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We’re buying what Kristen Dunst is selling in ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’

Friends, have I got a TV show for you. True, it has a sort of lame and unnecessarily pretentious title – “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” – but I’m here to tell you it will clean your ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Bachelor in Paradise’ features its first same-sex couple

We’re seeing the first same-sex love story taking off in Bachelor Nation. It’s a big deal for this often-traditional franchise, and it’s about time. On Tuesday night’s episode, ho...

DATE: Aug 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Reliable Source: Sean Spicer, long-rumored to be in talks for ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ will compete this season

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer will compete alongside Christie Brinkley, James Van Der Beek and other notables on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.” ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Could we be any more excited? ‘Friends’ fans nuts for merch

NEW YORK – See your “Friends” on the big screen. Deck out your place with “Friends” furniture. Wear your “Friends” as jewelry. Heck, buy the “Friends” Lego set and pretend it’s for your kid....

DATE: Aug 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The Smothers Brothers mark their CBS firing 50 years ago

NEW YORK – Getting fired from work isn’t usually a cause to celebrate. But the Smothers Brothers aren’t your run-of-the-mill comedians. The duo has stepped out of retirement to co...

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

Russi Taylor, longtime voice of Minnie Mouse, dies at 75

GLENDALE, Calif. – Russi Taylor, an actress who gave voice to Minnie Mouse for more than three decades, has died. Walt Disney Co. chairman Bob Iger announced Taylor’s death in a s...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

National Geographic aims to solve Amelia Earhart mystery

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geo...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lifetime to follow up on ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docu-series

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Lifetime is still invested in the R. Kelly case. The network announced Tuesday that it has ordered “Surviving R. Kelly: The Aftermath,” a four-part series ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

With ‘Uncharted,’ Gordon Ramsay proves he’s indeed no Anthony Bourdain. At least not yet.

Gordon Ramsay has a new TV series, the appropriately self-referential “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,” and it’s clearly aiming to fill the food-travelogue void left behind by the late Anthony Bou...

DATE: Jul 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nods

LOS ANGELES – HBO’s “Game of Thrones” slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streami...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Disney cancels premiere after death of star Cameron Boyce

LOS ANGELES – Disney Channel has canceled the red-carpet premiere of its movie “Descendants 3” after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said in a statemen...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Rip Torn of ‘Larry Sanders Show,’ ‘Men in Black,’ dies at 88

LOS ANGELES – Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as “Men in Black,” and win an Emmy in hi...

DATE: Jul 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday