What Neuroscientists Know About The Brain And Creativity: It’s Disruptive, Not Systematic
It appears many of us want a formula for creativity. There are 11,386 books on creativity for sale on Amazon, most of them promising to unlock the secrets of being creative. Scientists studying how the brain works are … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennanPublished 2016-09-19
Kraftwerk at the Hollywood Bowl
Krautrock has rarely been my cup of ale … But I’ve heard so many good things about the shows Kraftwerk — who all but invented the genre, and scored its first big U.S. hit with “Autobahn” — performed at Disney Hall a few years ago, that their Bowl show was hard to pass up. … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-09-19
‘Street Gangs of the Lower East Side’
It’s rare that the tireless staff of thousands agrees to post a guest review. But there are exceptions. … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-09-19
Interim
In 2003-04, I served as Interim Dean at the North Carolina School of the Arts. It was quite an education, an introduction to the niceties and nastiness of arts administration. … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2016-09-19
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