Frida Kahlo

Commuters drive amidst morning haze and toxic smog as schools and some coal-based power plants close down in New Delhi, India

Heavy smog shuts down schools in India’s capital

November 17, 2021Top of The World

Schools and colleges in India’s capital are shut down indefinitely due to heavy smog. Also, thousands of homes are evacuated after severe storms in western Canada. And, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visits Kenya for talks on regional issues.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's "Dos Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia)" (1928).

Frida Kahlo’s breakthrough work is coming to Boston

January 27, 2016Arts

These young Mexican women artists are speaking up

August 28, 2015Arts

Frida Kahlo’s letters fetch more than $1,000 per page at auction

April 21, 2015Arts

Last of the Surrealists Dies in Mexico

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Barbara Kingsolver

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The Lacuna marks Barbara Kingsolver’s first novel in nearly a decade. It’s an epic tale that spans decades of vivid history from 1930s Mexico City to the McCarthy-era U.S. She peppers the narrative with real historical figures including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and J. Edgar Hoover. She tells Kurt, “The most important part of the […]