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Grandmaster Flash on ‘The Get Down’ and how he used science to pioneer DJ techniques

In Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix hip-hop saga “The Get Down “ a young Grandmaster Flash (Mamoudou Athie) gives the main characters 24 hours to figure out the key to his quick mix theory. Their only...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Henderson done in by dessert round

Chef Tyler Henderson of Plate in Durango ended up chopped, but not until he made it to the final round of Sunday’s “You’ve Been Chopped” episode, dubbed “Fried Chicken Time,” on the Food Net...

DATE: Aug 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango chef to appear on ‘Chopped’ this weekend

Will chef Tyler Henderson of Plate hear “You’ve been chopped” when he appears on the Food Network cooking competition Sunday? Durangoans will have to tune in to find out. The show...

DATE: Aug 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aniston essay inspires actresses to address sexist standards

LOS ANGELES – When one of Hollywood’s most objectified women talks about tabloid culture, people listen. But while actresses are cheering Jennifer Aniston’s recent essay connecting the media...

DATE: Jul 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Winona Ryder is great in 'Stranger Things,' but don't ask if this is her big comeback

Winona Ryder hasn’t changed much. Thirty years since her debut in “Lucas,” she’s still a delicate pixie with giant brown eyes, still the appealingly disheveled outsider. The only difference ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

’Pretty Woman’ filmmaker Garry Marshall dies at age 81

LOS ANGELES – Garry Marshall knew how to tug at moviegoers’ heartstrings, whether with unlikely love in “Pretty Woman” or sentimental loss in “Beaches.” But it was goofy, crowd-pl...

DATE: Jul 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

New JFK Jr. documentary looks back at America’s prince

BOSTON – America’s prince is getting a new documentary. “I Am JFK Jr. – A Tribute to a Good Man,” which will hit select theaters on Friday, captures the fascination with John F. K...

DATE: Jul 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Game of Thrones’ grabs 23 Emmy nods

‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ close behind with 22

DATE: Jul 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations

LOS ANGELES – Power-and-blood fantasy saga “Game of Thrones” ruled the Emmy Award nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and cele...

DATE: Jul 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

HLN’s Nancy Grace leaving her legal show

NEW YORK – Tough-talking former prosecutor Nancy Grace is leaving her prime-time show on the HLN network in October. The CNN sister station said Grace told her staff Thursday that...

DATE: Jun 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Adam Levine offers to pay for 'Voice' singer Christina Grimmie's funeral

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine has extended an offer to pay for the funeral costs of slain singer Christina Grimmie, according to The Associated Press. Grimmie, a former finalist on “The ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Bill Murray to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON – Bill Murray, whose special blend of boyish enthusiasm and molasses-thick sarcasm has made him the most consistently successful comedian launched by “Saturday Night Live,” has be...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

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