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Thursday April 19, 2012

Memorable movie lines

Posted by Stephanie Domet

If you want to do the quiz our science guy Michael Bhardwaj talked about -- the one that tests your knowledge of memorable movie lines -- here's a link: http://memo.clr3.com/

Let us know how you scored!

Monday January 30, 2012

Under the sea!

Posted by Stephanie Domet

Boris Worm kindly offered identification of some of the amazing fish I saw while in the Carribbean in early January. If you're heading south -- be sure to take along some snorkel gear. I totally fell in love with the underwater world. It's amazing to see what's going on under there. Check out these photos, and be sure to listen at 4:15 to hear Boris's identifications. Photos all courtesy of travel companion Aidan Brunn.

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Monday December 19, 2011

Books for kids

Posted by Stephanie Domet

Can you tell we're constant readers here on Mainstreet? We're awash in book recommendations for the season. On Thursday's show, Suzy MacLean from Woozles Children's bookstore in Halifax and Darcy Johns from the Cole Harbour Library dropped by to bring our attention to these great books:
- Roadworks, by Sally Sutton and illustrated by Brian Lovelock
-Picture a Tree, by Barbara Reid
-I Want My Hat Back - by Jon Klassen
 -Binky the Space Cat, by Ashley Spires
-Weird But True: 300 Outrageous Facts, by National Geographic
-That Fatal Night: the Titanic Diary of Dorothy Wilton, by Sarah Ellis
-Blizzard of Glass, by Sally Warner
-Divergent, by Veronica Roth
 
I just started reading Divergent last night, and I am hooked!

 

Thursday December 15, 2011

Speaking Volumes recommends...

Posted by Stephanie Domet

Our on-air book club, Speaking Volumes, dropped by yesterday with some books to put on your list for giving -- or getting!

Among their recommendations:

The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt

Atlantic, by Simon Winchester (and in fact anything by Simon Winchester)

The Amazing Foot Race of 1921: Halifax to Vancouver in 134 Days, by Shirley Jean Roll Tucker

Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius, by Sylvia Nasar

The Last Colonial: Curious Adventures & Stories from a Vanishing World, by Christopher Ondaatje

Fireside Al's Treasury of Christmas Stories with CD, by Alan Maitland

God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours, by Regina Brett

Be sure to tune in today to hear some great recommendations for the young readers on your list!