culture and entertainment

Lines to the ‘Max’ for ‘Saved by the Bell’ pop-up restaurant

Customers eat at pop-up restaurant Saved by the Max in Chicago on Wednesday. A vacant restaurant space in Chicago’s Wicker…

June 3, 2016

Film

‘Me Before You’ has a disabled main character – but activists are angry. Here’s why.

Sam Claflin, left, and Emilia Clarke star in “Me Before You.”Alex Bailey/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP Disabled characters, however, remain…

June 3, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

‘What? Taylor and Calvin broke up?’ Fans await ‘revenge tunes.’

Calvin Harris accepts the award for dance artist of the year during the iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in…

June 2, 2016

Performing Arts

Frank Sinatra stage musical in the works for 2018

This April 9, 1974, photo shows Frank Sinatra performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, N.Y. Sinatra’s family…

June 2, 2016

Visual Arts

The tiniest art gallery: 8 cubic feet of work

Recess Gallery changes show monthly

June 2, 2016

Books

Get lost in summer reading

Bookshop offers ideas for what to read

June 2, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Check out The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo on Friday night.Courtesy of Jeff Solon Radical Dimensions in Glass Mosaic with Kelley…

June 2, 2016

Music

Official: Prince died of opioid overdose

Prince performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in 2013. A law-enforcement…

June 2, 2016

Performing Arts

Director Thomas Kail on how the best idea won at ‘Hamilton’

Thomas Kail attends the 2016 Tony Awards “Meet the Nominees” press junket in New York. Kail is nominated for a…

June 1, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

’Skylanders’ adding custom characters in next game installment

This image released by Activision shows the character Tri-Tip, right, in a scene from the game,”Skylanders Imaginators,” where players can…

June 1, 2016

Music

Paul Simon: Still adventurous after all these years

Paul Simon’s latest album, “Stranger to Stranger,” will be released Friday.Evan Agostini/Invision/Associated Press file It’s an album as notable for…

June 1, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

‘Doom’: A thrilling, remorseless video game adventure

The new video game “Doom” honors your inner monster.Bethesda Softworks via AP Although id Software’s “Wolfenstein 3D” (1992) is credited…

May 31, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

‘Breaking Bad’ actors lend help in New Mexico race

Actor Bryan Cranston is helping a fellow “Breaking Bad” actor in his bid for a New Mexico county commissioner’s seat.Victoria…

May 31, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

’Maya & Marty’ aims to show variety still the spice of life

Martin Short, left, and Maya Rudolph, star in the new variety show, “Maya & Marty,” premiering Tuesday on NBC.Lisa Rose/NBC…

May 31, 2016

Books

Rare copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland expected to fetch $2 million at auction

This undated photo provided by Christie's shows a page from a first print-run of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland,"…

May 31, 2016

Music

DMC: Commissioner should apologize for words about rap

Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC says the New York police commissioner William Bratton’s recent comments, where he labeled rappers as…

May 28, 2016

Film

Loss, accusations mark a turbulent few days for Johnny Depp

Amber Heard, left, was in Los Angeles Superior Court court on Friday and provided a sworn declaration that her husband,…

May 28, 2016

Film

5 reasons to see ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

Twentieth Century Fox via AP<br><br>Tye Sheridan, left, and Sophie Turner star in “X-Men: Apocalypse.” In recent months, we’ve seen “Batman…

May 28, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Juried art exhibit celebrates 40th year

N.M. artist picks work at Durango Arts Center

May 26, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

S.W. Center presents series

summer lectures continue at Fort Lewis College

May 26, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Paris, Milan … Durango

hit the runway for Fashion Fusion show

May 26, 2016

Performing Arts

Red, Watson, Scoundrels

Repertory Theatre launches season with a spin on ‘Jeopardy!’

May 26, 2016

Performing Arts

NYC Opera announces 1st full season after bankruptcy

Composer Tobias Picker has been commissioned to compose “American Venus” for the New York City Opera’s 75th anniversary in 2019.…

May 24, 2016

Music

Ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapses on stage, dies

In this July 24, 1997, file photo, lead guitarist Marty Friedman, left, and lead singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine, center, field questions…

May 22, 2016