Red Scare Canon

Cultural References from the Subreddit

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• The Ascension (album) 2 — Album by Glenn Branca featuring Robert Longo's 'Men In The Cities' artwork as its cover.
• Chasing Vermeer (book) 2 — Children's novel recommended for grooming future geniuses and nobel winners.
• Bright Eyes (album) 2 — Musical artist whose album 'Fevers and Mirrors' was being listened to while reminiscing about summer 2004
• Either/Or (album) 2 — Elliott Smith album from the 1990s that was nostalgically remembered being played on cassette in 2004
• Fevers and Mirrors (album) 2 — Bright Eyes album that the poster hadn't listened to in a long time while reminiscing about 2004
• The Parade (book) 2 — Novel by Dave Eggers that epitomizes the author's perceived overrated middlebrow style
• Chris Kattan (person) 2 — Former SNL cast member who had a nearly nonexistent film/TV career after SNL but is still viewed positively by audiences...
• Darrell Hammond (person) 2 — Former SNL cast member with minimal post-SNL career who is still fondly remembered by audiences.
• Tim Meadows (person) 2 — Former SNL cast member with a nearly nonexistent film/TV career after the show but still viewed positively.
• Henry de Montherlant (person) 2 — French author discussed with enthusiasm by a literature master's student who inspired someone to order his books
• Mahler (person) 2 — Composer whose music moved someone to tears after months of depression-induced emotional numbness
• The Raincoats (album) 2 — Band whose song 'Lola' was posted as part of an attempt to generate music discussion on the subreddit
• Pnin (book) 2 — Novel by Vladimir Nabokov mentioned by the poster to defend his literary tastes against accusations of pedophilia.
• Epstein (person) 2 — Reference to Jeffrey Epstein used as example of conspiracy theories where deeper implications are known but nothing chan...
• St. Dunstan (person) 2 — Catholic monk who created one of the earliest verifiable self-portraits around 950 CE, showing himself kneeling before C...
• Guda the Illuminator (person) 2 — 12th-century German nun who created one of the earliest female self-portraits in the Homiliary of St. Bartholomew around...
• Marc Dutroux (person) 2 — Belgian serial killer and child abuser whose case involved allegations of elite pedophile networks and extensive police ...
• Rough Trade (place) 2 — Record label referenced alongside Matador as essentially being an arm of marketing companies in a critique of contempora...
• Tony Blair (person) 2 — Former British Prime Minister mentioned in context of UK political history.
• The Seventh Seal (film) 2 — 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman featured in Red Scare movie night
• The Marfa Tapes (album) 2 — Country album praised for its minimalist, authentic sound in contrast to overproduced Nashville country.
• Chris Hedges (person) 2 — American journalist and author mentioned in context of remaining optimistic while aware of societal problems.
• The Indifferent Stars Above (book) 2 — A book about the Donner Party that a user is reading to get back into reading after a long hiatus
• David McCullough (person) 2 — Historian and author who told the story of Theodore Roosevelt reading Anna Karenina
• Dakota Territory (place) 2 — Historical American territory where Theodore Roosevelt pursued thieves across the Badlands
• Fictions (book) 2 — Collection by Jorge Luis Borges exploring how the cultural canon and fiction shape our interior world
• The Complete Stories (book) 2 — Story collection by Flannery O'Connor exploring what being moral means in an amoral world
• L'Eclisse (film) 2 — Film by Michelangelo Antonioni played at a music show, featuring a blackface scene that unfortunately coincided with the...
• Irvine Welsh (person) 2 — Author of dirty, grimy books about low-lifes, mentioned alongside Chuck Palahniuk as inspiration for book recommendation...
• Rant (book) 2 — Novel by Chuck Palahniuk described as being loved by a reader seeking dirty, grimy books about low-lifes.
• Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (person) 2 — Queer theorist whose first axiom about sexuality explores how people differ dramatically in their experiences and unders...
• Lester Bangs (person) 2 — Legendary music critic invoked as a superior alternative to contemporary YouTube music criticism.
• Bombay (place) 2 — Financial metropolis in India where a young corporate lawyer experiences isolation and loneliness
• Claire Tabouret (person) 2 — A contemporary painter whose work is being introduced to the subreddit as part of an effort to expose users to contempor...
• Forugh Farrokhzad (person) 2 — Iranian poet and director who died at age 32, known for writings on femininity and sexuality and her documentary The Hou...
• The Tao of Physics (book) 2 — A book from the 1970s comparing Eastern Mysticism to contemporary findings in quantum physics that helped the poster reb...
• Dolly the sheep (concept) 2 — Famous cloned sheep representing peak cloning-mania worldwide, with questions about subsequent developments in cloning t...
• Amy (2015) (film) 2 — Documentary about Amy Winehouse that adequately told her story according to the poster.
• Dennis Quaid (person) 2 — Actor who plays a cartoonish Hollywood sleazeball daytime TV producer character in The Substance
• Michele Bachmann (person) 2 — Former Republican politician described as high camp, compared to a John Waters character trapped in a Thomas Kinkade pai...
• Ursula (person) 2 — Author referenced as a favorite by a poster who wants to name their hypothetical daughter after her.
• Galaxie 500 (album) 2 — American indie band formed at Ivy League schools, representing middle class college rock origins in contrast to UK worki...
• Petra Collins (person) 2 — Photographer whose Rookie Magazine photos are compared to David Berman's suburban poetry as a female equivalent
• M83 (person) 2 — Musical artist associated with the nostalgic late-Obama era culture of 2015/2016.
• Bill Evans (person) 2 — Jazz pianist praised for live performances in 1964, discussed by jazz enthusiasts seeking more recommendations
• James Garrison (person) 2 — New Orleans District Attorney who accused the US government of involvement in JFK's assassination
• Jon Ronson (person) 2 — Author and journalist who revealed details about Alex Jones's teenage experiences being bullied
• Avatar the Last Airbender (film) 2 — Animated series referenced by a man experiencing AI psychosis in relation to his delusional ritual beliefs about alchemi...
• Meat is Murder (album) 2 — Album by The Smiths/Morrissey discussed as the favorite album of the actor who played Chris in The Sopranos.
• Lundy Bancroft (person) 2 — Author referenced in a discussion about anger and men's public displays of rage being intentional rather than loss of co...