Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Yi Yi (film) 1 — Film referenced as the apparent inspiration for Past Lives' childhood lovers reconnect plot

Pandora Papers (concept) 1 — Leak of financial documents exposing tax evasion by wealthy individuals including Shakira.

General Social Survey (concept) 1 — A longitudinal survey tracking American social behavior and attitudes, cited in analyzing declining sexual activity sinc...

Bryce Anderson (person) 1 — Photographer who shot Hunter Schafer for GQ magazine.

Jeep Grand Cherokee (concept) 1 — 2024 model vehicle criticized for over-reliance on digital features and poor design.

Dakota Johnson (person) 1 — Actress cast in a film alongside Dasha Nekrasova, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal.

Library of Alexandria (place) 1 — Ancient library humorously suggested to have contained erotica novels about Greek men dominating Egyptian women.

Zimmermann (concept) 1 — Fashion brand discussed as having had its moment but still wearable.

Liquid Death (concept) 1 — Sparkling water brand used as a metaphor for commodified, superficial feminism in contrast to second wave feminism.

Lee Strasberg (person) 1 — Acting teacher and director who gave Marilyn Monroe's eulogy, describing her as a sensitive artist and devoted student r...

Turnitin (place) 1 — Plagiarism detection service used by the poster while working as an unauthorized TA to catch a cheating student

Rob Schneider (person) 1 — Comedian praised as a perfect guest for Adam Friedland's podcast hosting style

George Boole (person) 1 — Mathematician blamed for contributions to computer science that allegedly lead to deterministic worldviews and mental il...

Augustus De Morgan (person) 1 — Mathematician blamed alongside Boole for logical systems that lead computer science majors to nihilistic materialism

Platonism (concept) 1 — Philosophical concept referenced as leading to 'weird platonic Buddhism' where all derive from the same formulas in comp...

Epiphenomenalism (concept) 1 — Philosophical position that consciousness is a byproduct with no causal power, arrived at by computer science majors thr...

Brooklyn Museum (place) 1 — Museum in Brooklyn visited for the first time and described disparagingly as 'restarded' by the poster

Galway (place) 1 — Irish city where a user recounts meeting a Russian artist during a night out that led to a meaningful brief connection

Goodbye Dragon Inn (film) 1 — Film by Tsai Ming Liang cited as truly understanding the importance of buildings and space in cinema

Tsai Ming Liang (person) 1 — Director of Goodbye Dragon Inn, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

The Conformist (film) 1 — Film by Bernardo Bertolucci listed as depicting architecture in a novel or interesting way

Nostalghia (film) 1 — Film by Andrei Tarkovsky listed as depicting architecture in a novel way

An Autumn Afternoon (film) 1 — Film by Yasujiro Ozu listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

Yasujiro Ozu (person) 1 — Director of An Autumn Afternoon, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Red Desert (film) 1 — Film by Michelangelo Antonioni listed as depicting architecture in a novel way

Michelangelo Antonioni (person) 1 — Director of Red Desert, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

Naked Childhood (film) 1 — Film by Maurice Pialat listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

Maurice Pialat (person) 1 — Director of Naked Childhood, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Walkabout (film) 1 — Film by Nicholas Roeg listed as depicting architecture in a novel way

Nicholas Roeg (person) 1 — Director of Walkabout, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

Godfrey Reggio (person) 1 — Director of Koyaanisqatsi, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Andrew Niccol (person) 1 — Director of Gattaca, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

Polytechnique (film) 1 — Film by Denis Villeneuve listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

Paolo Sorrentino (person) 1 — Director of The Great Beauty, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Habbo (place) 1 — Online game that is approximately 20 years old with a small but dedicated player base that continues despite declining p...

MapleStory (place) 1 — Long-running MMORPG with players who have continued for over 20 years despite drastically reduced player counts.

Lesbos (place) 1 — The third largest island owned by Greece, noted for its historic architecture

r/stocks (place) 1 — A Reddit community about stock market investing that exemplifies wealth disparities to the poster

Pensacola (place) 1 — A Florida city mentioned in connection with a restaurant called Goat Lips

Goat Lips (place) 1 — A restaurant in Pensacola, Florida noted for its aesthetic with glossy tables and red decor

Clinton's War on Women (book) 1 — 2015 book co-authored by Roger Stone and Robert Morrow that mentions Trump's connection to Epstein at Mar-A-Lago

Robert Morrow (person) 1 — Co-author of Clinton's War on Women who publicly claimed Trump had involvement with Epstein despite his co-author's deni...

Hades (person) 1 — Greek god of the underworld whose relationship with Persephone is romanticized by modern pagans

Vince Foster (person) 1 — Deputy White House Counsel whose death became the subject of conspiracy theories connected to the Clinton administration...

Paul Wellstone (person) 1 — U.S. Senator whose plane crash death became the subject of conspiracy theories about suspicious circumstances.

Gary Webb (person) 1 — Journalist who reported on CIA connections to drug trafficking and died under suspicious circumstances officially ruled ...

Danny Casolaro (person) 1 — Journalist investigating conspiracy theories who died suspiciously, associated with 'The Octopus' conspiracy theory.

The Octopus (concept) 1 — Conspiracy theory about a shadowy organization investigated by journalist Danny Casolaro that allegedly led to his death...

Denver Airport (place) 1 — Airport in Denver known for conspiracy theories about its murals and alleged underground tunnels.

Dead Prez (person) 1 — Hip-hop duo who released the album 'Let's Get Free' in 2000.