Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Daniel Raeburn (person) 1 — Artist who created the cover of The Imp issue 4, a publication featuring content on Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Posad...

The Imp (book) 1 — A publication featuring essays on Mexican artists including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Posada.

Posada (person) 1 — Mexican artist covered in The Imp publication.

Fort Myers (place) 1 — A Florida city where rent prices are discussed as being comparable to Los Angeles.

Connect 4 (concept) 1 — Board game played before first sexual encounter, enjoyed more than the sex itself by the post author

Athol-brose (album) 1 — Cocteau Twins song described as the most beautiful thing the author has ever heard sonically

Dragon Boat Festival (concept) 1 — Festival associated with the summer solstice and masculine energy, contrasted with winter solstice feminine energy

Inter-universal Teichmüller theory (concept) 1 — Complex mathematical theory referenced humorously in the context of extreme caffeine-induced productivity

Gilgo Beach killer (person) 1 — Serial killer discussed in terms of the physical work ethic required to commit crimes while severely overweight

Hundred Days (concept) 1 — Historical period of Napoleon's return from exile, used as analogy for predicted Trump re-election

Bourbon Restoration (concept) 1 — Period of French history when monarchy was restored after Napoleon, used as analogy for Biden presidency

Baron Trump (person) 1 — Donald Trump's son, predicted in extended Napoleon analogy to become future emperor-like leader

Ryan Long (person) 1 — Comedian referenced as a physical comparison for someone at a bar.

Panzanella (concept) 1 — Traditional Italian summer bread salad recipe shared as a healthy Mediterranean dish.

Sirius (place) 1 — Celestial body that freaks someone out when they look at it, along with the sun and clear night sky.

Marguerite Yourcenar (person) 1 — French writer whose interview with Bernard Pivot is cited as a memorable and rewatchable conversation.

Bernard Pivot (person) 1 — French interviewer who conducted notable conversations with Marguerite Yourcenar and Claude Levi-Strauss.

Claude Levi-Strauss (person) 1 — Anthropologist whose interview with Bernard Pivot is cited as a rewatchable conversation.

Melvin Bragg (person) 1 — British broadcaster whose interviews are noted as virtually all being excellent.

High Maintenance (film) 1 — HBO show about a weed dealer in New York that started solid but allegedly became overly preachy and focused on LGBTQ the...

McKesson (place) 1 — Corporate entity in downtown San Francisco mentioned as aggressively policing its property boundaries.

Cyrano de Bergerac (book) 1 — Classic play referenced as a comparison to ghostwriting messages for someone else's romantic interest on a dating app.

Benihana (place) 1 — Restaurant chain referenced as part of a satirical plan for designated public spaces where people can express anger and ...

Bolsheviks (concept) 1 — Revolutionary group discussed as example of educated elites who were purged by more brutal elements in communist movemen...

The Age of Innocence (film) 1 — Film discussed as example where Winona Ryder's acting was considered not quite up to the level of her co-stars.

The Sartorialist (place) 1 — A fashion/photography blog referenced as the kind of aesthetic content that should be posted instead of political bleakp...

AT&T (place) 1 — A telecommunications company discussed as one of the largest owners of historic buildings in America due to their old te...

Gauls (concept) 1 — Ancient European people invoked in bad-faith comparisons to minimize ongoing Indigenous North American issues

Gödel's incompleteness theorem (concept) 1 — A mathematical concept suggesting any formal system will have unprovable or false elements

Heisenberg uncertainty principle (concept) 1 — A quantum mechanics principle that breaks determinism, discussed as one of the mind-blowing scientific discoveries

Quantum field theory (concept) 1 — A physics theory encompassing phenomena like the double slit experiment and minimum sizes of space, time and energy

Mohammad Mossadegh (person) 1 — Iranian Prime Minister who was overthrown in a CIA-backed coup, subject of the game 'The Cat and the Coup'

The Cat and the Coup (film) 1 — A 5-10 minute free puzzle game about Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh and his cat, depicting the CIA-backed coup against...

MLMs (concept) 1 — Multi-level marketing schemes discussed as part of the scam economy

Brian Atlas (person) 1 — Host of the Whatever podcast, criticized as an unmarried 37-year-old who promotes Christian values while being uncharism...

Know Nothings (concept) 1 — 19th century political movement blamed for failing to preserve Appalachian Pennsylvania culture

Whiskey Rebellion (concept) 1 — Historical Pennsylvania uprising referenced nostalgically in mourning for lost Appalachian culture

Just War Theory (concept) 1 — A philosophical framework for evaluating the moral justification of war, discussed in relation to World War II and Nazi ...

Scanners (film) 1 — David Cronenberg film referenced for its infamous exploding head scene in discussion of hypothetical political assassina...

eHarmony Cat Lady Video (concept) 1 — Viral internet video referenced as an example of earlier internet culture where people engaged sincerely with obvious co...

The Exorcist (film) 1 — Classic horror film cited as an example of quality horror, contrasted with torture-focused slasher films.

The Terrifier (film) 1 — Torture-focused horror franchise criticized as 'disgusting' for featuring extended, detailed scenes of violence against ...

StumbleUpon (place) 1 — Early internet discovery tool mentioned nostalgically as part of a more interesting, exploratory web experience.

SOPA (concept) 1 — 2012-2013 internet legislation that Reddit heavily protested, remembered as part of the site's libertarian past.

PIPA (concept) 1 — 2012-2013 internet legislation that Reddit heavily protested alongside SOPA, remembered as part of the site's libertaria...

Steve1989MREInfo (person) 1 — YouTube creator known for military ration review videos praised for his formula, enthusiasm, food science approach, and ...

All Things Go (place) 1 — Music festival that Chappell Roan pulled out of the day before the event.

Gigi D'Agostino (person) 1 — Electronic music artist known for the song 'L'amour Toujours'.

L'amour Toujours (album) 1 — Electronic dance song by Gigi D'Agostino shared on the subreddit.

All the Smoke (album) 1 — Podcast on which Kamala Harris was interviewed during her 2024 campaign.