{"id":455,"date":"2013-12-10T18:27:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T02:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/?p=455"},"modified":"2013-12-12T22:14:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T06:14:50","slug":"a-new-artsjournal-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/diacritical\/2013\/12\/a-new-artsjournal-is-coming.html","title":{"rendered":"A New ArtsJournal is coming."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cropped-ajlogored270.png\"<\/a>It’s been a while since we redesigned ArtsJournal. AJ is now 14 years old, and this will be the fifth redesign. And a new content platform as well, as the site moves to WordPress. This week we’re testing the new design while I chase down bugs (for example, the site is currently loading too slowly). I’ll write more about the direction the site is taking once it launches, but for now you can see it here<\/a>.\u00a0We’re also rolling out new newsletters this week too, so if you’re a subscriber, let us know what you think of the new look.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Because we’re sending so much content in the newsletters, some mail programs aren’t displaying the whole newsletter. To see the entire newsletter, skip to the bottom and click the link that says “see the entire message.”<\/p>\n

UPDATE II: Some of the links don’t work in the newsletters because they’re pointing to the addresses in the new site (which isn’t yet live). I’ll correct them for tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s been a while since we redesigned ArtsJournal. AJ is now 14 years old, and this will be the fifth redesign. And a new content platform as well, as the site moves to WordPress. This week we’re testing the new design while I chase down bugs (for example, the site is currently loading too slowly). 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