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CV • N. 16 • GIOVEDÌ 18 APRILE 2013 • THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 Security ramped up in Italy after Boston bombings. Protagonisti italiani: scrittori che hanno fatto la differenza BARBARA MINAFRA Police forces were called to guard different U.S. institutions in Italy and organizers of the America's cup in Naples are rumping up security for the event. DATED MATERIAL - DO NOT DELAY ROME - The American embassy, consulates and various U.S. institutions in Italy were under heightened security Tuesday following explosions that killed three people near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Police forces were called to guard American university campuses, and travel hubs such as Rome's major international airport Fiumicino upped security checks. Special attention was being paid to flights considered "at risk or sensitive," authorities said, namely on American or Israeli carriers. Organizers of the America's Cup World Series in Naples were "ramping up security" for the yachting event April 16-21, Campania Governor Stefano Caldoro told ANSA. Italian leaders were quick to condemn the multiple-explosion attack, the worst on American soil since September 11, 2001. At least three were killed and over 100 injured, many of whom lost limbs. Policemen at Fiumicino, Rome's major international airport. Continued to page 15 Rome annual birthday celebration – 2,766th candles on her cake highlight of your April trip. For starters you could join an audience with the new pope on Wednesday mornings at St Peter's Square. These are free to attend although they must be booked in advance. Just north of St. Peter's Cathedral you will find the papal palaces that now house the Vatican Museums, which today they showcase, some of the most important art and artifacts in the world. Moreover, the collections are eclectic and in addition to Christian antiquities, reflect the other interests of many different Popes. DOT ANDERSON ROME - When in Rome, the old saying goes, "Do what the Romans do." Well, if you arrive around April 21st, Romans will be celebrating their city's 2,766th birthday. Her age, after all, is part of her timeless appeal. This April the celebrations will once again draw visitors who want to see the Eternal City at a special time, but her birthday will take on even greater interest due to the arrival of the new pontiff, Pope Francis I. In addition to catching gladiator shows and fireworks over the Tiber a trip to the Vatican on its west bank could become the A variety of celebrations are ready for Rome's 2,766th birthday Continued to page 15 Poeta, giornalista, sceneggiatore, regista, saggista, scrittore, drammaturgo, traduttore, paroliere, attore. Tutto in un nome: Pier Paolo Pasolini. Amato e scomodo, eclettico e radicale, geniale e mai scontato. Profondamente colto e capace di leggere la realtà italiana (scopritelo a pagina 5). La letteratura, con cui L'Italo Americano vuol dare un altro assaggio di virtuoso made in Italy, vanta un elenco lunghissimo di interpreti che hanno scritto la storia delle scienze umanistiche. Basti Dante Alighieri, riprodotto anche sulle monete da 2 euro, che nella tv italiana rivive in questi giorni nelle splendide letture della "Divina Commedia", interpretate dal premio Oscar Roberto Benigni. O, nei tempi moderni, bastino i sei premi Nobel per la letteratura: Giosuè Carducci nel 1906, Grazia Deledda nel 1926, Luigi Pirandello nel 1934, Salvatore Quasimodo nel 1959, Eugenio Montale nel 1975 e Dario Fo nel 1997. Senza che suoni riduttivo, c'è però un ricchissimo "sottobosco" di talenti che, all'ombra dei grandi nomi, hanno riempito l'immensa foresta della cultura italiana. Nomi che hanno cercato fortuna all'estero e negli Usa, come quello di Laudomia Bonanni, la scrittrice abruzzese riscoperta e pubblicata da docenti dell'Università di Princeton (pagina 5). Nomi che hanno trovato negli Usa la loro dimensione vitale e professionale, come la giornalista e opinion leader Oriana Fallaci (abbiamo parlato di lei, laurea honoris causa in letteratura al Columbia College di Chicago, nello scorso numero. In alternativa cliccate sulla versione online del giornale www.italoamericano.com/story/2013-46/Oriana-Fallaci). Nomi che, spaziando tra le arti, riescono a emergere negli Usa, nella culla hollywoodiana del cinema, superando in bravura la concorrenza internazionale e "letteralmente" sconfiggendola fino a conquistare 5 premi con un solo film al Los Angeles Web Film Awards. Merito di Andrea Camerini (in Red Carpet), toscano come Dante, ma bravo in arti assolutamente moderne.