I just finished reading Hitler, a manga by Shigeru Mizuki, and now I am reading Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae (an hilarious manga that was adapted into both an anime and a live-action movie) as well as Je suis vivant et vous êtes morts [I am alive but you're dead] a novelized biography of Philip K. Dick by French author Emmanuel Carrère. All quite interesting and I'll try to comment on them as soon as possible (considering how busy I am, it'll probably take months).
On TV, I just finished watching the (Brit, of course) series Mr Selfridge and Ripper Street. I am currently following (or catching up on) Ben Hur (the 2010 movie for TV remake, ideal viewing choice for the week leading to Easter!), Murdoch Mysteries and Vikings (while still watching the usual Elementary, Hawaiï Five-O, Mentalist, NCIS, Vampire Diaries and Walking Dead -- it's funny to note that those are the only shows with contemporary setting that I watch). Not to forget that Bomb Girls, The Borgia, Continuum, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and Mad Men will resume imminently. I'm wondering where I find time to sleep.
Not much news-wise either. A new Pope was elected (as if it would change anything) and, for the rest, here's a few links after the jump:
Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Ent. Announces the DVD Release of The Rose of Versailles, Part 2 Limited Edition (ANN)
- Ghost in the Shell Arise Manga Previewed (ANN)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces The Irresponsible Captain Tylor Complete Series (ANN)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Kimba the White Lion Complete Series (ANN)
- eManga Now Offers Free Genki Life Magazine (ANN)
- Thermae Romae's Yamazaki Previews Steve Jobs Manga Online (ANN)
- First chapter of Steve Jobs manga now on sale in Japan (TUAW)
- First chapter of 'official' Jobs biographic manga goes on sale in Japan (Apple Insider)
- OS X 10.8.3, Safari 6.0.3, Security Update 2013-001 go live (MacNN)
- Siri trick turns iBooks into audiobooks (TUAW)
- iTunes is more than earning its keep (TUAW)
- L'iPhone bientôt chez Vidéotron? (La Presse)
- Chicago High Schools Banning Persepolis? (ICv2)
- Chicago Public Schools Told Not to Remove Persepolis (ICv2)
- Jerusalem: A Family Portrait (ICv2) [Looks similar in some ways to Guy Delisle's Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City; another book to investigate]
- Academic and Professional Publishing (The Scholarly Kitchen)
- Des Idées en revues: Vers un effondrement de l’industrie de la culture? (Le Devoir)
- Persepolis battle in Chicago schools provokes outcry (The Guardian)
- L'édition française n'a pas fait sa révolution numérique (Le Monde)
- Un outil pratique: le Catalogue des Bibliothèques du Québec (lien)
- François, premier pape des Amériques (Le Devoir)
- Paris va tester des moutons en guise de tondeuses (La Presse)
- N Korea 'combat posture to hit US' (BBC)
- Hydro_Québec offer Rabais et remise sur les ampoules à DEL homologuées ENERGY STAR® admissibles (Lien)
Unshelved (2013-03-23, originally appeared on 2003/04/22)
Local News & National Politics
- La hausse des tarifs d'Hydro-Québec sera limitée à 2,4 % (Radio-Canada) [C'est déjà trop, mon salaire monte pas tant que ça lui]
- Couillard promet le renouveau du PLQ (Le Devoir)
- «Une attaque frontale contre le Québec» (Le Devoir)
- Le nouveau Canada de Harper (Le Devoir)
- Les «chamailleries» linguistiques nuisent à Montréal (La Presse)
- DVD Round-Up: The Hobbit, Zero Dark Thirty, Les Mis (ICv2)
- New Game of Thrones Season 3 Trailer (ICv2)
- A 2010 film adaptation of P.K. Dick's Radio Free Albemuth! (Wikipedia) [How comes I missed this? I must check that asap]
- BBC Trailer for New Doctor Who Season (ICv2)
- George R.R. Martin to Appear in Game of Thrones (ICv2)
- TV time 'does not breed badly behaved children' (BBC)
- What Japanese history lessons leave out (BBC)
- London rail site yields 'plague pit' (Al Jazeera)
- Titanic band leader's violin is authentic, say experts (BBC)
- Dinosaur-killing space rock 'was a comet' (BBC)
- Voyager Solar System 'exit' debated (BBC)
- 'Under the skin' blood-testing device developed (BBC)
- La résurrection des Nabatéens (Le Monde)
- Apollo moon rocket engines raised from Atlantic (USA Today)
- Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum (BBC)
- Creationist: $10K to anyone who can disprove Genesis (USA Today)
- Une bibliothèque d’appareils mobiles bientôt à Montréal (Métro Montréal)
- Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly (Link)
- Small gestures, big impact: hands-on with Leap Motion's latest games and apps (The Verge)
- Leap Motion controller shipping May 13, Pre-order now at Best Buy (9 to 5 Mac)
- Archify: capture everything, find anything (link)
- Google Reader Who? Feedly Became Top News App On iPhone, iPad & Android This Week (Tech Crunch, iTunes app store)
- HBO Go might not require a cable subscription soon (Canada.com)
- Facebook Vs. LinkedIn- who has more staying power? (USA Today)
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