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Nadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate, author, activist, dies

JOHANNESBURG – Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who hated apartheid’s dehumanization of blacks, she was...

Artist creates ‘empowering’ wearable sculptures

NEW YORK – Linda Stein wants people to armor themselves in her art. She creates full-length wearable sculptures embedded with all manner of found objects, including driftwood, en...

For author Ben Winters, the apocalypse is now

INDIANAPOLIS — Ben H. Winters isn’t on a survivalist kick, and he’s not an author who jumped on the zombie bandwagon.;http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/07/08/time-nigh-be...

Arts Briefs

Super Trivia event to raise funds for DAC Trivia buffs can test their knowledge of useless information Wednesday at Super Ted’s Super Trivia, a fundraiser for the Durango Arts C...

Unbroken rises after Zamperini’s death

Coverage of the July 2 death of Louis Zamperini at age 97 dramatically boosted sales of Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book about the Olympian and World War II hero. The book has j...

Zombie Survival 101

A&E Happenings July 10-17

Today Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., www.durangorocks.org. Art on the Animas, noon-6 p.m., Santa Rita P...

The Weekender

Some top picks of things to do in Durango this weekend

Film Review-Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Digital characters have by now long populated our movies like unwanted house guests. Some of these CGI inventions, like Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings,” have been pleasant, even precious c...

Review: Obvious Child

When young comedienne Jenny Slate was added to the “Saturday Night Live” line-up five years ago, she very quickly gained notoriety by accidently exclaiming the “F” word during her first epis...

Movies playing in Durango July 11-17

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Obvious Child For aspiring comedian Donna Stern, everyday life as a female tw...

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a leading 19 Emmy nods

LOS ANGELES – The fantasy saga “Game of Thrones,” defying the Emmy Awards’ grudging respect for genre fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday with 19 bids, includin...
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