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Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at 86

NEW YORK – Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune. “I’m not modest,” she told The Associated Press in 2013. “I have no modesty. Modesty is a le...

Mariah Carey an elusive, uneven chanteuse

Mariah Carey, “Me. I Am Mariah ... The Elusive Chanteuse” Mariah Carey’s latest album kicks off in wonderful and typical Mariah form: She sings a song that immediately pulls you ...

Photos of homeless people pop up in NYC

NEW YORK – Best known for his provocative images, photographer Andres Serrano has turned his attention to putting a very public face on New York City’s skyrocketing homeless population. ...

Spanish ‘Vagina Monologues’ finds a new audience

NEW YORK – Angelica Vale is getting steamy onstage. She puts her hands to her neck, twisting and moaning, before bursting into an orgasm that seems to leave her exhausted and completely happ...

Japan pop group AKB48 cancels events after attack

TOKYO – Japan’s hugely popular female pop group AKB48 canceled fan events Monday after a saw-wielding man attacked two members and a staffer, shocking the nation and raising questions over s...

A&E Happenings May 27-29

Today 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 ...

Brazil World Cup song fails to strike right tone

SANTIAGO, Chile – The official World Cup song definitely strikes a chord, but some think it’s the wrong one. Since the recent release of FIFA’s “We Are One (Ole Ola),” hordes of f...

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Changing Denver seeks to keep arts relevant

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Matthew Vaughn and a superb cast reinvigorated the franchise with cool retro style and globe-trotting intrigue in 2011’s “X-Men: First Class.” The series’ original directo...

Review: Blended

One of the many reasons I loathed “Blended” was its tendency to undercut any potentially sweet scene with a punch line directly to the nose of the viewer, as if to say: “Sucker! We’re not ma...

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

Three decades after it was written, “The Normal Heart” has been turned into an HBO film, and its stars say the play still beats loudly with a message of outrage, sadness, tenacity and, in th...

Arts Briefs

Grant program available to artists The Durango Arts Center announces its new MicroGrants program, a funding program to support artists in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores a...
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