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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture
- Kimagure Orange Road Manga to Be Released in English on Facebook, Kindle and iBooks store (ANN)
- Review: The Secret World of Arrietty (JoBlo)
- Top 25 Manga, Top 10 Shonen and Top 10 Shojo Properties for 2011 (ICv2)
- Top 10 Genre Properties for 2011 (ICv2)
- North American Stream List: Feb. 13-19 (ANN)
- 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (ANN)
- Ghibli’s Arrietty Opens at #9 with US$6.4 Million (ANN)
- The “February Manga Movable Feast” is dedicated to Osamu Tezuka; the most interesting articles so far are: An Introduction to Osamu Tezuka, A Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work and Tezuka In English (links) [ Quite useful; it is worth noting that there’s much more of Tezuka’s manga translated in French ]
Apple, apps and mobile devices news
- Mountain Lion to move Software Update to the Mac App Store (TUAW)
- Tim Cook discusses Mountain Lion with the Wall Street Journal (TUAW/WSJ)
- Mountain Lion drops support for several older Mac models (TUAW)
- Messages to replace iChat in OS X Mountain Lion (TUAW)
- iBookstore adds screenshots, promo codes, and more for publishers (TUAW)
- Visite d’OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) (MacQuébec)
- Apple brings iPad features to the Mac (The Gazette)
- Study: iPads improve Kindergarten literacy scores (TUAW)
- Use Messages to send files from Mac to iPhone (TUAW)
- 5 iOS Features OS X Mountain Lion Will Bring to the Mac (MacLife)
- Comparing Zinio, Kindle and Newsstand apps for iPad magazine reading (GigaOM)
Books, Digital Edition & Library
- Metamaus, un livre pour en chasser un autre (Le Devoir)
- Religion for Everyone (WSJ)
- Book Review: Frank Reade (WSJ)
- Bibliothèque Marie-Uguay (Espace B)
Humour
Local News & National Politics
- Une chanson de Piaf censurée au Québec (Métro Montréal)
- Chanson de Piaf censurée: l’enseignant blâmé (Metro Montreal)
- 10 raisons pour censurer l’Hymne à l’amour! (Metro Montreal)
- Canadian government is ‘muzzling its scientists’ (BBC)
Media, Culture, & Society
- Abraham Lincoln revampé (Fractale Framboise)
- Digital tools ‘to save languages’ (BBC)
- The Mistakes ‘Downton Abbey’ (And Other Shows) Should Avoid (Huffington Post)
Technology, Gadgets & Internet
- VLC 2.0 first look: Video player app features new single-window UI and robust media support (TUAW)
- VLC 2.0 now available, offering faster decoding, a refreshed UI and experimental Blu-ray support (Engadget)
- Tablet computers the new electronic babysitter (The Gazette)
White-collar union stuff (SFMM)
- Échec de la conciliation portant sur l’ajustement des échelons (Fonctionnaire Express)
- Francine Bouliane et Josée Lacroix élues au comité exécutif! (SFMM)
- Élection complémentaire pour un Poste de vice-président (SFMM)
- Info sur Fin des banques de congés pour les auxiliaires (Le Canardo Pressé)
- Nouvelle description de tâches pour les aides-bibliothécaires (Le Canardo Pressé)