culture and entertainment

Chris Cornell’s wife writes note: ‘I know that was not you’

Vicky Cornell writes in the note published online by Billboard on Wednesday that she’s sorry she didn’t “see what happened…

May 25, 2017

Film

Movies playing in Durango May 26-June 1

Johnny Depp is back as Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”Disney via AP (128…

May 24, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

ABC’s chemistry-lacking ‘Dirty Dancing’ has two left feet

In this TV musical adaptation of the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing,” Abigail Breslin (Baby) and Colt Prattes (Johnny) lack the…

May 24, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

How did Rashad Jennings win ‘Dancing with the Stars’? It’s still an athlete’s show

Emma Slater and Rashad Jennings celebrate winning “Dancing with the Stars.”Eric McCandless/ABC “I don’t know if you were necessarily born…

May 24, 2017

Music

Parents weigh in on concert fears after Manchester

People attend a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, on Tuesday, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana…

May 24, 2017

Music

Harry Styles’ next direction: Self-deprecation in song

Harry StylesCourtesy of Harley Weir But few have taken advantage of this radical opportunity with the gusto of Harry Styles,…

May 22, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ might spawn new HBO shows, says creator

Author and co-executive producer George R. R. Martin attends the “Game of Thrones” fourth season premiere in New York. HBO’s…

May 21, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

‘Twin Peaks’ in a time of peak weirdness

Those darn owls. That cryptic phrase, just one of the popular puzzlers that defined “Twin Peaks,” was spoken by a…

May 20, 2017

Film

Get ready for a ‘Dynasty’ reboot

Elizabeth Gillies, left, stars as Fallon and Nathalie Kelley plays Cristal in the new “Dynasty.”Mark Hill/The CW The new version…

May 19, 2017

Music

Chris Cornell’s family believes prescription drugs may have caused his death

Chris Cornell, 52, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, died at a hotel…

May 19, 2017

Music

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, a founding father of grunge, dead at 52

Courtesy of chriscornell.com Police said a family friend called 911 around midnight after finding Cornell unresponsive on the bathroom floor…

May 18, 2017

Nation & World

Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox, is dead at 77

Fox News said on Thursday that Roger Ailes has died. He was 77.Charles Sykes/Invision/AP file Fox News reported the death,…

May 18, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

‘Alien: Covenant’ doesn’t reinvent the squeal

The ill-fated crew of the Covenant in “Alien: Covenant.”Mark Rogers/Twentieth Century Fox A largely turgid, often thoroughly unpleasant affair, this…

May 17, 2017

Film

Movies playing in Durango May 19-25

The crew from the colony ship Covenant are in for a wild ride in “Alien: Covenant.”20th Century Fox via AP…

May 17, 2017

Music

Katy Perry is the first judge named for new ‘American Idol’

Katy Perry will join the list of judges on the upcoming “American Idol,” singing competition series.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, file The show,…

May 17, 2017

Film

Familiar faces turn up in summer kids movies

With so many sequels – and a few new kids movies – we had to narrow our list of recommendations.…

May 17, 2017

Books

Book World: Ivanka’s tips is for some working women

Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Successdu1-i-syn A narrow focus on women who live upper-middle-class lives is not uncommon…

May 16, 2017

Music

Rolling Stones heading back on the road, this time in Europe

The rock stalwarts said they will play 13 gigs in nine countries starting in September. The European sojourn will include…

May 14, 2017

Visual Arts

Small and cute: why crafters love ‘little thingies’

“It’s special to me,” she explained when an item of her sister’s was found in her room. Everything tiny was…

May 14, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

‘My Favorite Murder’ flourishes amid the growing acceptance of true-crime entertainment

Courtesy of My Favorite Murder Hardstark and Kilgariff, the hosts of podcast phenomenon “My Favorite Murder,” believe that anyone who…

May 13, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Don’t bother me, or else, Steve Harvey warns his staffers

That’s just one of several pointed warnings to Harvey’s staff emailed by the talk-show host before the start of this…

May 12, 2017

Film

In ‘Snatched,’ Amy Schumer bungles through the jungle, laughing all the way

Amy Schumer, left, and Goldie Hawn star in “Snatched.”Justina Mintz/Twentieth Century Fox Schumer plays Emily Middleton, who as “Snatched” begins…

May 12, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Last call for ‘Dessert with the Cast’

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald And at each of the six performances through the last one on Saturday, there is a Silent…

May 12, 2017

Books

Narrow River, Wide Sky an impressive debut novel

Jenny Forrester to speak at Maria’s

May 11, 2017