culture and entertainment

Mom says she didn’t want incident to define Swift’s life

Borrowing a line from one of her songs, workers put up a sign in support of pop singer Taylor Swift…

August 9, 2017

Taylor Swift wants case to serve as example to other victims

Swift’s attorney, Douglas Baldridge, attacked the credibility of former Denver DJ David Mueller on Tuesday, asking jurors, “What’s wrong with…

August 9, 2017

Music

Glen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music

Musician Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as “Rhinestone Cowboy” and spanned country, pop, television and…

August 9, 2017

Local News

‘We are all homeless’ exhibit in Durango aims to humanize issue

will host Q&As after documentary screenings Thursday

August 8, 2017

Music

Dweezil Zappa brings ‘50 Years of Frank’ to Durango

Dweezil Zappa will bring his “50 Years of Frank” show to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College next…

August 6, 2017

Music

Taylor Swift, ex-radio host head to court over groping claim

Taylor Swift appears at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn., in 2013. David Mueller, a…

August 5, 2017

Music

Officials want R. Kelly concert canceled after media report

Musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta…

August 5, 2017

Local News

Nonprofit arts sector contributes $18 million to Durango economy

Dallas Padoven plays Arthur Fonzarelli in the Durango Performing Arts Co. production of “Happy Days.” A recent study found that…

August 4, 2017

Film

‘Detroit’ daring and disturbing

Jack Reynor stars in “Detroit.”Francois Duhamel/Annapurna Pictures Of a piece with Bigelow’s Oscar-winning 2008 Iraq drama “The Hurt Locker” and…

August 3, 2017

Music

Official: Rapper accused of murder thought man hit on him

The Furious Five, from left, Scorpio, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole and Rahiem appear in the press room at the Rock…

August 3, 2017

Film

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 4-10

Idris Elba stars in “The Dark Tower.”Ilze Kitshoff/Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Maudie (128 E.…

August 2, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Art camp offered for middle-school boys

Local artists will teach creative sessions to help students build relationships, discover personal identity, set goals, solve problems and think…

August 2, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Bayfield photographer to show work

Greeley is from New England and moved to Southwest Colorado in 2015 to pursue photography. He is drawn to wildflowers,…

August 2, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Center to open exhibit

For more information, call 259-2606 or visit www.durangoarts.org.

August 2, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Wondering how ‘Kevin Can Wait’ will get rid of Erinn Hayes?

Erinn Hayes and Kevin James star in “Kevin Can Wait.”David Giesbrecht/CBS Swapping TV wives is already bizarre – and so…

August 2, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

What it’s like to do comedy when your dad is a legend

The list of job requirements for a comedian is short: Make people laugh. However, for those who also happen to…

August 1, 2017

Books

MAD magazine skewers Trumpcare with an Al Jaffee ‘fold-in’

The latest MAD cover.MAD Magazine Jaffee is not only the longest-working cartoonist in comics history, as recognized last year by…

August 1, 2017

Books

George RR Martin working on next ‘Song of Ice and Fire’

But don’t count on it yet. In a weekend posting on his website, Martin wrote that he’s working hard on…

July 31, 2017

Film

‘Wonder Woman 2’ sets December 2019 release date

“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is set to reprise her role as Diana of Themyscira. But a director has yet…

July 31, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

The only way for ‘Game of Thrones’ to be true to itself is to end as tragically as possible

Pilou Asbæk stars as Euron Greyjoy and Gemma Whelan stars as Yara Greyjoy in “Game of Thrones.”Helen Sloan/HBO The sequence…

July 30, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Are the dragons in trouble on ‘Game of Thrones’?

A dragon in one of the episodes of “Game of Thrones” Season 5.Courtesy of HBO But it wasn’t just lip…

July 30, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

‘Stranger Things’ is coming back; here’s what you need to know

Caleb McLaughlin, left, and Noah Schnapp attend the “Stranger Things” panel on day three of Comic-Con International on July 22…

July 30, 2017

Music

Fulfilling a ‘Teenage Dream’: Katy Perry to host MTV VMAs

MTV announced Thursday that Perry will host the Aug. 27 event at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Perry is nominated…

July 29, 2017

Music

Linkin Park singer’s widow opens about husband’s death

Talinda Bennington, wife of Chester Bennington said in a statement Friday she wants “to let my community and the fans…

July 29, 2017