culture and entertainment

Music

Demi Lovato to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl

NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahead of the game Feb. 2 at Hard…

January 16, 2020

Film

Stephen King criticized for comments about diversity

“I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality,” King tweeted this week. “It seems to me that…

January 15, 2020

Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 17-23

Martin Lawrence, right, and Will Smith are back in “Bad Boys for Life.”Ben Rothstein/Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP (128 E. College…

January 15, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall

The singer and actor, whose real name is Michael Lee Aday, and wife Deborah Lee Gillespie Aday filed the lawsuit…

January 15, 2020

Film

Cannes appoints Spike Lee to lead

Director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file Festival organizers hope Lee will…

January 14, 2020

Books

Review: How Andy Warhol painted the West

artist challenged ideas of masculinity but fell short of addressing racism

January 13, 2020

Film

Review: Kristen Stewart can’t save ‘Underwater’ from sinking

Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel star in “Underwater.”Alan Markfield/Twentieth Century Fox via AP Actually, that’s pretty accurate when it comes…

January 12, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Bye, Ricky Gervais: Poehler, Fey to host 2021 Golden Globes

John Shearer/Invision/AP file<br><br>Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in 2015 in Beverly…

January 11, 2020

Local News

Primi Pasta and Wine Bar opens on Main Avenue

Cuisine inspired by Italian countryside

January 10, 2020

Performing Arts

Ignacio theater students staging performance, fundraiser

Ignacio High School theater students rehearse for their upcoming production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”Courtesy of Jennifer…

January 10, 2020

Music

Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67

His representative, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement Friday that Peart died at his home Tuesday in Santa Monica. The…

January 10, 2020

Books

Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers

Writers, editors and publishers have been furious with the RWA about allegations that it has failed to address a lack…

January 10, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Durango High School fashion students to send designs down runway

to show off garments in Fall/Winter Yin Yang Fashion Show

January 9, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Trebek: ‘Jeopardy!’ retirement isn’t imminent despite cancer

Alex Trebek says he has already rehearsed what he is going to say to the audience on his final show.…

January 9, 2020

Music

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

In an Instagram post Wednesday, the pop star wrote that “it’s been a rough couple years but (I’m) getting the…

January 9, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Recital series continues with ‘Windswept’

Part of the St. Mark’s Recital Series, the program will include works by Alessandro Besozzi, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Madeleine…

January 8, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

‘Ugly Betty’ co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45

“Ugly Betty” creator Silvio Horta died in Miami on Tuesday. He was 45.Matt Sayles/Associated Press file The Miami-Dade County Medical…

January 8, 2020

Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 10-16

George MacKay, center, stars in “1917,” directed by Sam Mendes.Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive:…

January 8, 2020

Film

A technical feat, ‘1917’ is great storytelling, too

Dean-Charles Chapman, left, and George MacKay star in the World War I epic “1917,” directed by Sam Mendes.Universal Pictures via…

January 8, 2020

Film

Sundance Film Festival aims for more movie critic diversity

For this year’s festival, 51 journalists were selected out of a pool of 319 applicants to receive travel stipends provided…

January 5, 2020

Music

Not exactly a ‘Love Touch’: Rod Stewart, son, accused of battery in New Year’s Eve fight

Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP file<br><br>In this Jan. 29, 2018, file photo, British rock singer Rod Stewart performs during his concert…

January 4, 2020

Film

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 3-9

“Parasite” is now playing at Animas City Theatre.Courtesy of IMDB (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: Midsummer Night’s Dream…

January 4, 2020

Books

Latina author organizes book drive for migrant families

Author Denise Chavez talks with Border Servant Corps volunteers at her Casa Camino Real bookstore in Las Cruces, N.M. The…

January 4, 2020

Music

Rocker John Mellencamp gives $50K to his Indiana hometown

Seymour Mayor Craig Luedeman announced Mellencamp’s gift Tuesday at the end of a municipal board meeting before reading a letter…

January 4, 2020