; now it’s haunted by the tyranny of short-term judgment....
Why The Record Sale Price For The Frida Kahlo Painting Is Nothing To Celebrate
In the rush to map cultural issues like gender disparity onto high-level financial trading, we’re forgetting that this has nothing to do with gender...
Those Eureka Moments And Why They’re So Remarkable
You never feel as if you’re getting warmer; rather, you go from cold to hot, seemingly in an instant. Or, as the neuropsychologist Donald...
If Machines Do Most Of Our Writing, What Will Happen To Human Writing?
If you’re more likely to read something written by AI than by a human on the internet, is it only a matter of time...
As Our Machines Get More Intelligent, We Keep Redefining What Intelligence Is
Machine intelligence meets or surpasses humanlike abilities in many areas—but being an embodied human is complex, and our grasp of intelligence has grown significantly....
Broadway’s “Queen Of Versailles” To Close After Only A Few Weeks
The musical, based on a 2012 documentary about a Florida couple seeking to build a palatial home but stymied by an economic downturn, is yet another...
The Taj Mahal Has Become A Flashpoint Of Controversy
The symbol of love is now a flash point in India’s historical antagonism between Hindus and minority Muslims, a battle between historians — a...
Drawing A Line: As 21st-Century Pop Culture Got Stale, The Counterculture Became Right Wing
In place of the bohemian idealism of previous countercultural movements, this counter-counterculture embraced cynicism, scoffing at inclusivity and progress. - The New York Times
LA Phil Reduces Its Youth Orchestra Program (YOLA)
“This decision comes as we assess how to best serve the Los Angeles community with recent economic challenges and shifts in funding for the...
