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Stephen Colbert crows about Emmy win
Film

Stephen Colbert crows about Emmy win

September 25, 2013

He crowed about it on Tuesday night’s “Colbert Report.” First, he noted that he made a “verbal gaffe” when he accepted the Emmy. He thanked “everyone who works on the…

Mary Pickford film found in NH barn is restored
Film

Mary Pickford film found in NH barn is restored

September 24, 2013

This 1911 movie with actress Mary Pickford was discovered in a New Hampshire barn and is undergoing restoration.Keene State College/Associated Press The Library of Congress is funding a project to…

U.S. Best-selling books for Sept. 24
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Sept. 24

September 23, 2013

Fiction 1. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton (A Marian Wood Book/Putnam) 2. Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child (Delacorte Press) 3. MaddAddam by Margaret…

Trove of Mich. folk music unearthed in archive
Music

Trove of Mich. folk music unearthed in archive

September 23, 2013

Legendary folklorist Alan Lomax discovered the music in 1938 when he visited the Midwest on his famous 10-year cross-country trek to document American folk music for the Library of Congress.…

What was up with a down-in-the-mouth Emmycast?
Arts and Entertainment

What was up with a down-in-the-mouth Emmycast?

September 23, 2013

Jane Lynch, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’ Brien, Neil Patrick Harris and Jimmy Fallon drag out a skit at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday in Los…

A&E Happenings for Sept. 26
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A&E Happenings for Sept. 26

September 19, 2013

Denver singer-songwriter and troubador Andy Wynne will play his one-man show today at Ska Brewing Co. Hear his music at www.ReverbNation.com/AndrewWynne.Courtesy of Andrew Wynne Photography by Larry Carver, opening reception…

Canals at Vegas’ Venetian run dry
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Canals at Vegas’ Venetian run dry

September 19, 2013

Three-year-old Luna Tasaki of Tokyo plays on a rail while walking along the water-drained canal with her parents at the Venetian hotel-casino on Thursday in Las Vegas. Management has closed…

Adam Goldberg plays back his youth on a new sitcom
Film

Adam Goldberg plays back his youth on a new sitcom

September 19, 2013

Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, George Segal, Troy Gentile, Sean Giambrone and Hayley Orrantia stand in for the producer’s real family in a scene from “The Goldbergs,” premiering Tuesday on ABC.Eric…

Arts Briefs for Sept. 20
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Sept. 20

September 19, 2013

Durango Friends of the Arts will hold its Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon and Silent Auction, “La Petite Robe Noire,” on Sept. 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel. The silent auction…

And the Emmy winner is … our best guesses
Film

And the Emmy winner is … our best guesses

September 18, 2013

“Modern Family” may earn its fourth consecutive trophy at Sunday’s ceremony. But the drama picture is murkier because of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” the first online program to be nominated…

Pandora wins court battle with music publishers
Music

Pandora wins court battle with music publishers

September 18, 2013

The ruling only impacts the royalties Pandora pays to songwriters – a fraction of the total since royalties for performers are about 13 times larger. But the decision marks an…

Graham Nash looks back on a life of ‘Wild Tales’
Books

Graham Nash looks back on a life of ‘Wild Tales’

September 17, 2013

Graham Nash prepares during the recording session in New York for the audio book version of his Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life autobiography.Richard Drew/Associated Press “It was such…

Coppola, Domingo among arts prize winners
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Coppola, Domingo among arts prize winners

September 17, 2013

British sculptor Anthony Gormley stands next to one of his artworks in his London studio Tuesday as one of the recipients of the Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale Awards. Moviemaker…

Summit shutters its doors
Arts and Entertainment

Summit shutters its doors

September 16, 2013

“As most may be aware of, The Summit has officially closed its doors for good. Rather than trying to figure out what could of or should of, we would like…

Green light
Film

Green light

September 16, 2013

films pilot based on Durangoan’s novels

NY art dealer pleads guilty in fake art case
Visual Arts

NY art dealer pleads guilty in fake art case

September 16, 2013

Glafira Rosales, 57, of Sands Point, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, telling Judge Katherine P. Failla that for parts of two decades she teamed with others to…

Emmy host Neil Harris is magic ambassador
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Emmy host Neil Harris is magic ambassador

September 16, 2013

Harrisdu1-i-syn Long before he was “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” Harris loved magic. Every trip to his grandparents’ house in Albuquerque meant a visit to the local magic shop, where he used…

Fox’s ‘Dads’ sitcom not so bad, just bad enough
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Fox’s ‘Dads’ sitcom not so bad, just bad enough

September 16, 2013

Seth Green, left, and Peter Riegert in a scene from “Dads.” The new Fox sitcom has drawn more than its share of attention leading up to its launch tonight.Jennifer Clasen/FOX/Associated…

Bob Newhart finally gets his Emmy Award
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Bob Newhart finally gets his Emmy Award

September 16, 2013

Bob Newhart poses backstage with his award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for “The Big Bang Theory” at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia…

A&E Happenings for Sept. 19
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Sept. 19

September 16, 2013

Southside Artisans Guild presents the art of Indigo Greenleaf, opening reception 5-7 p.m., Raider Ridge Café, 509 East Eighth Ave., 375-9727. Burger & a Band with Caitlin Cannon & The…