Press Review (2013-08-11)

The last month was relatively quiet in the news department. No big event that I feel I must report on absolutely. However, I nevertheless gathered about an hundred links of little information that I found interesting. And I want to share them with you after the jump:


Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Seven Seas Adds Three New Manga (ICv2)
• More Details on 'Robotech RPG Tactics' (ICv2)
• Urasawa's 20th Century Boys Wins 2nd Eisner Award (ANN)
• Classic Kids' Manga Doraemon Coming to N. America Digitally (ANN)
• Box Art for 'Robotech Expansion Packs' (ICv2)
• Vertical Takes Moyoco Anno's 'Insufficient Direction' (ICv2)
• Stone Bridge Press' Newsletter: August 2013 (Link)
• Little Wars: How HG Wells created hobby war gaming (BBC)
• Live-Action Patlabor Robotic Mecha Photos Circulate Online (ANN)
• Guess who's back for the Akira remake? Director Jaume Collet-Serra! (JoBlo)
• Freud en manga par Soleil (AnimeLand)
• Spiegelman, Mizuki, Nilsen, Seth And Michael DeForge, all from D&Q (ICv2)
• CDJapan starts an eBook Service (Link)
• Garden of Words, Berserk, Kick-Heart Win at Montreal's Fantasia Fest (ANN)
• Goldorak, héraut du manga (Le Monde)

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

• A look at the "flawed" antitrust decision against Apple (TUAW)
• Opinion: Apple becoming a follower, not a leader (CNN)
• Olloclip Tele+Polarizer Is Even Better Than The Original (Cult of Mac)
• Two New iPhone Models to Be Introduced on September 6th? (Mac Rumors)
• FileMaker announces Bento will be discontinued on September 30 (TUAW)
• Dialogue for Mac pairs with your iPhone to let you answer and record calls (iMore)
• Apple’s free 20GB iCloud deal with former MobileMe users officially set to expire (GigaOM)
• US proposes resolution to Apple e-book price fixing (TUAW)
• Apple calls DOJ proposal "draconian", "punitive", and "wildly out of proportion" (TUAW)
• Why did nobody tell me that Apple headphones can be used to remotely snap iPhone photos? (TUAW)
• Publishers dispute Justice Department's ebook penalties for Apple, saying they harm industry (The Verge)
• Book publishers also not happy with DOJ's proposal for Apple in e-book price fixing case (TUAW)
• DOJ Says Publishers Are Again Colluding in Objecting to Proposed Apple Penalty in E-Book Case (Mac Rumors)
• Report: Apple unveiling new iPhone in September (USA Today)
• Apple To Hold Next iPhone Event On Tuesday, September 10th [Report] (Cult of Mac)

Books, Digital Edition & Libraries

• How Computer Analysis Uncovered J. K. Rowling's Secret Novel (Popular Science)
• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to buy Washington Post (NBC)
• Newsstand Magazine Sales Plummet Again (ICv2)

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

• Relief in sight for heat-stricken East Coast (Today)
• Helen Thomas: 50 Years of Tough Questions and ‘Thank You, Mr. President’ (NYT)
• Judge Says Detroit Bankruptcy Unconstitutional (ABC)
• Opinion: Baby helps make a monarchy matter (CNN)
• William and Kate present baby prince (BBC)
• More Latinos Read All About It In English (NPR)
• Manning's leaks endangered informants: trial witness (Chicago Tribune)
• Russia Plans To Enforce Anti-Gay Law For Athletes, Fans During Olympics (Talking Points Memo)
• Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use (Business Insider)
• Pentagon Papers Leaker Daniel Ellsberg Praises Snowden, Manning (NPR)
• As Sentencing Phase Begins, Manning Could Face Decades In Prison (NPR)
• Japan Shows Off Largest Warship In 60 Years (NPR)
• Hiroshima Anniversary: Japan Marks 68 Years Since Atomic Bombing (Huffington Post)
• La dette du Japon dépasse le million de milliards de yens (Le Monde)

