Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Hanna Barbera (place) 2 — Animation studio referenced as producing 'pure distilled slop' cartoons in previous generations

Vienna Secession (concept) 2 — Art movement referenced as the peak of art at the end of the 19th/beginning of 20th century before vanguard movements

Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (person) 2 — Artist who created The Christian Martyr in 1865, discussed in context of 19th century art.

Christian Boltanski (person) 2 — Contemporary artist interested in other people's lives and histories, exploring traces of individual existence

The Dandy Warhols (album) 2 — Band whose song 'Bohemian Like You' was on rotation on MTV2.

MTV2 (place) 2 — Music television channel that played The Dandy Warhols' 'Bohemian Like You' on rotation

Mobb Deep (album) 2 — Hip-hop group whose mainstream hit 'Survival of the Fittest' was shared for being 'too good not to share'

Vera Lutter (person) 2 — Contemporary photographer who uses camera obscuras to produce large-scale, black-and-white negative photographs of urban...

Strawberry Jam (album) 2 — Album by Animal Collective that was influential in high school for the poster but has faded from cultural relevance.

Anthony Jeselnik (person) 2 — Comedian criticized for repetitive 'subversive' humor that is described as 'Reddit edgy' and ultimately soy.

Castle in the Sky (film) 2 — Studio Ghibli film praised as one of the most movingly beautiful films of all time that changed how the poster viewed fi...

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (film) 2 — Studio Ghibli film described as the poster's actual favorite film and rival to Castle in the Sky in animation quality.

Isao Takahata (person) 2 — Studio Ghibli director and visionary whose works are considered Art and international cinema.

Portnoy's Complaint (book) 2 — A novel mentioned as a top recommendation for Red Scare-related media, alongside The Sopranos

Adorno (person) 2 — German philosopher whose flamboyant writing style is appreciated unlike Deleuze's.

Benjamin Britten (person) 2 — British composer whose Peter Grimes interludes were featured in Adam Curtis's documentary 'It Felt Like A Kiss'.

Brahms (person) 2 — German composer whose Symphony No. 3 (Third Movement) was used in Adam Curtis's 'Century of The Self'.

Shostakovich (person) 2 — Russian composer whose 24 Preludes & Fugues were featured in Adam Curtis's 'Century of The Self'.

Ke$ha (person) 2 — Pop musician from Taylor Swift's era who has lost her fanbase while Swift continues to attract new generations of fans.

Richard Branson (person) 2 — Billionaire who went to space but was quickly forgotten in comparison to Bezos

A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis (book) 2 — Nonfiction book about the cultural history of the penis that the poster found thought-provoking

Roger Scruton (person) 2 — Conservative intellectual who died and was noted for taking money from big tobacco

The Scary of Sixty First (film) 2 — Film directed by Dasha Nekrasova as a paranoid homage to Kubrick, released on Vinegar Syndrome Blu-Ray.

Josh Groban (person) 2 — Singer who had a big sincere fanbase during the George W. Bush years

Dickinson (film) 2 — Apple TV show about Emily Dickinson featuring modern music and Wiz Khalifa as Death, heavily criticized for poor writing...

Millennium Mambo (film) 2 — Dreamy film by Hou Hsiao-hsien cited as a favorite by a user seeking similar movie recommendations.

Hou Hsiao-hsien (person) 2 — Director of Millennium Mambo, a dreamy film praised alongside Wong Kar-Wai's work.

Erin Brockovich (film) 2 — Environmental activist who sent a team to investigate the Le Roy, NY mass illness case for toxic waste but found nothing...

Bourne Trilogy (film) 2 — Example of mid-aughts no-filler thriller genre featuring corporate/governmental conspiracies

Vantage Point (film) 2 — Example of mid-aughts no-filler thriller genre featuring corporate/governmental conspiracies

Michael Clayton (film) 2 — Example of mid-aughts no-filler thriller genre featuring corporate/governmental conspiracies and George Clooney

State of Play (film) 2 — Example of mid-aughts no-filler thriller genre featuring corporate/governmental conspiracies

Traffic (film) 2 — Example of mid-aughts no-filler thriller genre featuring corporate/governmental conspiracies

Grapes of Wrath (film) 2 — Americana film listed among great examples of the genre

The Shards (book) 2 — Bret Easton Ellis's new novel being adapted by HBO, described as grotesque.

Lily Tomlin (person) 2 — Actress cited as one of four women a poster repeatedly gets compared to, representing a type of beauty that doesn't feel...

Faroe Islands (place) 2 — Island territory mentioned as an aspirational place to live if financially independent.

The Troubles (concept) 2 — The period of conflict in Northern Ireland discussed as potentially downplayed, with ongoing issues like segregated scho...

Derry (place) 2 — A city in Northern Ireland mentioned alongside Belfast as having bleak conditions following The Troubles.

Lyra McKee (person) 2 — A journalist whose 2019 killing is mentioned as evidence of ongoing tensions related to The Troubles in Northern Ireland...

New IRA (concept) 2 — A paramilitary group formed in 2012, mentioned as evidence of continued sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland.

Saint Omer (film) 2 — A film containing a quote about mothers and daughters that resonated with the poster regarding generational reversal and...

Battle of New Orleans (concept) 2 — A historical battle where outnumbered American militiamen and pirates defeated the British Army with minimal casualties,...

Donovan (person) 2 — Musician whose October 1965 album cover featured early psychedelic lettering, predating the Beatles' Rubber Soul

Ice Age (film) 2 — Animated film set in prehistoric times with anthropomorphic animals, praised as charming and used as example for why mor...

How I'm Feeling Now (album) 2 — Album by Charli XCX cited as an example of her better earlier work compared to her newer releases.

Anne Carson (person) 2 — Canadian poet and scholar whose work on Eros is cited in discussion of love as a portal to self-knowledge.

Eros the Bittersweet (book) 2 — Book by Anne Carson exploring the concept of Eros, desire, and boundaries between self and other.

The Decline of the West (book) 2 — Book by Oswald Spengler analyzing the lifecycle of civilizations, cited by Chinese intellectual Liu Zhongjing regarding ...

George Grosz (person) 2 — Artist whose work was being discussed at an art museum in contrast to Harry Potter cultural references