Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

99% Invisible (concept) 1 — NPR-syndicated design podcast hosted by Roman Mars that shifted focus to social justice topics after summer 2020, accord...

Roman Mars (person) 1 — Host of the design podcast 99% Invisible, praised for his pleasant voice and storytelling abilities before the show's sh...

Wheels on the Bus (concept) 1 — Children's song criticized for depicting mothers as wanting children to be quiet while fathers express love.

r/balding (place) 1 — Subreddit about hair loss criticized for routinely advocating men shave their heads completely rather than exploring oth...

Tom Petty (person) 1 — Rock musician whose song 'American Girl' provided unexpected perfect radio moment for listener.

Damien Chazelle (person) 1 — Director of Babylon, criticized in a post for making an overly loud and poorly written film about 1920s Hollywood.

Douglas Slocombe (person) 1 — Cinematographer whose visual style was referenced in discussion of Babylon's cinematography.

Janusz Kamiński (person) 1 — Cinematographer whose visual style was referenced in discussion of Babylon's cinematography.

Beat Happening (album) 1 — Indie band referenced as an example of cool alternative music from the 1980s.

The Outfield (album) 1 — Pop rock band known for the song 'Your Love,' referenced as mainstream music that would be hard to resist in the 1980s i...

Duran Duran (album) 1 — New wave band referenced as an example of high quality popular music from the 1980s that would be hard to resist.

Berniebros (concept) 1 — Term used pejoratively to describe male Bernie Sanders supporters, discussed as part of the evolution of using 'bro' as ...

Gloucester Harbor (place) 1 — Harbor in Massachusetts praised as representing a healthier grasp of American culture compared to flyover country.

Jesus Is Magic (film) 1 — Sarah Silverman's 2005 standup special described as funny, irreverent, and politically incorrect, discussing subjects li...

Marry Me (film) 1 — A romantic comedy described as a 'JLo disaster' in which Sarah Silverman had a supporting role.

Paul Erdős (person) 1 — A mathematician mentioned alongside Von Neumann in a discussion about handwritten mathematical correspondence.

Leonhard Euler (person) 1 — A mathematician who sent hundreds of handwritten letters to a noblewoman, cited as an example of the beauty of handwritt...

Évariste Galois (person) 1 — A dying mathematician who sent handwritten letters with mathematical proofs to a friend, cited as an example of the beau...

Niels Henrik Abel (person) 1 — A mathematician who engaged in handwritten correspondence, mentioned alongside Euler and Galois as examples of the beaut...

Bad Faith (place) 1 — A podcast mentioned in relation to Briahna Joy Gray (Bri) having never mentioned Virgil Texas after 'The Incident.'

The Bee Gees (album) 1 — A musical group mentioned as part of an 80s music listening session paired with red wine and apartment cleaning.

Daryl Hall & John Oates (album) 1 — A musical duo mentioned as part of an 80s music listening session paired with red wine and apartment cleaning.

Acer (place) 1 — A computer company mentioned as an alternative to Apple by a frustrated former MacBook user.

Big Thunder Ranch (place) 1 — Former Disneyland attraction representing 'old school Disney' that was replaced by Star Wars content.

Splash Mountain (place) 1 — Former Disneyland attraction representing 'old school Disney' that was replaced by Princess Tiana-themed content.

Red Book (book) 1 — A work by Carl Jung documenting his encounters with 'Philemon,' a spirit guide he conversed with, which Jungians claim c...

Philemon (concept) 1 — A spirit guide that visited Carl Jung and conversed with him, documented in his Red Book, which Jungians attempt to find...

Elder Zossima (person) 1 — A character in The Brothers Karamazov who receives a confession from a stranger about the dangers of isolation and indiv...

Teach for America (concept) 1 — A post-grad pathway popular in the early 2010s where privileged students from top universities taught in the Bible Belt ...

Raj Kapoor (person) 1 — A Bollywood actor who visited fans in Soviet Union countries in the 1950s where his films were the highest grossing fore...

Nargis (person) 1 — A Bollywood actress who visited fans in Soviet Union countries in the 1950s where her films were the highest grossing fo...

Fetlife (place) 1 — A Facebook-style social networking site for people interested in BDSM and fetish communities, described dismissively as ...

Evil Dead The Musical (film) 1 — A musical stage adaptation referenced in the context of identifying someone's profile through shared cultural experience...

Endurance (concept) 1 — The famous Antarctic expedition ship commanded by Ernest Shackleton, noted as one of the craziest survival stories that ...

Ernest Shackleton (person) 1 — Antarctic explorer whose survival story with the Endurance expedition is noted as deserving of a major epic film.

Glarus thrust (place) 1 — A geological formation in Switzerland that is one of the most striking examples of thrust fault tectonics, showing Permi...

Hans Conrad Escher von der Lindt (person) 1 — An 18th-century geologist (1767-1823) who used formations like the Glarus thrust to help figure out Earth's geological h...

Dr. Bones (person) 1 — Left-wing podcast host of The Guillotine who was accused of grooming and sexual misconduct.

The Guillotine (album) 1 — A left-wing podcast whose co-host Dr. Bones was accused of sexual misconduct.

Deus Vult (concept) 1 — Right-wing aesthetic Christianity used as window dressing for antisemitic, xenophobic and fascist ideals

Martha (film) 1 — Film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder selected for Red Scare Movie Night

I May Destroy You (film) 1 — HBO series created by Michaela Coel that lives up to hype by not spoon-feeding messages like most streaming content

Michaela Coel (person) 1 — Creator and star of I May Destroy You described as striking

Alain Badiou (person) 1 — French philosopher mentioned as having been read by a date described as a 'cute commie/theory girl'

America Magazine (place) 1 — Catholic publication that published Elizabeth Bruenig's piece on her conversion to Catholicism

Indonesian gamelan music (album) 1 — Traditional Indonesian music mentioned as an obscure listening preference

Condoleezza Rice (person) 1 — Former Secretary of State mentioned as a Black woman who held high office before Kamala Harris

Michael Rapaport (person) 1 — Actor who was allegedly threatened by Kevin Durant on Instagram

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (film) 1 — Adult animated series that a user initially couldn't appreciate as a child but enjoyed after smoking marijuana

SMART Goal (concept) 1 — Goal-setting framework standing for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely used in productivity advice