Red Scare Canon

Cultural References from the Subreddit

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• The Life of Samuel Johnson (book) 1 — Biography by James Boswell containing quote about Mediterranean shores as source of civilization
• James Boswell (person) 1 — Author of The Life of Samuel Johnson containing philosophical reflections on Mediterranean civilization
• Anthony Powell (person) 1 — Author of A Dance to the Music of Time, chosen as desert island book.
• Van Morrison (person) 1 — Musician whose song TB Sheets was selected as desert island recording.
• Al Green (person) 1 — Musician whose song Tired of Being Alone was chosen as desert island recording.
• The Nerves (person) 1 — Band whose song Hanging on the Telephone was chosen as desert island recording.
• The Queen is Dead (album) 1 — Album by The Smiths mentioned as context for discussing the best song of all time
• The Magnificent Ambersons (film) 1 — An Orson Welles film that was edited by studio heads, potentially his best work that was compromised.
• Ryszard Kapuściński (person) 1 — Polish journalist and author known for portraying the third world during the Cold War era
• The Residents (person) 1 — Musical group whose music is described as being improved by their videos and visuals
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (film) 1 — Film referenced as example of media portraying Greek-American ethnic identity before ethnic whites were just considered ...
• The Lemon Twigs (person) 1 — Musical artist cited as example of great recent music
• Euripides (person) 1 — Ancient Greek playwright who wrote Hippolytus
• Hippolytus (book) 1 — Greek tragedy by Euripides about a virgin character who disdains women and is falsely accused of rape
• Artemis (person) 1 — Greek goddess of virginity in feud with Aphrodite over virgin vs slut dynamic
• Theseus (person) 1 — Greek mythological figure, father of Hippolytus
• Cruelty Squad (film) 1 — Work that embraces esoteric conspiracism through old internet nostalgia aesthetic
• Kiarostami (person) 1 — Iranian film director who made a pseudo-documentary about a criminal case involving impersonation and helped reconcile t...
• Mohsen Makhmalbaf (person) 1 — Iranian director who was impersonated by a convict and later met him through Kiarostami's intervention.
• Cameron Diaz (person) 1 — Actress cited as example of confident tall woman who dated shorter men
• Ernst Junger (person) 1 — German writer and philosopher referenced as an intellectual marker for a desired 'red scare gf' archetype.
• Gotye (person) 1 — Artist whose song 'Somebody That I Used To Know' topped Billboard charts in the EDM era.
• Little Fauss and Big Halsy (film) 1 — 1970 film featuring Robert Redford at his most attractive according to poster.
• Lauren Hutton (person) 1 — Actress noted as hot in Little Fauss and Big Halsy and American Gigolo.
• American Gigolo (film) 1 — Film in which Lauren Hutton is described as particularly attractive.
• The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (book) 1 — Novel by Haruki Murakami being read by a user who comments on its Japanese character.
• Killing Zoe (film) 1 — Film by Roger Avary mentioned favorably in discussion of his podcast with Quentin Tarantino
• COVID-19 pandemic (concept) 1 — The global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that began in 2019-2020.
• London School of Economics (place) 1 — Academic institution where anthropologist Julia Q. Huang studies phone Romeo phenomenon in India.
• Miranda Sings (person) 1 — YouTube character who performed 'Defying Gravity' in a Netflix special.
• JK Huysman (person) 1 — A decadent novelist who spent most of his life in debauchery and eventually became a devout catholic, subject of the pro...
• Karen Friedman Agnifilo (person) 1 — Lead defense attorney for Luigi Mangione confirming public donations for legal defense.
• Rubén Darío (person) 1 — Spanish-language poet referenced for writing what the poster considers the best poem in Spanish, 'Lo fatal'
• Austin, Texas (place) 1 — City in Texas where a bar interaction took place on 6th Street.
• Xinjiang (place) 1 — Chinese region mentioned in list of places where mass atrocities occurred.
• Mark Ruwedel (person) 1 — Photographer who documented movie sets in the Moroccan desert.
• David Lean (person) 1 — Film director mentioned in context of filming Lawrence of Arabia in Morocco.
• Ray Bradbury (person) 1 — Author of the short story 'The Veldt' about technology raising children.
• The Veldt (book) 1 — Ray Bradbury short story about the danger of allowing technology to raise children and dependence on modern conveniences...
• Georges Seurat (person) 1 — Artist (1859-1891) whose work is discussed in context of relaxing vision and blur.
• Sharp Objects (film) 1 — Television show being rewatched featuring Amy Adams as Camille and Eliza Scanlen as Amma.
• Lilli Simmons (person) 1 — Actress who plays one of the women Marty has an affair with in True Detective.
• Eliza Scanlen (person) 1 — Actress who plays the sinister character Amma in Sharp Objects.
• Substance (album) 1 — 1987 compilation album by New Order featuring the track Shellshock.
• Tori Amos (person) 1 — Singer-songwriter praised for her 1996-1999 performances, particularly Father Lucifer on Letterman in 1996.
• HIMYM (film) 1 — Television show referenced in relation to a character naming game during a hookup story from 2009.
• Audrey Gelman (person) 1 — Founder of The Wing who became a recurring topic on Red Scare podcast and allegedly responded via Instagram comments.
• Absalom, Absalom! (book) 1 — Novel by William Faulkner
• Heroes and Villains (book) 1 — Novel by Angela Carter praised by a reader who found her work genius.
• Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. Hoffman (book) 1 — Novel by Angela Carter highly recommended to the freaks of the subreddit.