Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Melrose (place) 1 — A Los Angeles street described as experiencing Instagram Shopify-ication

Nominative Determinism (concept) 1 — Theory that people's names influence their occupations or life paths, discussed in relation to NYT mini crossword puzzle...

CCP (Chinese Communist Party) (concept) 1 — Reference to Chinese Communist Party in a surreal post about hearing voices through earbuds

MGM (place) 1 — Sports betting and gambling company mentioned alongside other betting platforms

AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) (concept) 1 — American demographic category questioned for grouping culturally distinct populations

Kimberlé Crenshaw (person) 1 — Scholar whose essay poster claims to have been assigned four times in university courses

Literary Modernism (concept) 1 — Major European literary movement that poster claims universities no longer adequately teach

Zemyna (concept) 1 — An ancient Lithuanian earth goddess who allegedly communicated with a person during a mushroom trip, telling them they h...

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (film) 1 — A classic film cited for having some of the most enveloping and creative sound design in cinema history.

Dodge Charger (concept) 1 — A car model referenced alongside menthol cigarettes and Red Lobster closures as cultural touchstones potentially affecti...

Material Girl (album) 1 — Madonna song and music video that recreates Marilyn Monroe's 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' dance sequence from Gen...

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (film) 1 — A 1953 film featuring Marilyn Monroe's 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' dance sequence that Madonna later recreated f...

Blue Moon (album) 1 — Beer brand mentioned as an occasional summer drink at a restaurant in a philosophical reflection on life and mortality.

Lyrica (concept) 1 — Prescription medication obtained from Vietnam and consumed during a difficult breakup, associated with visual hallucinat...

r/millennials (place) 1 — Reddit subreddit that suddenly began hitting the front page with politically charged posts, suspected to be driven by po...

Francesco Vezzoli (person) 1 — Artist who created a tongue-in-cheek 2005 parody trailer for a remake of Caligula with Courtney Love in the title role.

Gia Carangi (person) 1 — Model featured on 1980s Cosmopolitan covers

Andie McDowell (person) 1 — Model featured on 1980s Cosmopolitan covers

Christie Brinkley (person) 1 — Model featured on 1980s Cosmopolitan covers

Christy Turlington (person) 1 — Model featured on 1980s Cosmopolitan covers

Arab Golden Age (concept) 1 — Historical period cited as an example of coffee-addicted people advancing human progress

The Villages (place) 1 — Florida retirement community where a Pinellas County resident evacuated during Hurricane Milton

Pinellas County (place) 1 — Coastal Florida county threatened by Hurricane Milton

Lake Superior (place) 1 — A location for a bicycle touring trip undertaken as part of a sobriety journey, though the full loop could not be comple...

Homestuck (concept) 1 — A webcomic whose fans are characterized as 'gender goblins' allegedly brigading the subreddit with off-topic political c...

Nancy Marchand (person) 1 — Actress who played Livia Soprano, praised as brilliant in her role showing cruel nature, whose untimely passing didn't h...

Dominic Chianese (person) 1 — Actor who played Junior Soprano, noted for ending up crying thinking about an episode showing Junior's mental decline an...

The Penguin (film) 1 — Television series or film where Colin Farrell used prosthetics to transform his appearance.

Fantastic Beasts (film) 1 — Harry Potter spinoff film series that a poster started watching in theaters but had to leave due to projectile vomiting.

John Quiñones (person) 1 — Host of the show 'What Would You Do' who is encouraged to increase the stakes of the social experiment scenarios.

What Would You Do (film) 1 — Television show hosted by John Quiñones featuring social experiments, discussed as needing more dramatic scenarios.

Lynx Titan (person) 1 — 28-year-old Swedish RuneScape player who invested over 30,000 hours in the game, playing 17 hours daily with an extreme ...

FanDuel TV (place) 1 — Streaming platform that took over broadcasting Braves baseball games from traditional cable/TBS, representing the shift ...

TBS (place) 1 — Cable television network that formerly broadcast Atlanta Braves games, nostalgically remembered for being on in Southeas...

John Saul (person) 1 — Thriller/horror fiction author grouped with other low-brow genre writers.

Dan Simmons (person) 1 — Thriller/horror fiction author read by the post author's parents.

Bob Lee Swagger series (book) 1 — Book series in the 'boomer John Wick' genre that was adapted into the movie Shooter.

Richard Marcinko (person) 1 — Founding commander of SEAL Team Six who wrote fictionalized autobiographical accounts of his mercenary exploits and was ...

Red Cell series (book) 1 — Fictionalized autobiographical series by Richard Marcinko about his exploits as a mercenary after founding SEAL Team Six...

Shooter (film) 1 — Movie adaptation of the Bob Lee Swagger series starring Mark Wahlberg.

Dianetics (book) 1 — L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology text that the author's mother acquired in 1980s rural Tennessee and said 'really got her th...

L. Ron Hubbard (person) 1 — Author of Dianetics and founder of Scientology.

Point of Impact (book) 1 — Book in the boomer thriller genre that the author wishes was still being written today.

SEAL Team Six (place) 1 — Elite US Navy special operations unit founded by Richard Marcinko.

Up in the Air (film) 1 — Film referenced in discussing millennial-era layoff culture.

Yellowknife (place) 1 — Canadian city featured in photos shared to appreciate Canada amid negative posts.

Zack Snyder (person) 1 — Mediocre director with an intense fanbase who defend his Superman movies despite poor critical reception.

Ron Howard (person) 1 — Director compared to Zack Snyder in terms of being unlikely to have a diehard fanbase.

Rentier Financial Capitalism (concept) 1 — A form of capitalism characterized by hyper-optimization and consumer exploitation through calculated anti-consumer chan...

Candlemas (concept) 1 — Christian feast day on February 2nd referenced as the traditional end date for Christmas decorations, also known as Grou...