Author Archives: Nicolas Ouellette

About Nicolas Ouellette

Columnist / Podcast Host: Nicolas or, as his friends like to call him, Dr Nick has a PhD in physics as well as an unhealthy obsession with videogames. He won the 2006 Nininger Award for his work in astrophysics and hates vegetarians as a general rule.

Contributors’ Picks: Super-Heroes

Posted on 2012-05-09 by Nicolas Ouellette

Contributors assemble! To celebrate the release of The Avengers, Pam, Chris, Nick, and Dimitri give their recommendations for super-hero fiction.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Posted on 2012-04-25 by Nicolas Ouellette

The Old Republic goes massively multiplayer! Nicolas reviews the third instalment of the popular Star Wars spinoff franchise.

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Contributors’ Picks: Time Travel

Posted on 2012-04-19 by Nicolas Ouellette

Got to get back in time! Pam, Eileen, Nick, and Dimitri give their recommendations for time-travel fiction and avoid mentioning Back to the Future (1985) even though we all thought about it.

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Contributors’ Picks: Women

Posted on 2012-03-23 by Nicolas Ouellette

Happy Women’s History Month! To celebrate the occasion, Pam, Chris, Nick, and Dimitri give their recommendations for lady-centric entertainment.

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Contributors’ Picks: Luck

Posted on 2012-03-16 by Nicolas Ouellette

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! To celebrate the Irish holiday, Pam, Chris, Nick, and Dimitri give their recommendations for luck-themed fiction.

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Contributors’ Picks: Black History

Posted on 2012-02-29 by Nicolas Ouellette

Happy Black History Month! To celebrate the occasion, Kazim, Pamela, Nicolas, and Dimitri give their recommendations for African American fiction.

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Contributors’ Picks: Romance

Posted on 2012-02-12 by Nicolas Ouellette

Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, Eileen, Chris, Nick, and new contributor Pamela recommend some of their favourite romantic movies.

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Contributors’ Picks: End of the World

Posted on 2012-01-28 by Nicolas Ouellette

It’s the end of the world, and we feel fine! To celebrate our surviving 2012 so far, Eileen, Nick, Chris, and Dimitri share their recommendations for post-apocalyptic fiction.

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