A few things in today’s paper: my final cultural lesson — of memes and Mentos; SARS wasn’t the viral hit of the decade after all — appears, as does my list of movies of the year. Also, I take part in this week’s Popcorn Panel. The movie? Avatar, which made my top 10. Also, over on The Ampersand, you can find my pick for album of the year.
In Wednesday’s National Post I explore the resurgence of 3-D, and over on The Afterword I chat with Shortcover’s Michael Serbinis about new e-reading service Kobo.
In today’s National Post, I write about my week with Amazon’s much-hyped e-reader, the Kindle, and sit down with Michael Serbinis, president of Shortcovers, Indigo’s e-book platform.
In today’s National Post, I try and make sense of the Google Book Settlement.
If you thought — like me — no Canadians were longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize, you were wrong. Ed O’Loughlin, nominated for his debut novel Not Untrue and Not Unkind, was born in Toronto and spent his early years in Edmonton. I spoke to him on Friday, and the Q&A is posted on The Afterword. Meanwhile, over at That Shakespearean Rag, I take part in a roundtable on digitization along with Steven Beattie, Pasha Malla, and Julie Wilson.
In today’s National Post, I profile sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay — there’s a longer version of the piece over on The Afterword. Watch for my review on The Ampersand on Friday. I also take a quick look at the battle that unfolded on Twitter this past between between staff writer Susan Orlean and ex-staffer Dan Baum.
Over on The Afterword I’ve posted an interview with P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War. It’s a fascinating read, I think.
Amazon.com announced the next generation of their Kindle e-book reader at a press conference yesterday. But guess who isn’t getting a Kindle? Canadians! The Post’s technology reporter David George-Cosh and I take a look at the news in today’s National Post.
In today’s National Post: I take a look at the relationship between Gossip Girl and the web, and also preview Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa, a new exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture that opens today.
Pick up today’s National Post and check out my feature on the social implications of pervasive technology.