Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Roc Nation (place) 1 — Entertainment company whose sign must be thrown as part of Jay Electronica's Discord verification process

Diane Keaton (person) 1 — Actress celebrated for her styling choices and performances in Annie Hall, The Godfather, and First Wives Club

Warren Beatty (person) 1 — Actor and director seen in paparazzi shots with Diane Keaton

r/brandnewsentence (place) 1 — Reddit community where Anna Khachiyan's tweet about looking like you listen to podcasts received 85k upvotes

Malthusianism (concept) 1 — Traditional view suggesting that more people lead to more scarcity and environmental ruin, challenged by techno-optimist...

Melancholia (film) 1 — Film starring Kirsten Dunst referenced in relation to feeling calm during a crisis while usually being depressed.

Bri Bri Luenig (person) 1 — Political commentator satirized for performing tradcath femininity while being associated with mainstream media like NYT...

Last of the Summer Wine (film) 1 — Long-running British sitcom used as comparison for the longevity potential of Cum Town podcast

Fukushima Exclusion Zone (place) 1 — Location where The Whispering Star was filmed in abandoned areas, giving the film a haunted atmosphere

Footprints (on the Moon) (film) 1 — Italian mystery-thriller film shot by Vittorio Storaro about a woman who discovers she's been missing for three days

Vittorio Storaro (person) 1 — Cinematographer for Apocalypse Now and The Last Emperor who shot Footprints on the Moon

Klaus Kinski (person) 1 — Actor who appears briefly in Footprints on the Moon for about 45 seconds

The Last Emperor (film) 1 — Film cited as major work by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro

One Step Beyond (film) 1 — Classic TV anthology series about supernatural events that produced an episode documenting a shamanic mushroom ritual

Rod Serling (person) 1 — Host of The Twilight Zone invoked in comparison to One Step Beyond's psychedelic episode

Les Miserables (film) 1 — Musical mentioned as the only one the poster actually likes among an otherwise despised genre.

Erasmus (concept) 1 — European student exchange program criticized for participants allegedly engaging in partying and infidelity rather than ...

Hyperlexia (concept) 1 — Reading ability disorder mentioned as a comorbidity with other developmental conditions including autism.

Auditory Processing Disorder (concept) 1 — Neurological condition affecting how the brain processes auditory information, mentioned as a comorbidity with autism-re...

The Hole (place) 1 — Alleged detention facility within Scientology where even high-ranking members are reportedly treated abusively.

Chris Crocker (person) 1 — Internet personality referenced for their famous defense of a celebrity

Scary Movie 2 (film) 1 — Comedy film that played in the background during teenage marijuana use with a friend's father

Bodega Bro (person) 1 — Internet personality who allegedly fell off in fame and was outshined by Rittenhouse

Rittenhouse (person) 1 — Public figure who achieved more fame than Bodega Bro

Yesterday (film) 1 — Film whose trailer featured Ana de Armas but she was cut from the final version, leading to a lawsuit

Universal (place) 1 — Film studio being sued for featuring Ana de Armas in the trailer for Yesterday despite her being cut from the film

Grammy Awards (concept) 1 — Music awards ceremony criticized for controversial 2023 winners including Harry Styles and Lizzo over Bad Bunny.

Bernie (film) 1 — Film mentioned as representative of Texas alongside Dazed and Confused and Hell or High Water.

Chewy.com (place) 1 — Online pet supply retailer whose founder purchased a Twitter handle for $5k that now moves stock markets.

Barbie (2023) (film) 1 — Greta Gerwig film mentioned as impossible to criticize, with poster noting absence of lesbians in Barbieland.

Pop Psychology (concept) 1 — Instagram-based psychological diagnosis trend criticized for leading to relationship dissolution based on amateur narcis...

Jose Munoz (person) 1 — Theorist quoted discussing Coca-Cola consumption as a quotidian act of intimacy that transcends art history.

Liz Taylor (person) 1 — Actress mentioned by Andy Warhol as an example of a celebrity who drinks the same Coca-Cola as ordinary people.

r/physics (place) 1 — Reddit community criticized for being filled with schizophrenics and midwits posting unprompted theories without physics...

TikTok Brain (concept) 1 — Contemporary mental state characterized by shortened attention span and superficial engagement, making genuine connectio...

Ryna Workman (person) 1 — NYU SBA president whose writing on Palestine changed one person's perspective from pro-Israel to supporting Palestinian ...

The Declaration of Independence (book) 1 — Historical American document mentioned as an example of older texts written in cursive that children should be able to r...

Charlotte Rampling (person) 1 — Actress praised for serving looks in the film Dune Part Two.

Hechinger Report (place) 1 — Publication cited as source for reporting on why test-optional policies don't increase diversity in college admissions.

Guillotine (concept) 1 — Historical execution method discussed as precursor to modern 'scientific' execution methods like lethal injection.

Kary Mullis (person) 1 — Nobel prize-winning inventor of PCR testing who criticized Fauci and died shortly before COVID pandemic

Berkeley California (place) 1 — City where Dasha Nekrasova attended community college and worked at Reel Cinema DVD rental store

Reel Cinema (place) 1 — Now-defunct Berkeley DVD rental store where Dasha Nekrasova worked

Rick Rubin (person) 1 — Music producer suspected of being a fraud who is now idolized by tech workers for having 'taste' without technical music...

medieval cosmology (concept) 1 — A cosmological system referenced as having a sump at the centre of the universe where dregs and filth descend, with the ...

Gmail (place) 1 — Google's email service that now includes intrusive AI features that prompt users to automate tasks

Keynesian (concept) 1 — Referenced in relation to the illusory dream of a leisure society that AI technology falsely promises

AAFCO (concept) 1 — The Association of American Feed Control Officials, whose nutrition standards are referenced in homemade dog food recipe...

Stephen Kotkin (person) 1 — Author of a book documenting the power struggle in the USSR after Lenin's death, including dramatic incidents involving ...

DuPont clinic (place) 1 — Washington DC medical facility that performs late-term abortions without questions, including at 9 months gestation.