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Book Buzz: ‘Game of Thrones’ could be 8 books
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Book Buzz: ‘Game of Thrones’ could be 8 books

June 4, 2014

While answering fan questions;http://universe.suvudu.com/q-and-a/anne-groell#.U44bMfldV8G on Suvudu Universe, George R.R. Martin’s editor Anne Lesley Groell wondered if there might be more than seven books in Martin’s A Song of Ice and…

Jimmy Page riffs on remastered Led Zeppelin catalog
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Jimmy Page riffs on remastered Led Zeppelin catalog

June 3, 2014

Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin, attends the German Echo music award ceremony in Berlin, Germany in March 2013. Page has remastered the band’s entire catalog.Associated Press Photo/Gero Breloer “I knew…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

June 2, 2014

Sorrel Sky Gallery, a well-established Durango fine art gallery, will open a second location in Santa Fe this week. Sorrel Sky Santa Fe will hold a grand opening Friday on…

Review: ‘Untamed’ captures woman conservationist
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Review: ‘Untamed’ captures woman conservationist

June 2, 2014

Associated Press Photo/Grove Press <br><br>The cover of Will Harlan’s “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island.”du1-i-syn “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight…

Alice, beloved housekeeper on ‘Brady Bunch,’ dies
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Alice, beloved housekeeper on ‘Brady Bunch,’ dies

June 2, 2014

Bexar County, Texas, medical examiner’s investigator Sara Horne told the Associated Press Davis died Sunday morning at University Hospital. An autopsy was planned Monday to attempt to determine the cause…

‘Wimpy Kid’ author to open bookstore in Mass.
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‘Wimpy Kid’ author to open bookstore in Mass.

May 30, 2014

The beloved children’s writer surprised and delighted a breakfast gathering Friday at BookExpo America, publishing’s annual national convention, by announcing that he and his wife are converting the site of…

Review: Jolie’s a fun hero-villain in ‘Maleficent’
Film

Review: Jolie’s a fun hero-villain in ‘Maleficent’

May 29, 2014

Frank Connor, Disney/ Associated Press<br><br>Angelina Jolie is “Maleficent.”du1-i-syn After hundreds of years of moral clarity, suddenly, we’re getting a new look at these evil creatures, who are actually turning out…

Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West
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Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West

May 29, 2014

Universal Pictures/Associated Press<br><br>Seth MacFarlane, right, and Charlize Theron perform in “A Million Ways to Die in the West.”du1-i-syn So it goes with movies about the Old West. With few exceptions,…

The Weekender
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The Weekender

May 29, 2014

top picks of what to do in Durango this weekend

A&E Happenings May 30-June 5
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings May 30-June 5

May 29, 2014

Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-6580. Lawn Chair Kings, 5-9 p.m., the Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave.,…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

May 29, 2014

The First Thursdays Art Walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday around downtown Durango. The walk celebrates contemporary art and artists in galleries and alternative art spaces…

Movies playing Durango May 30-June 5
Film

Movies playing Durango May 30-June 5

May 29, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Fading Gigolo. Murray (Woody Allen) talks his friend Fioravante (John Turturro) into becoming a gigolo as a way of making some much needed cash…

Chicago-area woman goes for 18th ‘Jeopardy!’ win
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Chicago-area woman goes for 18th ‘Jeopardy!’ win

May 29, 2014

Question: Who is Julia Collins? To be fair, anyone who watches contestants go egghead-to-egghead on the show wouldn’t be surprised if any one of them made the prediction. But Collins…

Book Buzz: Gillian Flynn to rewrite ‘Hamlet’
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Book Buzz: Gillian Flynn to rewrite ‘Hamlet’

May 29, 2014

Flynn will write a novel based on “Hamlet” for the Hogarth Shakespeare, a project to retell the Bard’s plays for contemporary readers by well-known writers. In a statement Flynn said,…

A confident Susan Boyle readies 1st U.S. tour
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A confident Susan Boyle readies 1st U.S. tour

May 29, 2014

(Associated Press Photo/Scott Heppell, File)<br><br>In this March 2012 file photo, Susan Boyle performs during her musical ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle, England. Five years after…

Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at 86
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Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at 86

May 28, 2014

“I’m not modest,” she told The Associated Press in 2013. “I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned behavior. But I do pray for humility, because humility comes from the…

Mariah Carey an elusive, uneven chanteuse
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Mariah Carey an elusive, uneven chanteuse

May 27, 2014

This CD cover image released by Def Jam Records shows “Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse” by Mariah Carey.Associated Press/Def Jam Records Mariah Carey’s latest album kicks off in…