Press Review (2012-11-05)

Still busy. This week was dominated by the news of the aftermath of Sandy, George Lucas selling Lucasfilm to Disney and the very imminent U.S. presidential election. So, you'll find a few more interesting news links after the jump:

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Right Stuf, Inc. Acquires Princess Knight (ANN)
• Interview with Frederik L. Schodt on Professor Risley, manga (Examiner)
• Gen Manga's Publishing Program (ICv2)
• Après le "miracle", le Japon en plein doute (Le Monde)
• Japan and blood types: Does it determine personality? (BBC)

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

• What's so special about Apple's new Fusion Drive? (Digital Trends)
• iTunes 11 delayed until November (TUAW)
• Apple updates iPhoto, Aperture, Safari (MacNN)
• Why It’s Fashionable Nowadays to Beat on Apple (The Mac Observer)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Will Ferguson remporte le prix Giller (Le Devoir)
• PRSS aims to be a low-cost iPad magazine factory in the cloud (Paid Content, link)
• Chester Brown: "L'honnêteté de Crumb m'a marqué" (Le Monde)
• De drôles de cabanes à livres (Le Monde)
• Presse américaine: baisse globale des tirages, plus de lecteurs en ligne (Le Monde)

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

• Yes, Climate Change Caused Hurricane Sandy (Gizmodo)
• Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy? (Scientific American)
• Le maire de New York appuie Barack Obama (radio-Canada)
• Obama and Romney Campaigns Begin Skirmish Over Balloting (NYT)
• NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Citing Climate Change, Endorses Obama (Popular Science)
• Barack Obama: Real Progress, But We're Not Done (WSJ)
• Obama and Romney Deadlocked, Polls Show (WSJ)

Health, home & garden

• Indoor laundry drying 'poses a health risk' (BBC)

Humour

• Unshelved (2012/10/23)
• Unshelved (2012/11/01)

Local News & National Politics

• Langue: bagarre dans le métro (La Presse)
• Le cellulaire permis dans les hôpitaux de la métropole (Métro)
• Villeray s’attaque aux îlots de chaleur (Métro)

Media, Culture, & Society

• Are Disney and George Lucas Hiding Something? (NY mag)
• Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, plans more Star Wars movies (Engadget)
• Star Wars rejoint l'empire Disney: transaction de 4,05 milliards (La Presse)
• L'épisode 7 de "Star Wars", clé de la Nouvelle République (Le Monde)
• Zombies en série (Le Monde)

Sciences & History

• Europe’s oldest prehistoric town site found in Bulgaria (The Globe and Mail)
• Bulgaria archaeologists find Europe's most prehistoric town (The Telegraph)
• Curiosity Mars rover finds soil similar to Hawaii's (BBC)
• Europe's oldest prehistoric town unearthed in Bulgaria (BBC)
• Un éléphant qui parle ? Au delà de l'attraction, une étude scientifique (Le Monde)
• La femme la plus embrassée du monde (Le Monde)
• Where Do Dragons Come From? (WSJ)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Free blog at WordPress.com (link)
• Storylane, the story of you; a new kind of social media (link)
• Belkin's NetCam WiFi Camera with Night Vision keeps an eye out for ghosts while you're out, hooks up with iOS / Android (Engadget)

Union stuff & Montreal's libraries

• Demi-journée de grève à BAnQ (Le Devoir, abonnement requis)
• Du 109 au 429: Compte rendu de la conférence du 17 octobre 2012 sur l'histoire du syndicalisme au Québec (lien)

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