Shane Fraser, Author at Areo

Culture & Media

The Historical Revisionism of DMX’s Woodstock ’99 Performance

The documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage recently dropped on HBO and select streaming platforms. It covers the disappointing second sequel (after ’94) to the 1969 Woodstock music festival,…

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6 min

A Blood Alcohol Guessing Game and a False Accusation of Racism

A number of years ago, I worked as a low level emergency responder. When allegations surfaced in June that ER workers across British Columbia were playing a blood alcohol level…

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8 min

Psychology

The Moral Case for Nihilism

Since it became part of the zeitgeist of nineteenth-century Europe, nihilism has been blamed for virtually every atrocity committed by an unsound individual. This “philosophy of nothing” concludes that our…

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8 min

Culture & Media

Separating Art from Propaganda

Fair warning: this article is propaganda. It was written to change your mind. I have a point to make and an argument to support this point, with the intended result…

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Shane Fraser

The Historical Revisionism of DMX’s Woodstock ’99 Performance

A Blood Alcohol Guessing Game and a False Accusation of Racism

The Moral Case for Nihilism

Separating Art from Propaganda

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