Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Gabber Modus Operandi (person) 1 — Indonesian punk duo that heavily influenced Björk's album Fossora

Fernando Sor (person) 1 — Romantic era classical guitar composer and player known for his Method for the Spanish Guitar book and beginner pieces, ...

Method for the Spanish Guitar (book) 1 — A guitar instruction book by Fernando Sor for learning classical guitar technique.

LSD and the Search for God (album) 1 — Shoegaze music listened to in a search for albums similar to My Bloody Valentine's m b v.

Astrobrite (person) 1 — Shoegaze project mentioned in a discussion of the genre's essential listening.

Billie Eichner (person) 1 — Hollywood personality referenced as a comparison point for the out-of-touch gay filmmakers behind Fire Island.

Bipedalism (concept) 1 — Evolutionary adaptation that separates humans from other animals by freeing hands for manipulation rather than locomotio...

Joel Moskowitz (person) 1 — Berkeley professor who published a 2020 meta-analysis showing correlation between heavy cell phone use and higher tumor ...

Shaun the Sheep (film) 1 — Claymation series whose Christmas special is praised as exemplary of the undefeated nature of claymation.

International Agency for Research on Cancer (place) 1 — World Health Organization agency that classified low-frequency magnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic in 2001 and radi...

The Sandlot (film) 1 — A film referenced through its character Squints in a comparison made to Nick Mullen during a drunken fan encounter

State Farm Stadium (place) 1 — Stadium in Glendale, Arizona that hosted Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Watermelon Sugar (album) 1 — Harry Styles song about female orgasms criticized as unsexy and potentially evidence of the singer being closeted.

Bourbon monarchy (concept) 1 — Historical French royal dynasty referenced as a comparison point by protesters against Macron, suggesting tyrannical lea...

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (person) 1 — Japanese author mentioned as part of Japan's rich cultural legacy when considering which language to learn.

Hirokazu Kore-eda (person) 1 — Japanese filmmaker mentioned as part of Japan's rich cultural legacy when considering which language to learn.

Chef (film) 1 — Film directed by and starring Jon Favreau that pairs him romantically with Scarlett Johansson, discussed as an audacious...

Tom's Diner (album) 1 — A song referenced through its lyrics about a woman whose hair got wet while straightening her stockings, described as be...

MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) (concept) 1 — A research categorization used because self-identification as gay or straight proved unreliable, particularly with DL (d...

WSW (Women who have Sex with Women) (concept) 1 — A research categorization used alongside MSM to classify sexual behavior rather than identity, with the poster drawing p...

Let People Enjoy Things (concept) 1 — A defensive phrase used to justify consuming poor quality media, critiqued as denialism about declining television and m...

Hinge X (concept) 1 — A premium dating app subscription service priced at $60/month, distinguished from the lower-tier Hinge Plus.

University Challenge (film) 1 — UK college quiz bowl show with harder questions and more impressive contestants than Jeopardy, center of controversy inv...

Dave Garda (person) 1 — YouTuber who uploaded University Challenge episodes and allegedly scammed people with fake GoFundMes claiming pancreatic...

Slave morality (concept) 1 — Nietzschean concept referenced as victorious after watching Downton Abbey induced acceptance of servitude

The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky (book) 1 — Collection of Dostoevsky short stories given to poster by friends as a literary alternative to Dan Brown novels

Friendship of Virtue (concept) 1 — Aristotelian concept of deep friendship referenced by poster questioning whether their girlfriend could achieve this lev...

Folk Horror (concept) 1 — Horror genre characterized by occult, esoteric imagery, and countryside madness that poster believes is experiencing a r...

Arket (place) 1 — Fashion brand/store where poster bought their favorite leather blazer with high quality materials and finishing

The Princess and the Frog (film) 1 — A Disney animated film discussed as the last great Disney film for emphasizing visual beauty and having aesthetically pl...

Rubin Museum of Art (place) 1 — Museum housing Tibetan Buddhist art including an 18th-19th century painting of White Mahakala, a wealth deity in Tibetan...

Mahakala (concept) 1 — A wealth deity in Tibetan Buddhist tradition depicted in six-armed white form holding wish-granting jewels and other sym...

The Electronic Intifada (place) 1 — A news organization that obtained and published a leaked annual report documenting Israeli government-funded online infl...

Darth Maul (film) 1 — A Star Wars character whose dual lightsaber the author practiced with as a child in 1999 before having a conversation wi...

Rawls (person) 1 — A character from The Wire used by a commenter to describe their personality when sober.

McNulty (person) 1 — A character from The Wire used by a commenter to describe their personality when drunk.

Islamic State (concept) 1 — A terrorist organization whose flag was allegedly found by IDF troops among items belonging to Palestinian terrorists wh...

Kibbutz Sufa (place) 1 — An Israeli kibbutz that was attacked by Palestinian terrorists, where IDF troops allegedly found an Islamic State flag.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (film) 1 — A horror film remake noted for having the hottest cast, though considered inferior to the original and criticized for om...

Mike Flanagan (person) 1 — A television director whose House of Usher show is discussed as potentially being a psyop, with the first episode critic...

The Fall of the House of Usher (film) 1 — A Mike Flanagan television series that received polarized reception, with some calling it a masterpiece while others fou...

Itaewon disaster (concept) 1 — A 2022 Korean tragedy where 159 people died due to city incompetence, with memorial services held on its anniversary fea...

972mag.com (place) 1 — News magazine that revealed an Israeli Intelligence Ministry document recommending the forcible transfer of Gaza's Pales...

Israeli Ministry of Intelligence (place) 1 — Israeli government ministry that prepared a policy document recommending the permanent transfer of all Gaza Palestinians...

Sinai Peninsula (place) 1 — Egyptian territory proposed in an Israeli Intelligence Ministry document as the destination for forcibly transferring Ga...

Photoshop Elements (place) 1 — Image editing software mentioned as tool used to boost saturation in 2000s blog photography

Craig Ferguson (person) 1 — Television personality whose persona is imitated by poster on dates with a 10% success rate

Peter Attia (person) 1 — Health and fitness figure referenced as example of detailed, autistic-style health tracking and optimization

Only by the Night (album) 1 — Kings of Leon album containing 'Sex on Fire' that achieved massive commercial success but destroyed the band's credibili...

Apple Health (concept) 1 — A health tracking app/service used to monitor daily step counts and physical activity.