Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Koyaanisqatsi (film) 2 — Film by Godfrey Reggio listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

VALIS (book) 2 — A book by Philip K Dick that documents his descent into madness and serves as the best example of his thorough documenta...

Book of Jeremiah (book) 2 — Biblical text referenced by a woman having a psychotic episode at an event, ranting about it alongside Q-adjacent theori...

Spidey and His Amazing Friends (film) 2 — Children's television show representing mainstream kids' entertainment preferences

Climate Change Denial (concept) 2 — Conservative rejection of climate science discussed as potentially driven by corporate propaganda and disinformation cam...

Nintendo Switch (concept) 2 — Gaming console associated with neglectful Reddit parent archetype

The Last Man Takes LSD (book) 2 — Book detailing Foucault's flirtation with neoliberalism.

TurboTax (place) 2 — Tax preparation software service criticized for major security failures allowing identity theft.

The Waste Land (book) 2 — T.S. Eliot's modernist poem about spiritual alienation and infertility in post-WWI Europe, drawing on Arthurian legend a...

George R.R. Martin (person) 2 — Fantasy author who appears on Reddit's r/bookshelf but is frowned upon as too dense for typical users.

Boston Tea Party (concept) 2 — Historical act of defiance cited as an example of direct action that helped ignite the American Revolution

William Gibson (person) 2 — Author of Neuromancer who coined the term 'cyberspace' but whose work is praised for emotional depth beyond technologica...

Medici family (person) 2 — Italian banking family discussed as historically marginalized bankers who built churches because of fears they would go ...

Blondie (album) 2 — A band featuring Debbie Harry, discussed in relation to their music video for 'Hanging On The Telephone' with performanc...

Herman Cain (person) 2 — A Republican Primary candidate described as charming but not saying anything of substance during a speech at an Orlando ...

Mardi Gras (concept) 2 — New Orleans carnival celebration mentioned as the temporal setting for a social gathering.

Elif Batuman (person) 2 — Author frequently discussed by women working in publishing, mentioned as a key talking point in the industry.

Winslow Homer (person) 2 — Artist whose painting 'The Gulf Stream' from 1899 is featured in a collection of aquatic animal paintings.

Sandro Botticelli (person) 2 — Renaissance artist whose painting 'The Birth of Venus' from the 1480s is featured in a collection of aquatic animal pain...

René Magritte (person) 2 — Surrealist artist whose painting 'Collective Invention' from 1934 is featured in a collection of aquatic animal painting...

Adnan Syed (person) 2 — Subject of a controversial murder case where many women believe him innocent despite evidence of being a jealous, posses...

50 Shades of Gray (book) 2 — Popular erotic romance novel used as an example of low-quality commercial fiction in a discussion about book piracy.

Hutterite (concept) 2 — Religious community in South Dakota compared to the Amish, noted for higher asthma and allergy rates attributed to indus...

Hunt Gather Parent (book) 2 — A book discussing how strange modern parenting and the nuclear family is, contrasting with traditional child-rearing pra...

Analyze This (film) 2 — 1999 screwball comedy featuring Billy Crystal as a therapist treating a mafia patient played by De Niro.

Ansel Adams (person) 2 — American photographer whose stamps are being released by USPS in 2024.

Percy Fawcett (person) 2 — Historical explorer mentioned as an interesting topic learned from men.

Fascism (concept) 2 — Political concept discussed in context of Adorno's tendency to overuse the term, but also defended as sometimes being th...

The Devil Wears Prada (film) 2 — Film critiqued for portraying the protagonist's boyfriend as the villain and the abusive boss as the hero, exemplifying ...

The Crucible (book) 2 — Arthur Miller play about witch hunts invoked to describe the media hysteria around the Lucy Letby case.

Murray Rothbard (person) 2 — Inventor of anarcho-capitalism who advocated for grassroots activist investing as a viable strategy for the left 45 year...

Bottom's Dream (book) 2 — A massive 2,000-page postmodernist German novel translated by John E. Woods and published at a loss by Dalkey Archive, r...

Dalkey Archive (place) 2 — Publisher that heroically published Bottom's Dream at a loss, a 2,000-page postmodernist novel requiring special product...

Rising Up and Rising Down (book) 2 — William T. Vollmann's 7-volume meditation on violence published by McSweeney's in 2003 after years of design and fact-ch...

Jeremy Tate (person) 2 — Co-author with Cornel West of Washington Post opinion piece criticizing Howard University's removal of Classics.

Bayard Rustin (person) 2 — Gay rights activist whose work achieved actual liberation, contrasted with corporate rainbow-washing of Pride.

Sabra (place) 2 — Hummus brand ironically promoted as supporting LGBTQ+ rights in the Middle East in a satirical post.

Duane Reade (place) 2 — A pharmacy chain in NYC that the author considered running to for a toothbrush before a job interview while hungover.

Reagan era (concept) 2 — The 1980s period referenced as having a distinct presidential identity and cultural resonance, contrasted with the lack ...

Eno (person) 2 — Brian Eno, ambient music pioneer whose album Apollo was referenced in connection to Slowdive opening and closing their s...

Apollo (album) 2 — Third-party Reddit app discussed as being threatened by Reddit's API pricing changes that would force users to pay month...

Tiny Desk (concept) 2 — A concert series known for performers who exhibit natural charisma during intimate performances.

Saint Petersburg (place) 2 — Russian city where a dating misadventure involving Lebanese-Russian woman and potential kidnapping occurred

Stan culture (concept) 2 — Contemporary phenomenon of extreme celebrity fandom that has replaced religious devotion, characterized by aggressive de...

Max Azzarello (person) 2 — Man who self-immolated outside a courthouse, distributing pamphlets before setting himself on fire and dying 9 hours lat...

A Room With a View (film) 2 — A 1985 film adaptation noted for its scene of three men frolicking.

Frank (album) 2 — A jazz album written when the artist was 17, praised for its unique songwriting ability, lyricism and wit.

Milkshake (album) 2 — A song by Kelis released 16 years before WAP without generating comparable culture war controversy.

MSG (concept) 2 — Monosodium glutamate, a food additive predicted to become a trend among young men interested in cooking.

AliExpress (place) 2 — Online shopping platform criticized as the source of tacky accessories and bad clothing worn by people following goth gi...