5. America

Chapter 5
america

Alessandro Baricco

http://www.bookwormslair.de/baricco_alessandro_e.htm

long excerpts from Baricco’s text on globalization, Next.

http://www.arsint.com/2006/a_b_7.html

A long interview with Baricco. Includes references to Novecento.

http://www.scuolaholden.it

Baricco is the “Principal” of a creative writing school founded in 1994.

http://www.oceanomare.com

A good, informative site created by a fan of Baricco.

 

The Legend of 1900

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/legend_of_1900

Links to dozens of reviews of the movie The Legend of 1900, from American newspapers and magazines.

http://www.filmup.com/trailers/

Trailers (in Italian) of the movies currently showing in theaters in Italy .

 

Roberto Vecchioni

http://www.vecchioni.org/

The official site of singer songwriter Roberto Vecchioni. With video clips, audio files, a forum for his fans.

 

Fumetti

http://www.disney.it

The portal of Disney Italia, with games, movie trailers, the sites of comic books such as Topolino, all in Italian.

http://www.sergiobonellieditore.it

The site of the second largest publisher of comics in Italy, with pages on Tex, Dylan Dog, Martin Mystère, and all the others. Includes a few video clips, pictures, strips and background information on the stories.

 

Simpsons

http://www.foxtv.it/i-simpson

The page of Fox Italia, with notes about the programming of the Simpsons in Italy .

http://it.simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Simpsons_Wiki

Sites of Italian fans of the Simpsons, with simple descriptions of the characters, and parallels between the American characters and Italian culture and society.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/it.fan.simpsons/the$20simpsons$20italia$20fans/it.fan.simpsons/Mv39XEqFGPg/Ais704V4iRIJ

The newsgroup of the Italian viewers of the Simpsons.

 

Paolo Conte

http://www.concerto.net/conte

The official site of singer songwriter Paolo Conte.

http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/paolo-conte

The page of Paolo Conte in the site of the American music label Nonesuch. In English.

 

Il McPaese

http://www.mcdonalds.it

The site of McDonald’s Italia. ((funziona?))

http://www.fondazioneslowfood.it

The site of Slow Food, a movement created in 1989, that fights against the “standardization of taste.” In Italian.

 

Dolcetto o scherzetto?

http://www.halloween.it

An Italian site devoted to the “new traditions” of Halloween. With suggestions and instructions to make a costume, ideas for Halloween parties, pictures, etc. In Italian. There is also an English version is more commerce oriented.

 

Super eBayer!

http://www.ebay.it

The portal of the Italian version of eBay.

 

Andrea De Carlo

http://www.liceoberchet.it/storia/decarlo.htm

The official page of Andrea De Carlo is offline. This link points to a page of the writer’s high school in Milan , the Liceo Berchet. The students of this famous school offer their comments and ideas on most of the books written by De Carlo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiJZujwUJh8

A video clip with an interview to Andrea De Carlo.

 

Musica

http://www.kwmusica.kataweb.it

The music page of KataWeb, one of the Italian portals richest in content.

http://www.ilmucchio.it

The site of the historic monthly Il Mucchio Selvaggio, specializing in Italian and international rock.

http://www.maggiesfarm.it

One of the best Italian fan sites devoted to Bob Dylan.