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Photos of homeless people pop up in NYC
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Photos of homeless people pop up in NYC

May 26, 2014

New Yorker Andi Porzio looks at Andres Serrano’s photographs of homeless people displayed at the West 4th Street subway station in New York.KATHY WILLENS/Associated Press His stark portraits of individuals…

Spanish ‘Vagina Monologues’ finds a new audience
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Spanish ‘Vagina Monologues’ finds a new audience

May 26, 2014

Her expression changes when she realizes that her mother, the actress Angelica Maria, dubbed “Mexico’s Sweetheart,” is looking at her poker-faced. But Angelica Maria soon has the audience roaring with…

Japan pop group AKB48 cancels events after attack
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Japan pop group AKB48 cancels events after attack

May 26, 2014

The two group members, Anna Iriyama, 18, and Rina Kawaei, 19, suffered hand and head injuries, and the male staffer who tried to stop the attack Sunday at a fan…

A&E Happenings May 27-29
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A&E Happenings May 27-29

May 26, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. The Jeff Solon Jazz Group, featuring Vocalist Alison Dance, 6-9 p.m. Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884. Greg…

Brazil World Cup song fails to strike right tone
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Brazil World Cup song fails to strike right tone

May 26, 2014

Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte will perform with Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pitbull in the official song for the 2014 World Cup.Associated Press file photo Since the recent release of FIFA’s…

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
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Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

May 22, 2014

Hardcore followers will have a geek field day dissecting the challenging pretzel logic of writer-producer Simon Kinberg’s screenplay, from a story by Jane Goldman, Kinberg and Vaughn, who had originally…

Review: Blended
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Review: Blended

May 22, 2014

Case in point, and sure, I’ll go ahead and issue a spoiler alert, even though the real spoiler alert is DON’T SEE THIS MOVIE: Adam Sandler’s Jim is a widower…

‘Normal Heart’ brings story of love and AIDS to HBO
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‘Normal Heart’ brings story of love and AIDS to HBO

May 22, 2014

Joe Mantello, left, plays Mickey and Jim Parsons plays Tommy in the HBO adaptation of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart.”Courtesy of HBO The adaptation of Larry Kramer’s 1985 play (Sunday,…

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

May 22, 2014

The Durango Arts Center announces its new MicroGrants program, a funding program to support artists in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan counties. The program distributes small but…

The Weekender
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The Weekender

May 22, 2014

top picks of things to do in Durango this weekend

A&E Happenings May 23-29
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A&E Happenings May 23-29

May 22, 2014

Southern Ute Bear Dance and Powwow, 10 a.m., bear dance, 5 p.m. powwwow, Sky Ute Fairgrounds, Ignacio, www.southernute-nsn.gov. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Jill…

Opinionated cable anchor breaking out at CNN
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Opinionated cable anchor breaking out at CNN

May 22, 2014

Lemondu1-i-syn “I don’t always agree with you,” the person began, ominously. “But keep it up. I’m not always supposed to agree with you.” Lemon, 48, could think of no sweeter…

Review: Fading Gigolo
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Review: Fading Gigolo

May 22, 2014

This year, character actor John Turturro delivers his fourth directorial effort with “Fading Gigolo.” “Gigolo” begins with an elderly bookshop owner named Murray (Woody Allen) in the process of permanently…

Review: Belle
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Review: Belle

May 22, 2014

That’s why the simple poster of “Belle,” a new film directed by Amma Asante, is so striking. A beautiful, finely outfitted black woman in an 18th century parlor room stares…

Now playing in Durango May 23-29
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Now playing in Durango May 23-29

May 22, 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…

A&E Happenings May 20-23
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A&E Happenings May 20-23

May 19, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Informal tango practice, 6:30-9 p.m., Rotary Park gazebo, 15th Street and East Second Avenue, www.tangodurango.com. Open mic night, Moe’s, 937…

Durangoan’s novel brings mystery to a national park
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Durangoan’s novel brings mystery to a national park

May 19, 2014

This promising debut novel introduces Chuck Bender, who makes his living as a contract archaeologist. His business is to assess property for evidence of ancient artifacts before construction can begin…

At work in the studio
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At work in the studio

May 19, 2014

Thingamajig stages brilliant Tony-award play ‘Red’

Carell impresses as ‘Foxcatcher’ debuts at Cannes
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Carell impresses as ‘Foxcatcher’ debuts at Cannes

May 19, 2014

From right, actor Mark Ruffalo, actor Channing Tatum, director Bennett Miller and actor Steve Carell arrive for the screening of Foxcatcher at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France…

Dancing with the Durango Stars
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Dancing with the Durango Stars

May 16, 2014

Robert Mestas, center, a client with Community Connections, and several volunteers prepare for Dancing with the Durango Stars on Friday night at Durango Arts Center.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald

Arts Briefs
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Arts Briefs

May 15, 2014

Dancing with the Stars, Durango Style will take place at 7 p.m. today at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. The event will be a benefit for Community…

Living on the edge: Bad living situations in film
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Living on the edge: Bad living situations in film

May 15, 2014

Zac Efron stars as a nuisance in “Neighbors.”Associated Press In the film, Rogen and Efron play opposites who live next door to each other and grow to resent each other’s…

Rush Limbaugh wins children’s book award
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Rush Limbaugh wins children’s book award

May 15, 2014

But that doesn’t mean all of his voters were young people. On Wednesday night, Limbaugh received the Children’s Choice Book Award for author of the year, defeating such superstars as…

One-man show on screen, big or small
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One-man show on screen, big or small

May 15, 2014

But once in a while, a filmmaker and actor will challenge themselves with limiting their characters to a minimum and/or having only one setting. This month, Steven Knight’s “Locke” is…

The Weekender
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The Weekender

May 15, 2014

top picks of what to do in and around Durango this weekend