Press Review (2013-05-23)

I am right in the middle of a ten-day vacation. Unfortunately, the cold temperature we've had in the middle of the month seems to have revived my cold and I've spent most of the first part of my vacation sleeping, coughing, blowing my nose and adding entries to my new Goodreads account (it's great to list and review books I've read, linking to my blog; I strongly recommend people to try this and comment on my reviews or exchange opinion). I had so much planned (like catching up on my writing or doing stuff around the house: getting rid of mice, cleaning up the garage, etc.). I am feeling a little better now so I should get going (although it has been raining a lot in the last few days) because I fear I will have even less time in the coming months (I've picked up some union duties as a rep and I'm planning to get involved a little in the Goodreads community as librarian). And I'm not getting any younger (today is my birthday, I'm now fifty-one)...

As for the news, there are not much to talk about (besides a series of tornadoes in the U.S.A.), but as usual you can find links to my selection of news stories right after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Les Japonais s'arrachent le nouveau Murakami (Radio-Canada)
• $1.4 Million+ for 'Robotech RPG Tactics' (ICv2)

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

• STM says merci to transit users with iPhone app (The Gazette, iTunes App store)
• iMovie 9.0.9 fixes camera connection, iOS import problems (MacNN)
• Engadget takes Unikey's iPhone assisted keyless entry for a spin (TUAW)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Haruki Murakami makes first appearance in Japan for 18 years (The Telegraph)
• The science of webcomics (The Guardian)
• E-books not growing much in Canada, slightly better in the US (TUAW)

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

• Huge Tornado Flattens Towns Near Oklahoma City (Popular Science)

Health, home & garden

• Sun's blood pressure benefits 'may outdo cancer risks' (BBC)
• Retirement 'harmful to health', study says (BBC)
• Alzheimer's Cases Rise, But Hope Remains (NPR)

Humour

• Unshelved (2013-05-12)
Les caricatures de Garnotte (2013-05-23)

Local News & National Politics

• Projet pilote STM Merci: des rabais aux usagers grâce à une application (Canoe)
• Le spectre des défusions revient hanter Montréal (Le Devoir)
• Marois unveils ‘ambitious’ buy-local food policy (The gazette)
• Les punaises font leur lit à Montréal (Le Monde!)
• Comme Ottawa, Québec censure ses chercheurs (Le Devoir)
• «La première fois» qu'un avis d'ébullition touche 1,3 million de Montréalais (La Presse)
• Boil-water advisory widens for Montreal area (The Gazette)
• VSP: IMPORTANT ! Avis d'ébullition d'eau en vigueur jusqu'à nouvel ordre (Lien)
• Eau potable: Montréal en alerte (Le Devoir)

Media, Culture, & Society

• Ray Harryhausen dead at 92 (Inside Movies)
• Ray Harryhausen, Cinematic Special-Effects Innovator, Dies at 92 (NYT)
• Plaidoyer en faveur de l’enseignement des langues anciennes (Le Devoir)
• The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from (Salon)
• 'Tudors' Creator Michael Hirst Explains How He Nearly Missed His Leading Man Travis Fimmel For 'Vikings' (Huffington Post)
• Matt Smith, David Tennant In New 'Doctor Who' Behind-The-Scenes Preview (Huffington Post)
• Doctor Who Final Episode - Has 'The Name Of The Doctor' Changed The Rules Of The Game? (Huffington Post)
• Doctor Who Finale Explains the Impossible Girl and Introduces a New Face (Seattle Pi)
• 'Doctor Who' and the big finale question: Who is John Hurt playing? (Digital Spy)
• “Jodorowsky’s Dune”: The sci-fi classic that never wa (Salon)
• Doctor Who Season 8 Confirmed! (Geek Tyrant)
• Vive le latin! (Le Devoir)

Sciences & History

• Europeans are basically one big family (Futurity)
• Deadly giant snail found in Houston (NBC)
• Time-Lapse GIFs Show Earth Transforming Over 25 Years (Popular Science)
• Viral 'Space Oddity' ISS video made using iPad, Garageband (Electronista)
• Opportunity breaks 40-year old NASA space-drive record, reminds Curiosity who's boss (Engadget)
• Des ouvriers détruisent un temple maya pour récupérer des pierres (Le Monde)
• La première chanson enregistrée dans l'espace (Le Monde)
• Le minuscule squelette qui a affolé les ufologues (Le Monde)
• Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover drills second rock sample (BBC)
• Bahrain digs unveil one of oldest civilisations (BBC)
• Irish potato famine mystery solved after 168 years (The Verge)
• Dolphins persuade Navy trainers to dredge up 130-year-old torpedo (NBC)
• The first GIFs? Prehistoric rock carvings become 'animated' under sunlight (The Verge)
• Scientists agree on climate change. So why doesn’t everyone else? (Washington Post)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Nest acquires MyEnergy, inherits better analysis tools for its customers (Engadget)
• Nielsen includes Internet viewers for the first time, estimates that there are now 115.6 million TV homes in the US (Engadget)
• Google Drive triples free storage to 15 GB (TUAW)
• Philips Hue bulbs get smarter with geofencing (Apple Insider)
• Watch the World Edit Wikipedia in Real Time (Gizmodo)
• Philips Hue just got a little brighter with 1.1 app update (Engadget)
• Yahoo offers Flickr revamp with 1TB of 'free storage' (BBC)

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