culture and entertainment

NPR fires critic David Edelstein after ‘Last Tango’ joke

In a statement Tuesday, “Fresh Air” said the post was “offensive and unacceptable” because of what actress Maria Schneider experienced…

November 28, 2018

Books

Atwood writing ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel, out in 2019

“The Testaments” will be published next September by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book is set 15…

November 28, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 30-Dec. 6

Animas City Theatre will present two screenings of “Andy Irons: Kissed By God” on Dec. 6.Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (128…

November 27, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Chess world title match comes down to rapid tiebreakers

Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, left, from Norway, plays American challenger Fabiano Caruana in the first few minutes of…

November 27, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

Nickelodeon says Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS. Hillenburg conceived, wrote, produced and directed the…

November 27, 2018

Performing Arts

Raven Narrative producers offer tips for telling an effective tale

can always be used at latest storytelling event

November 26, 2018

Film

British film director Nicolas Roeg dies at age 90

The son of Nicolas Roeg says the prominent British film director has died. He was 90. Nicolas Roeg Jr. told…

November 24, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

PBS’ ‘Let’s Go Luna!’ takes kids on globe-spanning tour

Leo the wombat, Andy the frog and Carmen the butterfly are characters in the animated series “Let’s Go Luna,” aimed…

November 23, 2018

Visual Arts

Denver Art Museum hosts Dior retrospective

The museum’s new exhibition, “Dior: From Paris to the World,” opened Monday and will run through early March. It is…

November 23, 2018

Film

Holiday movies offer familiar faces

Classics such as “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Mary Poppins” are dangerous to remake. Millions have seen the originals…

November 22, 2018

Music

Choral Society celebrates holiday with traditional program

“People stop me in the aisle,” Mack Berven said. “People literally stop me all year long. They ask if the…

November 22, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 23-29

Inside the House of Eternal Return at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe.Courtesy of Meow Wolf (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

November 21, 2018

Music

Michael Martin Murphey keeping history alive

country musician bringing ‘Cowboy Christmas’ to Durango

November 21, 2018

Music

The Rolling Stones plan 13 US live dates next year

The band says it is adding a 13-show leg to its No Filter tour in spring 2019 that will hit…

November 21, 2018

Film

Look for Stan Lee’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ cameo – with more likely to come

Look for Stan Lee cameos in upcoming movies, including “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file Lee relished making cameos in…

November 18, 2018

Music

The Mancos Valley Chorus is coming to Cortez

will also perform for students

November 18, 2018

Film

Coen brothers’ Western anthology ranges from comic to morbid

Tim Blake Nelson is Buster Scruggs in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”Netflix A gunslinger, a bank robber, a prospector, a…

November 17, 2018

Film

‘Widows’ isn’t a feel-good feminist heist movie – and that’s why it’s so great

Viola Davis stars in “Widows,” now playing at the Gaslight in Durango.Merrick Morton/Twentieth Century Fox We commence with a tender,…

November 16, 2018

Film

William Goldman, Oscar winner for ‘Butch Cassidy,’ has died

William Goldman accepts his Oscar at Academy Awards in 1977 in Los Angeles, for screenplay from other medium for “All…

November 16, 2018

Performing Arts

LGBTQ community aims to challenge social norms through storytelling at Durango Arts Center

‘Living the Rainbow’ to be performed this weekend

November 16, 2018

Film

‘Instant Family’? New movie more like a slow-cooker

From left, Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Julianna Gamiz and Gustavo Quiroz form a new family in “Instant Family.”Hopper…

November 16, 2018

Performing Arts

The MET Live to screen encore performance of ‘Samson et Dalila’

concentrates on love affair

November 16, 2018

Film

‘Te Ata’ brings Native American actor’s story to Durango

Chickasaw citizen Mary Thompson Fisher also teacher, author

November 15, 2018

Music

Roy Clark, ‘Hee Haw’ star, has died at 85

Publicist Jeremy Westby said Clark died Thursday because of complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Clark was “Hee…

November 15, 2018