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...literature professor at Duke University and an Italian political philosopher living under house arrest in Rome would seem to have little in common. But in 2000 Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri collaborated to write the most talked-about work of social theory in years. By last summer, Empire, their sprawling best seller, had been translated into four languages, with six more translations in the pipeline...
Dido and Aeneas tells the classic story of Dido, queen of Carthage, who loves and is loved by the hero Aeneas. Aeneas is bound for Italy to found Rome, but has stopped in Carthage and finds himself unable to leave Dido. However, an antagonistic sorceress (for reasons the opera never adequately explains), sends a spirit to urge Aeneas to hurry on his journey. Though at the last moment Aeneas decides to defy the gods and stay with Dido, she rejects him for having considered leaving her. She sends him away and prepares to die in despair...
...glamour heyday - as well as a towering tribute to Gladiator. “I think that Russell Crowe’s evocation of manhood is something all men should aspire to”, he explains, “particularly when there are such obvious parallels between Rome and the United States, with the combination of splendor and decadence of Empire...
...many Europeans, in fact, it seems as if the biggest change since mid-September has been in how they view the U.S. itself. "The security that America gave us, that sense of impenetrability, is gone," says Renato Pellizzari, a 44-year-old owner of a cappuccino bar in northwest Rome. "If it can happen to the U.S., it can happen anywhere," agrees Donell Ali, a 22-year-old station assistant for the London Underground. "I'm not scared of the I.R.A., but I'm concerned about safety now." Ali recognizes similar fears among the Underground's riders...
...post-Sept. 11 world has, for some people, meant a seizing of life's simple pleasures. "Business is better now," says London bartender Simon Ervin. "Our regulars are more regular." Rome newsstand dealer Germana Leo says she still does "everything I did before ... even more so. Go out to restaurants. Go to the movies. Getting on with life helps get over the pain...