Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Sao Paulo (place) 1 — Brazilian city referenced as the hometown of a woman in a cross-continental relationship story

James Hoffmann (person) 1 — Coffee expert and YouTuber cited as an authority figure in autistic consumer culture around specialty coffee equipment

CTA (place) 1 — Chicago Transit Authority, the public transit system referenced in a story about train commute tensions and platform con...

Letter to My Father (book) 1 — Kafka's letter examining the painful power dynamics and emotional abuse in his relationship with his father.

Big Razor (concept) 1 — The razor industry accused of enslaving consumers through propaganda and marketing inferior disposable razors with huge ...

SAS (concept) 1 — British Special Air Service, allegedly showcased to the world during the Iranian Embassy Crisis which intelligence servi...

Iranian Embassy Crisis (concept) 1 — Event in London that British intelligence services allegedly knew about but allowed to happen to showcase the SAS.

Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (person) 1 — Cinematographer of Call Me By Your Name who will probably be looked back as a top 5 DP of the era.

Deadpool and Wolverine (film) 1 — Marvel movie rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, criticized for fourth wall jokes, gratuitous violence without gravitas, and childish ...

Asif Rahman (person) 1 — Former CIA analyst who pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents about Israel's planned retaliatory strike against ...

Yale University (place) 1 — University where CIA leaker Asif Rahman graduated in three years before joining the intelligence agency

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (place) 1 — U.S. intelligence agency that prepared the classified documents leaked by Asif Rahman about Israel's military capabiliti...

Espionage Act (concept) 1 — U.S. law under which CIA analyst Asif Rahman was charged for unauthorized disclosure of national defense information

Phnom Penh (place) 1 — Capital city of Cambodia where Asif Rahman was working at the U.S. embassy when arrested

John the Baptist (person) 1 — Biblical figure whose beheading by Salome is depicted in paintings discussed as examples of the femme fatale archetype

Emo subculture (concept) 1 — 2000s subculture discussed as having provided an outlet for sensitive guys who didn't fit masculine expectations before ...

Gary Vee (person) 1 — Motivational entrepreneur figure criticized for influencing young people to adopt fake corporate personalities and "rise...

Grant Cardone (person) 1 — Motivational business figure mentioned alongside Gary Vee as influencing young people's corporate aspirations and fake p...

Harlan Coben (person) 1 — Popular thriller author described as one of the all-time favorites of someone with midwit taste despite high intelligenc...

Queer (film) 1 — An indie film mentioned as an example of genuine queer cinema relegated to the indie market rather than mainstream.

Uncle Buck (film) 1 — Film depicting a character with a Wrigleyville apartment whose only job is fixing greyhound races occasionally.

Josh Hawley (person) 1 — Right-wing politician referenced in connection with post-left political orientation.

Area 51 (place) 1 — Secret military facility referenced in connection with a retired Air Force colonel who posted rare 9/11 footage.

Dalton School (place) 1 — Elite New York prep school where Jeffrey Epstein taught before becoming connected to high society

Erasmus Programme (concept) 1 — European student exchange program mentioned in contrast to international students as being for 'sex sex sex havers' rath...

Apollo missions (concept) 1 — Moon landing program discussed in context of conspiracy theories claiming the US faked the missions due to radiation con...

Thomas Tallis (person) 1 — Renaissance composer whose work 'Spem in Alium' is described as transcendent and towering.

Beatitudes (album) 1 — A piece by Arvo Pärt described as absolutely towering and transcendent.

Spem in Alium (album) 1 — A piece by Thomas Tallis described as absolutely towering and transcendent.

Lake Thun (place) 1 — Lake in Switzerland noted for having multi-million euro estates whose wealthy owners drive modest cars rather than luxur...

Kitty Genovese (person) 1 — Historical figure referenced in context of the importance of bearing witness and not looking away when someone is suffer...

St. Peter (person) 1 — Christian saint mentioned in reference to crucifixion as part of a reflection on showing kindness during Lent.

Lutheranism (concept) 1 — Christian denomination described as extremely bland liberal midwestern faith where nothing matters and one can basically...

Skip and Shannon Undisputed (film) 1 — Sports media show where Joy Taylor worked alongside Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe

OPM (place) 1 — Office of Personnel Management, federal agency issuing directives to federal workers including hiring freezes and return...

Nils Olav (person) 1 — A penguin who holds military rank and is the subject of devotional admiration

Stock Dove (concept) 1 — Lesser known pigeon species (Columba oenas) native to Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, appearing as hybrid between...

Western Asia (place) 1 — Region mentioned as native habitat for Stock Dove pigeon species

Montauk Project (concept) 1 — Conspiracy theory that originally inspired Stranger Things with its grounded, conspiratorial vibe before the show shifte...

Duffer Brothers (person) 1 — Creators of Stranger Things, whose original inspirations from conspiracy theories and grounded sci-fi are criticized as ...

Voldemort (person) 1 — Harry Potter villain used as negative comparison to Stranger Things' Vecna character, representing lazy writing

The Pixies (album) 1 — Influential rock band praised as great and timeless in contrast to dismissive opinions about 2000s indie music

Hawkins (place) 1 — Fictional small town setting of Stranger Things that fits perfectly with the show's grounded sci-fi premise in earlier s...

Jimi Hendrix (person) 1 — Legendary rock guitarist whose music Eric Clapton described as too sacred to discuss publicly in an interview.

Alfred Kinsey (person) 1 — Sex researcher discussed as potentially having prurient rather than purely academic motivations, who encouraged co-worke...

Masters and Johnson (person) 1 — Sex researchers who filmed co-workers as research subjects and participated themselves in filmed research, raising quest...

Sexology (concept) 1 — Field of sexual research critiqued for potentially being motivated by prurient interests rather than legitimate scholars...

Girlboss culture (concept) 1 — Cultural phenomenon critiqued for valorizing abusive workplace behavior and career ambition over personal relationships,...

Parks and Rec (film) 1 — TV show cited as representative of Millennial optimism and earnest belief in institutions

The Organization Man (book) 1 — Book cited as representative of Silent Generation conformity and corporate culture