It might seem like our current information glut is without parallel, but throughout history observers have worried about the impact of too much information on our ability to rationally process and make sense of it. When we moved from an oral storytelling culture to print with the invention of the printing press. Or with the […]
Archives for 2022
The UnderTow: What the new Edinburgh Fringe Tells us about a Post-COVID World
How has COVID changed what people want when they decide to put down their screens and go out? We’ll explore what Edinburgh thinks it is.
The UnderTow: The High-flying Oil Industry fears “Demand Destruction.” Should the Arts?
Oil prices are at a record high. And profits are rolling in. But there’s an intriguing phenomenon in the oil industry called “demand destruction.” It means when prices get too high for too long, consumers invest in alternatives and don’t return. The arts have faced their own version of demand destruction when COVID shut down live performances. Is there anything to be learned from how the oil industry approaches what sounds like an existential threat?
The UnderTow: Subscriptions are the New Business Model of Choice. So Why are Subscriptions Failing in the Arts?
Is it the subscription model that’s not working or is it the way the arts do subscriptions?
This Week’s UnderTow: Why are Police Playing Disney Songs? And Why did this Orchestra Fire its Conductor for… Conducting?
This week’s podcast of The UnderTow, ArtsJournal’s new weekly podcast, features three stories from the past week. Sometimes stories are not exactly about the things they seem to be about at first look.
Introducing our New Podcast: The UnderTow
Today we introduce a new podcast — ArtsJournal’s “The UnderTow” – a more or less weekly deeper look at two or three stories from the past week.