What to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, 'Greyโs Anatomy' and MLB The Show 24
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves, the launch of season 20 of โGreyโs Anatomyโ and Taylor Swiftโs concert film โThe Eras Tourโ landing on Disney+.
Frida Kahloโs home, art inspiration brought to life at San Antonio Botanical Garden
Visit Frida Kahloโs iconic Casa Azรบl with lush gardens and historic art supplies without having to travel to Mexico. The San Antonio Botanical Gardenโs โFrida Kahlo Oasisโ is now open for visitors to enjoy.
Open-air Frida Kahlo exhibit will make its world debut at San Antonio Botanical Garden this spring
Mexican artist Frida Kahloโs connection to plants and the โnatural worldโ will be on display in the San Antonio Botanical Gardenโs newest exhibit. Frida Kahlo Oasis, inspired by the iconโs Casa Azul and its lush garden in Mexico City, will debut on May 8 and run through Nov. 2. Botanical Garden officials said it will feature vegetation, like Mexican native plants, tropical foliage and desert plants, that influenced Kahloโs famous art. Casa Azul is where the renowned artist was born and was her final resting place. Watch: Inside Museo Casa Azul, birthplace and home of Frida KahloThe open-air exhibit will also include landmarks such as those in the Casa Azul garden, including a frog-themed fountain and Kahloโs desk and easel.
Defying pandemic, feminists in Spain decry far-right attacks
While staying at a distance from each other, women attend an International Women's Day gathering at an avenue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, March 8, 2021. Women in Spain are marking this year's International Women's Day with static protests, bicycle fun-rides and small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)MADRID โ Women in Spain on Monday marked this yearโs International Women's Day with static protests, pot-banging, bicycle fun rides and other small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections. Spain's thriving feminist movement has claimed a few victories in recent years, including the adoption of gender violence laws and forcing judicial reforms regarding sexual abuse. Far-right activists, meanwhile, have campaigned against gender violence laws that they say discriminate against men and lambasted the governmentโs push to make consent in sexual relations legally mandatory.
Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19
A boy chases a bird on an empty Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. If the procession were held this year, they would find many of the businesses on Olvera Street shuttered. The Mexican market, known as the birthplace of Los Angeles, has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with shops and restaurants closed and others barely hanging on. California is enduring by far its worst outbreak of the coronavirus, and Los Angeles is among the locations seeing the greatest spike. But the impact on Olvera Street is somewhat unique.
Inside Museo Casa Azul, birthplace and home of Frida Kahlo
Coyoacan is also home to one of Mexicoโs most popular attractions, La Casa Azul, or the โBlue House.โThe house is where renowned artist Frida Kahlo was born and was her final resting place. In 1957, it was transformed into the Museo Casa Azul. RELATED: Frida Kahlo, Diego Riveraโs art embraced Mexican heritage, culture represented in Day of the Dead traditionsIt contains a collection of Mexican folk art by Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. The Museo Casa Azul is a glimpse into Kahloโs life, which has been immortalized in Mexican culture. Below are images from inside La Casa Azul.
Frida Kahlo, Diego Riveraโs art embraced Mexican heritage, culture represented in Day of the Dead traditions
GUANAJUATO, Mexico โ Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are two of Mexicoโs most impactful and influential figures. (Frida Kahlo image from Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City. (Diego Rivera image taken from Diego Rivera Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico. (Image from Diego Rivera Museum. โThey contributed to intellectual conversations of the day, which I think lends to their legacy.โ(Frida Kahlo image from Frida Kahlo Museum in Coyoacan, Mexico City.
Weekly poems elevate New Hampshire city's virus newsletters
Truax, the poet laureate for Portsmouth, N.H., pens a weekly pandemic poem that is included in the city's COVID-19 newsletter. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)CONCORD, N.H. Valerie Rochon is eager to read her email every Monday morning, even when it makes her cry. Tammi Truax, the citys poet laureate, has been contributing to the newsletters since early April, elevating the collection of public health updates and community resources with a layer of emotion and introspection. For the July 4 holiday weekend, she produced a found poem by extracting words from an Alexander Hamilton essay. One Good Thing is a series of AP stories focusing on glimmers of joy and benevolence in a dark time.
WATCH: The full Day of the Dead Catrinas on the River parade in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO โ Crowds filled downtown San Antonio as the city held its first-ever Day of the Dead parade Friday. The marquee event for the city's Day of the Dead celebrations featured colorful barges decorated with skeletons, skulls, candles, incense, marigolds and pan de muerto. The three-day Day of the Dead celebrations are meant to honor loved ones who have passed away. Parade Day Gallery! Day of the Dead parade floats and prepsHere's a look at some sights and sounds of the parade: