Arts & Entertainment

Photographer creates bedroom community in latest exhibit

They’re not models, nor do the ladies have serious experience on the set of a photo shoot. They’re everyday gals…

Mandela was inspiration for music, movies, poems

Morgan Freeman portrays Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon portrays Francois Pienaar in a scene from the film “Invictus.”Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros.…

Report: Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s GDP

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Endowment for the Arts on Thursday released the first-ever estimates of…

Review: Xbox One nearly a set-top box replacement

Emanuel Jumatate, from Chicago, hugs his new Xbox One after he purchased it Nov. 22 at a Best Buy in…

Rockwell masterpiece sells for $46M at NYC auction

The painting had a pre-sale estimate of $15 million to $20 million. The $46 million price includes a premium. In…

‘Mob City’ brings Frank Darabont back to series TV

Jon Bernthal appears in the pilot episode “A Guy Walks Into A Bar” in the new TNT drama series, “Mob…

Oops, she did it again: Spears fails on new album

RCA Records/Associated Press You want to release a good album? You better work harder, chick. A lot harder. Britney Spears’…

Novelist Manil Suri wins dreaded Bad Sex prize

Suri, a novelist and mathematician, won the annual British prize for a passage in his novel “The City of Devi,”…

Netflix releases for December

The second season of FX’s wildly popular “American Horror Story” will be available on Netflix beginning Saturday.Netflix Now available The…

Broadway theaters gobble up Thanksgiving records

Billy Porter performs in “Kinky Boots” at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. The current Tony Award winning musical…

Jazz percussionists to revisit past

Lewis players to take stage tonight

Winter brings blizzard of arts to local college

Before the campus prepares for the winter graduation, the end of the term brings many great arts activities to the…

Artist realizes dream, opens Gem Village gallery

“It’s taken me all of this time to get to this point,” Sellke said. “This is a huge artistic community.…

Coen brothers discuss refusing maturity

‘Big Lebowski’ directors prepare release of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

U.S. Best-selling Books for Dec. 3

Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) 2. The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan (Ecco…

Speed a factor in crash that killed action star

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said speed was a factor in Saturday’s one-car crash, though it will take time…

At the Movies

Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff, left, and Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, in a scene from the animated feature “Frozen.”…

A&E Happenings for Dec. 5

First Thursday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., downtown galleries and venues, www.durangoarts.org. Soul River, 5 p.m., Christina’s Grill & Bar, 21382…

Redford gets the screen to himself in ‘All is Lost’

As a solo sailor stranded in the Indian Ocean, Robert Redford is the lone cast member of “All is Lost.”Lionsgate/Roadside…

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Artisans’ market offers homemade alternatives for holiday gift-giving

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Arts Briefs for Nov. 29

Studio Sellke-Contemporary Art of the Southwest will open to the public at 10 a.m. today at 39965 Highway 160 near…

Authors offer a few tips for holiday gift-giving

Best-selling author Rachel Kushner’s top choice for a holiday gift book is Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning…

Collectible DVD box sets for the movie lovers on your list

For the superhero enthusiast: The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition includes writer-director Christopher Nolan’s three Batman movies – “Batman…

‘A Christmas Story’ at 30: Part of the family

The film “A Christmas Story” opened 30 years ago to mixed reviews but has shown its staying power as a…

American Regional English dictionary going online

Now, they’re doing it again, only virtually. This time they won’t be lugging reel-to-reel tape recorders or sleeping in vans…

Toy company sues Beastie Boys over ‘Girls’ song

The main character of the toy series GoldieBlox is a female engineer named Goldie, designed to spark an interest by…

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. “Heads Up!” Warner Bros. 2. “Minecraft – Pocket Edition” Mojang 3. “Backflip Madness” Gamesoul Studio…

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

Top Songs 1. “The Monster (feat. Rihanna),” Eminem 2. “Royals,” Lorde 3. “Timber (feat. Ke$ha),” Pitbull 4. “Counting Stars,” OneRepublic…

1640 psalm book could fetch $30M at NYC auction

Sotheby’s auction house describes the Bay Psalm Book, which is the first book ever printed in what is now the…