Month: September 2021

A Danish artist was given $84,000 by a museum to use in a work of art. When he delivered the piece he was supposed to make, it was not as promised. Instead, the artist, Jens Haaning, gave the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark two blank canvases and said they were titled "Take the Money and Run." Haaning was asked to recreate two of his previous works: 2010's "An Average Danish Annual Income" and "An Average Austrian Annual Income," first exhibited in 2007. Both used actual cash to show the average incomes of the two countries, according to a news release from the artist.  In addition to compensation for the work, Haaning was also give bank notes to use in the work, museum director Lasse Andersson told CBS News via email. Their contract even stated the museum would gi...

The hit Broadway show "Aladdin" was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened following some 18 months of being shuttered due to the pandemic. It was a worrying sign for Broadway's recovery. "Through our rigorous testing protocols, breakthrough COVID-19 cases have been detected within the company of ‘Aladdin’ at the New Amsterdam Theatre," the show announced on social media. "Because the wellness and safety of our guests, cast and crew are our top priority, tonight’s performance, Wednesday, Sept. 29 , is canceled." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It was the first Broadway COVID-19 cancellation since shows resumed with Bruce Springsteen's concert returning in July and "Pass Over" as the first p...

More than a year and a half ago, Daniel Craig and I met at the Museum of Modern Art to talk about his final James Bond movie, “No Time to Die,” and bid farewell to that suave superspy he’d been playing since 2006. When we sat down at our table in a private room at the Modern restaurant, Craig offered me the use of a hand-spray dispenser he was carrying. “That stuff is gold dust,” he said offhandedly. “It’s some crazy thing — people are selling it for like $25 a pop.” As it turned out, that might have been the most significant part of our interview. We spent the next hour engaged in a polite conversation about the making of “No Time to Die” (which then was scheduled to open in a month), and how pleased he was both with the work he had done and to be finished with his duties. We said goodb...

Jon Stewart with panelists Capt. Le Roy Torres (Ret.) and Rosie Torres on The Problem With John StewartPhoto: Apple TV+ Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, September 30. All times are Eastern. Top pick The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+, 12:01 a.m., series premiere): No one is ever really gone as long as streaming services are around: Jon Stewart returns as the latest new voice on Apple TV+. By putting his name in the title, the former Daily Show host follows in the footsteps of his former co-workers Wyatt Cenac (who hosted the excellent Problem Areas for two years) and Samantha Bee, who just got the green light for a seventh season of Full Frontal. Will Stewart get mad and rant as usual, or is it possible he’s mellowed out since leaving TDS in 2015...

(CNN) — The London apartment where Diana Spencer lived before she became the Princess of Wales has been commemorated with an official blue plaque. The plaque was posted on the Coleherne Court building on Old Brompton Street in Kensington on September 29 following a successful campaign led by the London Assembly. "Diana had, and still has, a very special place in the hearts of Londoners and we are thrilled to see her blue plaque formally placed as a monument to her work for others," said Andrew Boff, chair of the London Assembly, during the unveiling ceremony. The plaque reads: "Lady Diana Spencer, later Princess of Wales, lived here 1979-1981." The plaque dedicated to the late Princess Diana. Thomas Krych/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images The two years Diana spent in Flat 60, Coleh...