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‘Shaft’: Sequel to blaxploitation classic shifts gears in the age of Uber

An unofficial count of the audience at a “Shaft” press preview found 14 white people in the (full) theater, all of whom were in rows reserved for press. In fact, most of the people in the pr...

DATE: Jun 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

New show at Studio & takes closer look at animals

Exhibit will benefit local horse rescue

DATE: Jun 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Benton Yazzie: Art as therapy

Navajo artist talks personal journey at Mancos library

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Super fan’ buying childhood home of rocker Tom Petty

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A California real estate agent and self-proclaimed “super fan” says he’s extended an offer to buy the Florida home of rock legend Tom Petty. Kevin Beauchamp te...

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango June 14-20

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Wayne’s World Originally a skit on “Saturday Night Live” during the late ’80s and early ’90s, “Wayne’s World” ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Publicist: Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill is critically ill

DALLAS – Representatives of pioneering rapper Bushwick Bill say he is hospitalized in critical condition but still alive, contrary to some reports. Bill’s publicist, Dawn P., told...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Woodstock 50 in doubt but organizers say in talks with venue

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – The fate of the Woodstock 50 festival was unclear Monday when the host of the event pulled out, but organizers said they were in talks with another venue. The...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Moby-Dick’ fan sailed from Italy to Nantucket – ending 1,500 feet short

In April 2018, septuagenarian Vittorio Fabris set out for what he thought would be a solitary 20,000-mile journey around the world. Inspired by “Moby-Dick,” he planned to spend 1½ years circ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

X-Men’s probable swan song a dirge

“Dark Phoenix” isn’t kidding about the “dark” part. The latest, and probably final, chapter in the X-Men superhero saga is a somber, even funereal affair – not in a stylish, Christopher Nola...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Blake Crouch’s new novel worth the ‘time’

Author will launch ‘Recursion’ next week at El Moro

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Dr. John,’ funky New Orleans ‘night-tripper’ musician, dies

NEW ORLEANS – Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his fa...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’: Not a good dog, but an OK one

All dogs are good dogs. Oh, sure, yours might poop in a shoe from time to time, or snatch a snack from the counter. But overall, the human race would be a lot better if we all strove – dogge...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

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.