Varese

The Chiara Prize takes off, but politics brings it back to earth

A packed programme: 48 meetings in three months (from September to November), with guests, including Paolo Conte, the Public Prosecutor Piero Grasso, the advertising agent Gavino Sanna, and the philosopher Emanuele Severino. Numerous seminars and meetings, on topics that go from industrial culture to cinema.

Varese

A signature to cancel the “Obscenity”

Since 1 August, the promoting committee has been collecting signatures for the “referendum to abrogate the electoral law”. The signatures will have to be deposited by 30 September.

Cinema

From Vergiate to New York, via the Oscars

Lapo Melzi is originally from Varese Province, but for years has lived in New York, where he studies and works in the world of filmmaking. He was part of the crew of the short film that received the coveted statuette in March. “It was indescribable.”

Sesto Calende – Castelletto Ticino

Rope breaks in Northern League’s tug of war

The rope that stretched across the River Ticino, between the Lombard and Piedmont banks, gave way; several people were treated in Sesto Calende, one woman had a broken arm. The politicians Giorgetti, Rizzi and Longoni were also involved.

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Cycling

Ivan Basso, his autobiography in bookshops

The autobiography, “In salita controvento” (“Uphill, against the wind”), by the champion from Cassano Magnago, has been published by Rizzoli. “I talk about a lesser known me; the one you won’t find in newspapers and on the Internet.”

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