Weekly Press Review (2011/09/30)

The same lingering around, depressing thoughts. Feels like going nowhere. I cannot get any work done, so I read and watch TV. I am still in the fourth book of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, A Feast for Crows. The least interesting one so far. Not enough action and we barely see most of the main characters that we got used to love (at least those who were not killed off). Instead, there's a bunch of new characters. I feel like Martin is stalling his story (like those Naruto filler episodes!). But there's only 198 days left before the start of the TV series' second season. And only two weeks before The Walking Dead TV series restart! I also read news on my iPad (while waiting for Apple's new announcement next week). Here's what I found interesting:

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Anime Up in Japan (ICv2)
• Où l'on retrouve la ligne claire de "Quartier lointain" (Le Monde)
• Japan's Video Sales Up for 1st Time in 5 Years (ANN)
• Live-Action Ranma 1/2's Supporting Cast, Writer Revealed (ANN)

Apple & iPad news

• «Parlons iPhone» le 4 octobre, dit Apple (Cyberpresse)
• Apple iPad 2 used by elderly in Winter Garden, Florida (Orlando Sentinel)
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Now Fits Into an App (WSJ)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Amazon tente de redéfinir les règles des tablettes (Cyberpresse)
• Amazon unveils Kindle Fire, but Canadians left out in the cold (The Gazette)
• Flammarion signe avec Amazon et Apple (Cyberpresse)
• Magazine Publishers Reach Deals With Amazon's Kindle Fire (WSJ)
• Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire (WSJ)
• Paulo Coelho Discusses ‘Aleph,’ His New Novel (NYT)

Economy, Environment & International Politics

• Le Japon renforce les contrôles après la découverte de riz contaminé près de Fukushima (Le Monde)

Humour

• Unshelved (2011/09/26) [you only wish...]

Local News & National Politics

• Vision Montreal wants debate on number of city councillors (The Gazette)
• Harel veut moins d’élus à Montréal (Métro Montréal)
• Louise Harel refuse le maintien de 103 élus (Métro Montréal)
• Les cols blancs aussi veulent moins d’élus à Montréal (Métro Montréal)
• Élection Complémentaire pour un directeur syndical du SFMM (Cols Blancs) dans le Sud-Ouest (Le Canardo Pressé)
• Plaidoyer pour Georges-Vanier (Le Canardo Pressé)

Media, Culture, & Society

• 'Game of Thrones' Season 2 Teaser (ICv2) [Video]
• Time-travelling Terra Nova off to a good start (The Gazette)
• Bill Maher rips into the 3 Rs: Republicans, racists and religion (The Gazette)
• BD baby-boom (Le Monde)
• Uderzo passe la main... pour un nouvel album d'Astérix en 2012 (Le Monde)
• Alex Kingston Joins 'Upstairs Downstairs' (AOLtv)

Sciences & History

• Two-faced cat sets record as oldest living 'Janus' cat [don't forget to also check the tab “video”] (The Gazette)
• Des manuscrits de la mer Morte mis en ligne sur Internet (Le Monde)
• Des chasseurs de trésor localisent 240 tonnes d'argent au large de l'Irlande (Le Monde)
• Fossil beetles show true colours (BBC)
• China Launches Its First Space Station Module Into Orbit (Popular Science)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Google pourrait lancer un service de stockage en ligne (Cyberpresse)
• Le réseau LTE de Rogers arrive à Montréal (Cyberpresse)

See also the “Suggested Links (Shared Items)” in the column on the right side