Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Batman Begins (film) 2 — A superhero film referenced for a practical cold weather tip involving Ra's al Ghul's advice to Bruce Wayne about warmin...

Queen of Sheba (person) 2 — Biblical figure referenced in a post about romantic desire, with the poster fantasizing about a relationship similar to ...

The Singularity (concept) 2 — Futurist concept about AI surpassing human intelligence, dismissed by poster as 'incel eschatology' before recent AI dev...

Qin Dynasty (concept) 2 — Chinese dynasty (221-206 BC) that unified the Warring States, which Liu Zhongjing marks as the end of Chinese cultural h...

London Review of Books (place) 2 — Literary and cultural publication that published T.J. Clark's article "The Job".

Flavor of Love (film) 2 — VH1 reality show from the 2000s representing ratchet party animal behavior and part of VH1's celebreality ecosystem.

I Love New York (film) 2 — VH1 reality show from the 2000s representing ratchet party animal behavior and part of VH1's celebreality ecosystem.

Umayyad Caliphate (concept) 2 — Islamic caliphate praised for Abd al-Malik's construction of the Dome of the Rock and suppression of the Kharijites.

Thích Quảng Đức (person) 2 — Vietnamese Buddhist monk who self-immolated in Saigon in 1963, whose sacrifice had lasting political and cultural impact...

Dr. Drew (person) 2 — Television personality criticized as an exploitative quack but praised for discussing how trauma responses can become as...

Diwali (concept) 2 — Hindu festival that the poster claims was 'made up' in 2019, used as an example of cultural concepts being suddenly intr...

Seed oils (concept) 2 — Dietary concern among esoteric right-wing health communities, discussed alongside agricultural chemicals as potential he...

Bobby Darin (person) 2 — 1950s crooner who successfully reinvented himself as an outlaw-country artist with a Bob Dylan-esque persona

Newfoundland (place) 2 — A Canadian location referenced as an ideal summer escape for its cool climate that stays perpetually under 80 degrees Fa...

John Galliano (person) 2 — Fashion designer who made antisemitic remarks while struggling with addiction, later made extensive efforts at restituti...

Louise Bourgeois (person) 2 — A visual artist whose late 1930s and early 1940s paintings including Confrérie and The Runaway Girl are showcased alongs...

Dorothea Tanning (person) 2 — A visual artist whose 1942 painting Children's Games is featured in a collection of work by female artists from the late...

Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (album) 2 — A groundbreaking twenty-movement piano composition by Messiaen written during WWII, providing twenty contemplations on t...

Reptilia (album) 2 — Song by The Strokes mentioned as an example of a good 'howlin' song' similar to House of the Rising Sun.

Sahra Wagenknecht (person) 2 — German politician described as 'very RS' for being economically left-wing but culturally conservative.

Curious George (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Goodnight Moon (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Charlotte's Web (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Blueberries for Sal (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Make Way for Ducklings (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Flow (film) 2 — Highly praised animated film described as incredible and unbelievable that it could be made

Over the Rainbow (album) 2 — Iconic song from The Wizard of Oz performed by Judy Garland, described as emotionally moving and connected to memories o...

Cryptopsy (album) 2 — Death metal band cited as personal favorite in discussion of the liberating and unpretentious nature of the death metal ...

All the Light We Cannot See (book) 2 — Book criticized as 'ever-burnable' and grouped with liberal political memoirs following similar title patterns

The Grateful Dead (album) 2 — Band that built a forty-foot tall 'wall of sound' speaker system for a tour, cited as an example of grandiose musical am...

Ilya Sutskever (person) 2 — Former OpenAI researcher referenced as attempting but failing to oust Sam Altman in a less effective way than Elon Musk ...

Rabbit Angstrom (book) 2 — Character from John Updike's novels representing a certain kind of American middle-class male experience of affluence an...

Paul's Boutique (album) 2 — Beastie Boys album recommended alongside Julie Ruin in discussion of the marriage between Kathleen Hanna and a Beastie B...

Arijit Singh (person) 2 — Indian artist suggested as a hypothetical halftime show performer who would perform in Hindi

The Secret (book) 2 — New age self-help book referenced as an alternative to Catholicism

ICP (person) 2 — Insane Clown Posse, rap group whose clown aesthetic is discussed as being appropriated by art school students

Katie Halper (person) 2 — Socialist commentator criticized by Anna Khachiyan as congenitally boring online leftist woman

Don't Say Gay Bill (concept) 2 — Legislation referenced in context of liberal hypocrisy regarding concerns about queer youth suicide versus Russian civil...

Ion Pack (concept) 2 — A podcast criticized for being insufferable, featuring hosts who insist on saying "what the FUCK is really good" and mak...

Huntington Library (place) 2 — California-based library that acquired Thomas Pynchon's archival papers

Bazarov (person) 2 — Character from Fathers and Sons whom a reader aspires to emulate

Bobbi Lurie (person) 2 — Poet and mother of director Ari Aster who wrote about her son's struggles with anorexia, blindness from Stevens Johnson ...

Museum of Intolerance (place) 2 — Museum focused on documenting human atrocities and the Holocaust where Ari Aster's son worked according to his mother's ...

Epic Rap Battles of History (concept) 2 — YouTube comedy music video series praised for its creativity and charm, with specific mention of Ted Roosevelt v. Winsto...

Journey (album) 2 — A band mentioned as part of an 80s music listening session paired with red wine and apartment cleaning.

Jack Schlossberg (person) 2 — Harvard Law graduate and member of the Kennedy family criticized for not utilizing his privileged position and education...

Carthage (place) 2 — Ancient Phoenician city-state that was completely destroyed by Rome after 800 years of existence, with no writings or cu...

LRB (place) 2 — The London Review of Books, a publication that featured an essay on the return of psychoanalysis as a way to explain the...

Seminar XX (book) 2 — Lacan's psychoanalytic text that when fed to AI caused it to persistently use psychoanalytic terminology

White (book) 2 — 2019 book by Bret Easton Ellis that was to be released on April 16th and reviewed by Andrea Long Chu