Readers’ news

Varese: should we name a street after the father of evolution?

A collection of signatures has begun, and a petition has been presented to Mayor Fontana, to name a street or a square after Charles Darwin

Milan

Employee criticises “Communion and Liberation” and is suspended: battle in the Region

Councillors of the Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Communist Refoundation Party, and of the Left intervene in the suspension of a regional employee after the publication of the book “Comunione e Liberazione: assalto al potere in Lombardia”

Port-Au-Prince

Four devastating earthquakes, thousands buried by rubble in Haiti

Initial concern for a missionary and for a former priest from Tradate; but they are safe and sound. The two, who are in Haiti to follow a number of humanitarian projects, live away from the areas struck.

Books

Tiziano Scarpa: Music Will Save The World

Stabat Mater may be regarded as a “conversation” path to classical music. Antonio Vivaldi and his music can transform hearts and minds.

cinema

A film to combat anorexia

The filming of MalediMiele, by two men from Varese, the director Marco Pozzi and the producer Paolo Boriani, is now over. “Anorexia has found a large spreading ground on the Internet.” The main actors include Gian Marco Tognazzi and Sonia Bergamasco.

Books

Thirty years of tragedies and atrocities: the Middle East through the eyes of Robert Fisk

Afghanistan and Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Algeria; the West’s responsibilities; Armenia’s Holocaust and its memory. And more. This corner of the world, which has neither freedom nor peace, is explained by the great British war correspondent

Editorial

The noise polluting the Web

A consideration on the state of the Internet and the risks run

Cycling

Fausto Coppi, the champion of champions also in Varese

Fifty years ago, the “Great Heron” died of malaria. His numerous exploits include a number of legendary Three Valleys races; not the World Championships in 1951, but he made up for this two years later in Lugano.

Basketball

Sacchetti vs. Riva, two basketball legends talk about Varese vs. Cantù

With great anticipation for the derby on Saturday 9th, in Masnago, here is a double interview with two great protagonists of matches in the 1980s. “Who was the tougher opponent? He was.”

Milan

The Regional Building is looking for a name

The imposing building that is going to replace the old Regional Building, the “Pirellone”, has now been completed. And there is an online consultation to find a name for it.

Milan

Go-ahead for new Area Plan for Malpensa

According to Councillor Boni, the plan will provide the opportunity to deal decisively with the situation of the existing real estate that the Lombardy Region has acquired over the years, which is being transferred to the councils of Somma Lombardo, Lonate Pozzolo and Ferno

Books

Shaving is not such a simple matter

It is a ritual that is anything but trivial, the success of which can put you in either a good or a bad mood for the whole day. Nicola Ciniero, the CEO of IBM, has published the booklet “In barba alla tecnologia” (In spite of technology).