Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

taylor_jevaux (person) 1 — Hot tub streamer known for extended teasing countdowns before appearing on camera for brief periods.

Modern Lovers (album) 1 — Musical group whose song 'A Plea for Tenderness' is cited as one of the best love songs.

Simon Joyner (person) 1 — Musician whose song 'You Got Under My Skin' is mentioned as one of the best love songs.

The Shivvers (album) 1 — Musical group whose song 'No Substitute' is cited as one of the best love songs.

Richard Thompson (person) 1 — Musician whose song 'A Heart Needs a Home' is mentioned as one of the best love songs.

Sam Brinton (person) 1 — Public figure who gave a keynote speech at a gay college student conference in 2013, known for advocacy of public kink e...

Mobility Mary (person) 1 — A memorable internet figure who roamed around on a mobility scooter and harassed people in her way, described as an icon...

EEAAO (Everything Everywhere All at Once) (film) 1 — A film mentioned in contrast to the TV show Beef, which was apparently controversial or disliked enough that it needed t...

RWBB (Right Wing Baby Boomers) (concept) 1 — A group or online community associated with Frog Twitter that Anna and Dasha interact with, described as unhinged and to...

Frog Twitter (concept) 1 — An online community or subculture referenced in relation to RWBB where Anna and Dasha interact with unhinged individuals...

Brianna Madia (person) 1 — A public figure who, like Hilaria Baldwin, is the subject of an obsessive snark subreddit dedicated to criticizing her.

No Jumper (concept) 1 — A media platform associated with SoundCloud rap culture that has declined into featuring mostly pornstars and OnlyFans g...

Titan (concept) 1 — A submersible that was poorly designed and risky, discussed in comparison to successful deep sea dives like those to the...

Mariana Trench (place) 1 — The deepest part of the ocean where successful manned dives have been executed, used as comparison to the Titan submersi...

Apple Weather (concept) 1 — A weather application whose alerts significantly affect pedestrian behavior in Manhattan even when the forecasts are inc...

University of Chicago Hospitals (place) 1 — Healthcare institution where Michelle Obama worked as vice president for Community and External Affairs before becoming ...

Taste of Tea (film) 1 — Japanese film listed first in a collection of Japanese movie recommendations.

Cure (film) 1 — Japanese film included in a list of recommended Japanese cinema.

August in the Water (film) 1 — Japanese film featured in a curated list of Japanese cinema recommendations.

20th Century Nostalgia (film) 1 — Japanese film included in a recommended list of Japanese movies.

Pulse (film) 1 — Japanese film listed last in a collection of recommended Japanese cinema.

Joan Crawford (person) 1 — Hollywood actress whose portrayal in Mommie Dearest is used as a comparison for obsessive-compulsive behavior.

Powerball (concept) 1 — American lottery game that the poster's father believes he can rig using Excel analysis tools.

Melt-Banana (album) 1 — Japanese noise rock band known for their cover of Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge"

Jack Lemmon (person) 1 — Actor praised for his sweet performance in The Apartment (1960)

Shirley MacLaine (person) 1 — Actress praised for her beautiful performance in The Apartment (1960)

Kerri Chandler (person) 1 — Deep house DJ and producer known for his DJ sets including a notable reel-to-reel Boiler Room performance.

Wellesley College (place) 1 — A women's liberal arts college mentioned in relation to its Asian student unions.

The House is Black (film) 1 — A documentary by Forugh Farrokhzad about a community of Iranian lepers, her only film before her death.

O Bejeweled Land! (book) 1 — A poem by Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad.

Jim Traficant (person) 1 — Populist Ohio politician who was expelled from Congress 420-1, known for championing steel workers and being acquitted o...

Youngstown (place) 1 — An Ohio city that Jim Traficant allegedly kicked the original mob out of.

Mahoning County (place) 1 — An Ohio county where Jim Traficant served as sheriff before being acquitted of taking bribes from organized crime.

Fifth Dimension (person) 1 — Musical group that performed 'Aquarius,' referenced in a story about coming off Adderall.

Aquarius (album) 1 — A song by the Fifth Dimension about harmony and understanding, referenced in context of an Adderall shortage.

Julien Donkey-Boy (film) 1 — A Harmony Korine film contrasted with Freddy Got Fingered in a discussion of film preferences.

Osama bin Laden letter (book) 1 — Letter by Bin Laden that was scrubbed from Google search results and Wikipedia after gaining attention on social media.

Quiet BPD (concept) 1 — Internalized form of borderline personality disorder where intense emotions and behaviors are covert rather than theatri...

Huberman (person) 1 — Podcast host whose content is consumed by someone who eliminated news and social media from their life

r/buyitforlife (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit for product recommendations that the poster occasionally visits despite otherwise avoiding Reddit

Kancamagus Highway (place) 1 — Highway in New Hampshire where the poster drove in dangerous conditions during a period of depression

Espanola (place) 1 — Town where the poster lived and felt an urge to talk to panhandlers during depression

Blake Edwards (person) 1 — Comedy director who hired Mickey Rooney for his controversial role in Breakfast at Tiffany's

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (film) 1 — 2000s romantic comedy cited as example of higher quality mass-appeal media from the past compared to contemporary films.

The Holiday (film) 1 — 2000s romantic comedy cited as example of higher quality mass-appeal media from the past.

27 Dresses (film) 1 — 2000s romantic comedy cited as example of higher quality mass-appeal media from the past.

sub-Saharan Africa (place) 1 — Region with fertility rate of 4.6 children per woman, projected to account for one in every two children born globally b...

Attack of the Clones (film) 1 — Star Wars film whose title is parodied in a joke about a Joker sequel.

Blake Fielder-Civil (person) 1 — Amy Winehouse's ex-husband who is often blamed for indirectly killing her, though he was also struggling with addiction

GPT-4o (concept) 1 — OpenAI model with voice interaction capabilities that exhibits irritating conversational mannerisms