Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Michael Crichton (person) 2 — 7-foot tall doctor who became wealthy writing airport books and was a prominent climate change denier

The Power of Ritual in Prehistory (book) 2 — Academic work examining how secret societies in prehistoric cultures were used for social control and creating inequalit...

UC Berkeley (place) 2 — University of California campus where Mario Savio delivered his famous 1964 Free Speech Movement address.

Flight of the Conchords (film) 2 — Comedy series that a poster wishes were back in the cultural zeitgeist to improve quality of life.

Nirvanna The Band The Show (film) 2 — Canadian comedy series mentioned alongside Flight of the Conchords as representing better cultural content.

Kenny vs Spenny (film) 2 — Canadian reality comedy show cited as an example of quality entertainment missing from current culture.

Degrassi (film) 2 — Canadian teen soap opera that a British man in his late 20s found enjoyable to watch.

Abundance (concept) 2 — Political framework promoted by Ezra Klein that emphasizes removing regulations to enable cheaper infrastructure and hou...

Sophie Ristelhueber (person) 2 — Photographer whose "Aftermath: Kuwait, 1991" series documents the aftermath of the Gulf War in Kuwait.

Porto (place) 2 — City in northern Portugal where the poster's ex-girlfriend was from and where they frequently visited.

Randy Fine (person) 2 — Sitting member of Congress described as having aggressive racist behavior comparable to Valentina Gomez.

Valentina Gomez (person) 2 — Public figure known for aggressive racist content including shooting a mannequin and burning the Quran with a flamethrow...

Charleston (place) 2 — A city in South Carolina where a conversation with a Navy veteran homeless man took place at Waterfront Park.

The 400 Blows (film) 2 — A film featuring a scene where a child commits an act for the author Balzac, resonating with the poster's own childhood ...

Balzac (person) 2 — A French author referenced in The 400 Blows as the motivation for a child's passionate act.

Shirley Jackson (person) 2 — An author currently being read by another Red Scare book club in Philadelphia.

John Altoon (person) 2 — American artist (1925-1969) described as a boozing, boisterous braggart with schizophrenia who died at 44 from a heart a...

The Brooklyn Rail (place) 2 — Publication that published Craig Olson's essay on John Altoon's artistic legacy.

Virginia Beach (place) 2 — City where a suspicious missing person case involving a new mother and her husband Odin took place.

Colorado State (place) 2 — University that Taylor, the missing woman in a suspicious Virginia Beach case, attended to become a vet tech.

The Master and Margarita (book) 2 — Classic novel referenced in criticism of people who own recent editions of classic books with webcomic-style covers from...

Train Dreams (film) 2 — Film adaptation set in 1910s Idaho criticized for depicting the era with modern aversions to unionizing and faith, ignor...

The Screwtape Letters (book) 2 — C.S. Lewis work from which the fifteenth letter is quoted, discussing how demons want humans to focus on the future rath...

Prozac Nation (book) 2 — Mental illness memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel that prompted discussion about the genre of mental illness memoirs.

Elizabeth Wurtzel (person) 2 — Author of Prozac Nation who died at 52, prompting discussion about mental illness memoirs.

An Unquiet Mind (book) 2 — Mental illness memoir by Kay Redfield Jamison highly recommended in discussion of the genre.

Kay Redfield Jamison (person) 2 — Author of An Unquiet Mind, a highly recommended mental illness memoir.

Crazy (book) 2 — Mental illness memoir by Marya Hornbacher highly recommended in discussion of the genre.

Marya Hornbacher (person) 2 — Author of Crazy, a highly recommended mental illness memoir.

Ada, or Ardor (book) 2 — Novel by Vladimir Nabokov cited as a personal favorite for its complex multilingual wordplay and linguistic innovation.

New York Magazine (place) 2 — Publication that featured a long-form article on Anna Nicole Smith recommended within the subreddit as exemplary journal...

Catechism of the Catholic Church (book) 2 — Catholic text cited regarding Tertullian's commentary on the Lord's Prayer

Andrew Breitbart (person) 2 — Conservative media figure quoted for his mantra 'Politics is downstream from culture' in a discussion about art and poli...

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (film) 2 — A documentary film described as insane where the viewer never knows what the subject will do next, recently received a B...

Francis Bellamy (person) 2 — Christian Socialist author of the Pledge of Allegiance whose political views are noted as an interesting historical fact...

Looking Backward (book) 2 — A book by Francis Bellamy's cousin that predicted future developments like shopping malls and television.

Drop Dead Gorgeous (film) 2 — A comedy film starring Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, and Brittany Murphy described as iconic, funny, and abject.

The Vampire Diaries (film) 2 — TV show referenced in discussion of consciousness bonding, with the poster misremembering a character named Edward doing...

Chabad (concept) 2 — Hasidic Jewish outreach movement whose members approach people on the street asking 'are you Jewish?' in cities like Por...

Just Stop Oil (concept) 2 — Climate activism group known for dramatic protests involving targeting artworks in museums to raise awareness about foss...

Last Exit to Brooklyn (book) 2 — A book mentioned in the context of seeking literary works that have similar consensus appreciation on the subreddit as B...

Alton Brown (person) 2 — A cooking personality idolized by men who analyze food from a scientific perspective and treat cooking like a research s...

Kenji (person) 2 — A cooking guru idolized by men who approach cooking with a scientific, STEM-focused methodology.

Octavia Butler (person) 2 — Science fiction author whose novel Kindred was studied in a creative writing seminar, sparking discussions about race an...

Alexandra Daddario (person) 2 — Actress whose nude scenes in True Detective were criticized as gratuitous and serving only as masturbatory material for ...

Over the Hedge (film) 2 — Animated film from approximately 2003 cited as an early example of children's movies depicting panic attacks

Puss in Boots 2 (film) 2 — Children's animated film discussed as being overpraised for depicting panic attacks and anxiety

Elizabeth Fraser (person) 2 — Vocalist of Cocteau Twins praised for vocal acrobatics and emotional power, considered underrated in best vocalist conve...

Heaven or Las Vegas (album) 2 — Cocteau Twins album mentioned as the only work people discuss when talking about the band

Ancien Regime (concept) 2 — French pre-revolutionary political system used as analogy for Democrats and mainstream Republicans