Health, home & garden

• How To Argue With The Anti-Vaccine Crazies: A Guide (Popular Science)
• Des tomates plein le toit: Ajouter de la culture dans la ville (Le Devoir)
• Alzheimer's blood test edges closer (BBC)
• Plague-infected squirrel shuts Los Angeles park (BBC)
• Most adults don't exercise enough, research finds (BBC)
• What Is Sleep Texting? (Business Insider)
• Aucun lien entre la durée de sommeil habituelle et la fatigue (La Presse)
• Cocoa 'might prevent memory decline' (BBC)
• Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I changed my mind on weed (CNN)
• High Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia (NYT)

Humour

Non Sequitur (2013-08-11)

Local News & National Politics

• Lac-Mégantic: Le contenu des wagons intrigue les enquêteurs (Le Devoir)
• Les centres de tri croulent sous le verre (Le Devoir)

Media, Culture, & Society

• Massive 4.5 Minute Comic-Con Trailer for 'The Walking Dead' Season 4 (ICv2)
• Don't Tell George R. R. Martin What To Do ! (Kotaku)
• Opinion: Why 'The Newsroom' matters (CNN)
• Doctor Who: Who will play the 12th Doctor? (BBC)
• World Film Festival: The World is Yours! Around the world in 432 films (Link)
• Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi revealed as 12th Doctor (BBC)
• Peter Capaldi: The next Time Lord (BBC)
• 'Sherlock' Season 3 Teaser Features Shocks And A Mustache (Huffington Post)
• 'The Walking Dead' Season 4 Filled With Shocking Twists And More Zombies Than Ever (Huffington Post)
• 'Downton Abbey' New Actors- Nigel Harman and Raquel Cassidy In Costume (Huffington Post)
• Découverte en Italie d'un film d'Orson Welles, antérieur à "Citizen Kane" (Le Monde)
• First peek at new 'Homeland' season (USA Today)
• 'Broadchurch' Set To Make Global Stars Of Olivia Colman, David Tennant After US Critics Rave About British Drama (Huffington Post)

Sciences & History

• Neptune Has A New Moon. What Will We Call It? (Popular Science)
• Pompeii Restoration Project: Italy Approves Special Superintendent To Oversee EU Funds To Prevent Further Ruin (Huffington Post)
• Deux études contradictoires sur la monogamie (La Presse)
• Un «cimetière de comètes» découvert dans la ceinture d'astéroïdes (La Presse)
• Les Filles du Roy (1): «Nous ne serions pas là sans elles» (Le Devoir)
• Un an de Curiosity sur Mars en deux minutes (Le Monde)
• A Lab-Grown Burger Gets a Taste Test (NYT)
• Guatemala: 'Extraordinary' Mayan frieze found (AP)
• Virée archéologique au lac Témiscouata (Le Devoir)
• Hot summer unearths Roman discoveries in Wales (BBC)
• 10 things we didn't know last week (BBC)
• Chernobyl's legacy recorded in trees (BBC)
• Ouverture d'une tombe florentine pour identifier la Joconde (Le Monde)
• Une mémoire de dauphin (Le Monde)
• Stunning Maya sculpture unearthed from buried pyramid (USA Today)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Blu-ray successor plan unveiled by Sony and Panasonic (BBC)
• The Internet's Save-the-Date: A Tiny Item in a UCLA Student Newspaper (Gizmodo)
• Netflix Has Made It Easier Than Ever to Share Accounts (The Atlantic Wire)
• Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner an easy way to digitize 35mm negatives (TUAW)
• You tell us: The apps you can't live without (USA Today)
• Philips Hue smart lighting system to get LightStrips and Bloom bulbs (iMore)

Union stuff & Montreal's libraries

• Pétition pour l’équité salariale à la Ville de Montréal (Lien)
• Un bibliothécaire à livre ouvert (Métro)

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