Weekly Press Review (2011/11/25)

Despite some seemingly (and, I am quite sure, temporary) good news, new and unexpected upheaval is making everyone at work very upset. This continuing situation is utterly depressing, unnerving and rather demotivating. (By Jove, what are they thinking?!) I just hope it will eventually calm down, because some of us cannot take this for long without damages. Luckily we recently had a pay raise... [Update: The rollercoaster ride continues... Up again! Some quite wise decisions averted the crisis and everyone is smilling again!] In other news, I visited the Montreal book fair, I am taking care of my sister's cats for the week and we got the first snow of the season (a couple of inches [5 cm], enough so I had to shovel!). Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the USA: some people are simply thankful to have a job; for my part I am thankful to have found such a nice and affordable house. Happy Thanksgiving! (and, no, this it NOT Turkey's “Independance Day”!) In order to try keeping my spirit up, I am reading some great comics and I am following the news (after the jump):

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Film Star Jean Reno's Live-Action Doraemon Ad Streamed (ANN)
• Arrietty Anime Film's U.S. Dub Featurette Posted (ANN) [Dubbed? Ugh!]
• ‘Pacific Rim’ Details Revealed? (Slashfilm, more on IMdB and News in Film) [Yup! It does feels like a Robotech/Macross live-action... But it's probably not. Yeah! Mecha action!]
• Live-Action Ranma 1/2 TV Special's 1st Ad Aired (ANN) [Eek! Doesn't look very good!]
• Gary Oldman bails on Akira, Ken Watanabe in talks to fill in (joblo.com)

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

• iTunes Match goes live (Engadget)
• Steve Jobs and 'his selfish society of i i i' (The Gazette)
• iBookstore promo codes a no-show for e-publishers (TUAW)
• Study shows iPad owners read more magazines (TUAW)
• Professional Photographer Says With The iPhone 4S, Steve Jobs Has Reinvented Photography (Cult of Mac)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Somerset and Gloucs library closures "unlawful" (The Bookseller)
• Une collègue aide-bibliothécaire ouvre sa gallerie en ligne (lien)
• Books Expected to Decline by One Third As Digital Increases Seven-Fold (ICv2)
• Moisson de prix au Salon du livre (Le Devoir)
• Les bibliothèques s'invitent dans le numérique (Cyberpresse)
• Radical, le papier? (Cyberpresse)
• RIP Anne McCaffrey (ICv2)
• Près d'un enseignant sur cinq utilise un manuel numérique (Le Monde)
• Comment choisir sa liseuse électronique (Le Monde)
• Book Review: The Language Wars (WSJ)
• Penguin reverses course on Kindle lending (USA Today)
• Kerouac's 'lost' book published (BBC)
• Littérature québécoise: Une longue escale japonaise (Le Devoir)

Economy, Environment & International Politics

• La diète des kilowattheures (Cyberpresse)
• Recul de la rémunération hebdomadaire moyenne (Métro Montréal) [Aie! C'est quand même plus du double de ce que je fais!]

Health, home & garden

• Parents freak out over nonexistent WiFi threat (The Gazette)

Humour

• Unshelved (2011/11/21)

Local News & National Politics

• La Ville économisera 1,4 M$ par année sur le régime de retraite de ses cadres (Métro Montréal) [Ce sera a nous d'en décider]
• Montreal bus, métro fares to rise on Jan. 1 (The Gazette)

Media, Culture, & Society

• 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special (ICv2)
• 'Game of Thrones' Season 2 Promo (ICv2)
• Quebecor, Bell reach deal over TV content (The Gazette)
• Canada's bilingual? Who are we kidding? (The Gazette)
• 'Game of Thrones' Season 2 Preview Airs on HBO (AOLtv)
• Thanksgiving: US travellers hit the holiday roads (BBC)

Sciences & History

• Faster-than-light neutrinos are back in the game (Engadget)
• JFK conspiracies & ‘The Umbrella Man’ (NYT)
• Mexico acknowledges 2nd 2012 Mayan reference (USA Today)
• Rare fossil of marine reptile unearthed in Alberta oilsands (The Gazette)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Worst passwords of 2011 (The Gazette)
• Avec les robots guerriers, la guerre va changer de visage (Le Monde)
• Les Français passent plus de temps sur le Net qu'à accomplir des tâches ménagères (Le Monde) [Et probablement pas juste les français...]
• Clash of the titans: Email v social media (BBC)
• La moitié des Canadiens prévoient acheter leurs cadeaux en ligne (Cyberpresse)