First, document.write(“”); don’t expect me to wish you an happy Canada Day! Maybe, if you’re in “La belle province”, I could wish you happy Moving Day instead… This week the weather kept oscillating between hot and cold—which is quite annoying. Not much happened besides that I attended the Fantasia press conference, went for an optometric exam (which will cost me $650 in new glasses) and had a slight flooding in my basement (a strong thunderstorm caused the sewage to back-up again, but, thanksfully, there was no damage). All in all, it was a slow week (then why am I so tired?) with little news:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Restaurants: Big in Japan – nippon kitsch
• Tokyopop Goes With Zinio for Digital
• Hulu Launches Subscription Streaming Service
• Montreal’s Fantasia Film Fest to Premiere Anime Films

Apple & iPad news

• Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices
• Apple’s iAds enters mobile advertising

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• One week and not a day longer
• Small Stores See Google as Ally in E-Book Market

Economy, Environment & International Politics

• The Third Depression
• Employers offer concessions as workplace demands escalate

Health, home & garden

• Cultiver le bon voisinage

Media, Culture & Society

• Ciné zine en ligne: Panorama-cinéma
• Quand Fantasia présente Fantasia
• Plus de 120 longs métrages seront présentés à Fantasia
• “Fils de pute !”, ou la banalisation de l’injure (les commentaires des lecteurs sont aussi intéressants à lire!)

Montreal & Local/National Politics

• Parc olympique- vers une nouvelle vie?
• Good day for bangs, not banks
• Montréal, ville aux déplacements harmonieux
• Arrests raise speculation about Canadian spy problem
• Canadians’ support for immigration not without limits

Sciences & History

• Mort de Toutankhamon- une maladie du sang évoquée
• Les hommes des cavernes allaient déjà au cinéma
• Les recherches de l’accélérateur de particules progressent
• Fossil answers climate questions in the Canadian Arctic
• La NASA prolonge son programme de navettes spatiales
• ESA claims life was possible on Mars

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Shares of Tesla, the Electric Carmaker, Rise 40%
• Internet is the top medium for consumers

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