Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Norman Fucking Rockwell (album) 2 — Lana Del Rey album mentioned as music for depression

Orlando Furioso (book) 2 — Epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto that Mary Shelley read the 35th canto of in 1818

Ludovico Ariosto (person) 2 — Italian Renaissance poet, author of Orlando Furioso read by Mary Shelley

Diamonds and Rust (album) 2 — Song by Joan Baez believed to be about Bob Dylan, described as 'cutting'

Tamara Kalinic (person) 2 — High fashion influencer followed for positive energy and lifestyle advice

Xenia Adonts (person) 2 — High fashion influencer followed for positive energy and lifestyle advice

Chip and Joanna Gaines (person) 2 — Home renovation and furniture flipping television personalities referenced as the female equivalent of starting a podcas...

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (album) 2 — Classical composition whose third movement is praised as one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

Russell's Teapot (concept) 2 — Bertrand Russell's thought experiment about the burden of proof cited as a favorite philosophical puzzle.

White Claw (concept) 2 — Hard seltzer brand purchased for a party where guests unexpectedly preferred non-alcoholic options.

Angelo Badalamenti (person) 2 — A composer known for atmospheric soundtrack work, including the piece 'Lauren's Walking.'

The Book of Disquiet (book) 2 — Work by Fernando Pessoa containing reflections on alienation, melancholy, and the preference for literature over reality...

Fernando Pessoa (person) 2 — Portuguese writer whose Book of Disquiet contains meditations on alienation, nostalgia, and the rejection of reality.

Dante's Divine Comedy (book) 2 — Classic literary work mentioned as a topic discussed at length by an intelligent but boring date who couldn't hold the p...

Luther Vandross (person) 2 — R&B singer whose music was played in car, cited as evidence of friend's possible closeted homosexuality

Tate (place) 2 — Art museum mentioned as venue where POC woman artist showed work

Whitney (place) 2 — Art museum (Whitney Museum) mentioned as venue where POC woman artist showed work

Artforum (place) 2 — Art magazine mentioned in discussion of POC women artists corresponding about marginalization

Jane Asher (person) 2 — Paul McCartney's former girlfriend described as a 'Beatle Girl' whose ginger hair inspired someone to dye their own hair...

Dasha (person) 2 — Referenced as someone who must be protected in a humorous comment about love and working together.

Margaret Mitchell (person) 2 — Southern author of Gone With The Wind described as a based Southern woman experiencing erasure.

Takanakuy (concept) 2 — Festival where disputes can be settled with boxing between parties, proposed as an alternative to endless therapy.

Jules Bastien-Lepage (person) 2 — Painter whose depiction of Joan of Arc shows the insanity in her eyes as she moves toward the voices.

Amy Adams (person) 2 — Actress discussed as experiencing a career decline since her role in Nocturnal Animals

The Two Towers (book) 2 — Second volume of The Lord of the Rings that the poster was reading during their first road trip to the Rocky Mountains, ...

Grand Central (place) 2 — Transportation hub in New York City mentioned in relation to COVID-19 exposure.

Oliver Stone (person) 2 — Director jokingly cited as having directed the Vietnam War in a fake conspiracy theory example.

Nixon (person) 2 — US President mentioned in context of Apollo moon landings supposedly occurring during his presidency scandals to shift n...

Osaka (place) 2 — Major Japanese city mentioned alongside Tokyo and Hiroshima as having uniquely awesome urban features

Joy Taylor (person) 2 — Sports media personality on Skip and Shannon Undisputed, allegedly exposed for sleeping her way to the top of sports med...

The Favourite (film) 2 — Yorgos Lanthimos film that a pretentious filmgoer admitted to not having seen.

To Pimp A Butterfly (album) 2 — A Kendrick Lamar album that the black community largely didn't connect with despite its critical acclaim, causing the ar...

Brideshead Revisited (book) 2 — Novel by Evelyn Waugh about Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the world of privilege before World War ...

Dark Star (film) 2 — Sci-fi comedy film about a deteriorating spaceship and its crew's mental health, debut feature of John Carpenter and Dan...

Dan O'Bannon (person) 2 — Screenwriter who co-created Dark Star with John Carpenter and later wrote Alien.

Wild Zero (film) 2 — Japanese rock and zombie film featuring Guitar Wolf with a message that 'love has no borders, nationalities, or genders....

The Library of Babel (book) 2 — Borges short story quoted for its philosophical reflection on accepting damnation for the sake of others' salvation.

r/hiphopheads (place) 2 — A Reddit forum where white fans discuss hip hop in a way that seems disconnected from the black community the music is m...

Dean Blunt (album) 2 — Musician whose music was listened to by someone processing being ghosted after a four-month relationship.

Metamorphosis (book) 2 — Classic book by Kafka mentioned in contrast between pristine new editions and weathered Dover Thrift editions.

Ikue Mori (person) 2 — The drummer for the band DNA, celebrated as a notable female drummer.

Janet Weiss (person) 2 — The drummer for Sleater-Kinney, celebrated as a notable female drummer.

Meg White (person) 2 — The drummer for the White Stripes, celebrated as a notable female drummer.

Moe Tucker (person) 2 — The drummer for the Velvet Underground, celebrated as a notable female drummer.

Sandy West (person) 2 — The drummer for the Runaways, celebrated as a notable female drummer.

Sheila E (person) 2 — A drummer who performed with Prince, celebrated as a notable female drummer.

1. Outside (album) 2 — A concept album by David Bowie featuring various characters he portrayed photographically.

André Breton (person) 2 — Early 20th century Surrealist who proclaimed that the quintessential Surrealist act would be to shoot randomly into a cr...

Republic (book) 2 — Plato's foundational philosophical text name-dropped alongside postmodernist works as proof of intellectual engagement.

Rumours (album) 2 — Fleetwood Mac album listed as someone's all-time favorite, ranking first in their top five albums.