Personal update: I’ve been incredibly busy lately and I’m sure it will only get worse (unless I don’t manage to get a full schedule for the libraries fall time-block—the time of sleepless worrying over scheduling is back again). I’ve spent all week-end at Otakuthon: It was a good convention (at least for me in the dealers’ room) but quite exhausting. With all the stress and exhaustion, document.write(“”); I’ve not been feeling well lately (headache and disgestion problems). I couldn’t manage to write much, but I did spot of few noteworthy newsbits:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• The Most Popular Manga in the World
• ‘Cathy’ Newspaper Strip Ending
• Florida Library Makes Teen Area After Manga Complaints
• Turning Japanese: A Starter Guide to (Shoujo) Manga
• FUNimation Sales Decline 29%

Apple & iPad news

• Chinese firm develops ‘Apple Peel’ to convert iPod Touch into mobile phone

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Bookstores in Turmoil
• Proxy Fight at Barnes & Noble

Economy, Environment & International Politics

• Ray Bradbury appelle les États-Unis à «la révolution»
• Pékin déloge Tokyo comme 2e économie mondiale
• China Passes Japan to Become No. 2 Economy
• For Lean Budgets, a Plug-and-Play Solar Array

Film Festival

• Le FFM dévoile sa programmation
• Dossiers: Festival des films du monde 2010
• Montreal World Film Fest unspools new lineup
• Rivalry rekindled between Montreal, Toronto film fests
• International Critics’ Jury at the 34th MWFF [en français]

Health, home & garden

• Le secret de la grippe A (H1N1) élucidé
• H1N1 outbreak strained health system, led to public loss of confidence
• Prices of resale homes in Canada rising faster than new homes
• Canada sees ‘dramatic’ housing slowdown, global report says
• Nouveau recul des ventes résidentielles au Canada
• Moose Offer Trail of Clues on Arthritis

Media, Culture & Society

• Quand les citoyens captent la nouvelle
• Les Cyniques: la dure école du show-business
• Les Cyniques: l’université de l’humour
• The Book in the Renaissance

Montreal & Local/National Politics

• Conciliation travail-famille: Une douanière gagne sa cause
• Côte-Saint-Luc fait la chasse aux chats
• 36 Hours in Montreal

Sciences & History

• L’Homme doit coloniser l’espace pour survivre, selon Stephen Hawking

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• La drogue numérique ou le «trip» par les oreilles

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