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MAD magazine to leave newsstands this fall

BURBANK, Calif. – Long-running satirical publication The humor magazine will still be available in comic shops and through mail to subscribers – but after its fall issue, it will just rep...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Willowtail hosts mother-daughter writers

Nonprofit connecting arts and ecology through residencies

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Laugh-in’ comedic actor Arte Johnson dies at 90

LOS ANGELES – Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 90. Family representative Harlan Boll s...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango July 5-11

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Biggest Little Farm A testament to the immense complexity of nature, The Biggest Little Farm follows two d...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Chanel’s new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris

PARIS – Chanel’s new chief Virginie Viard merged the worlds of two of its most famous couturiers, those of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, for a cerebral couture show in Paris se...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Book World: The books to read to get you into the Fourth of July spirit

The beer is bobbing in an ice-filled cooler, the grill has been spit-polished for battle, the kids are equipped with sparklers: It’s the Fourth of July, and all you need before the guests ar...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is the best kind of superhero film

Words like “goodbye,” “ending” and “closure” are merely notional in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where it seems like just yesterday we were bidding a damp-eyed adieu to some of the MCU’s m...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Note: Music in the Mountains will be held July 6-28. For more information and schedule, visit www.musicinthemountains.com. Wednesday, July 3 Note: Music in the Mountains will be hel...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Margaret Hunt art show at Olio

Denver artist, organization director helped certify Mancos as creative district

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge: Andy Warhol didn’t violate Prince picture copyright

NEW YORK – Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an “iconic, larger-than-...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Treasure hunting film begins production in New Mexico

SANTA FE – An independent film about two sisters searching for pirate treasure will be filmed in New Mexico. The New Mexico Film Office made the announcement Monday. “S...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Climate-change anxiety is now a part of growing up: Pop culture has caught on

The kids are anxious. Can you blame them? In a nation inundated with news of mass shootings and the separation of migrant families, the youngest generation must also learn to cope...

DATE: Jun 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.