Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Dance Yrself Clean (album) 1 — A song by LCD Soundsystem that caused the entire venue to start bouncing during a live performance

Simulation Hypothesis (concept) 1 — A philosophical theory that was popular in pop science discourse from 2015-16, causing existential crises and promoted b...

Morgellons (concept) 1 — A controversial medical condition listed among potentially psychosomatic diseases

Le Tigre (album) 1 — A band that made a song about Hillary Clinton described as a disgrace to both music and feminism

Bachelor In Paradise (film) 1 — A reality TV show described as the Parliament smoking younger sister of the Bachelor franchise where a false sexual coer...

Stagecoach (place) 1 — A music festival described as the Coachella of country music where sexual encounters between Bachelor contestants occurr...

White House (place) 1 — The US President's residence, discussed in context of tacky gold spray-painted Home Depot ornaments

Armand Hammer (person) 1 — American businessman and grandfather of Armie Hammer, named after the arm and hammer symbol of the Socialist Labor Party...

Julius Hammer (person) 1 — Member of the Socialist Labor Party of America and founding member of the Communist Party USA, patriarch of the Hammer f...

Communist Party USA (concept) 1 — American communist political party co-founded by Julius Hammer, referenced in the context of the Hammer family history.

Socialist Labor Party of America (concept) 1 — American socialist political party whose arm and hammer symbol inspired the naming of Armand Hammer.

Sandinista! (album) 1 — Album by The Clash listed as first choice for a desert island selection.

Speaking in Tongues (album) 1 — Album by Talking Heads listed as second choice for a desert island selection.

Aladdin Sane (album) 1 — David Bowie album listed as third choice for a desert island selection, competing with Ziggy Stardust.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (album) 1 — David Bowie album mentioned as alternative to Aladdin Sane for a desert island selection.

Oil Crisis (concept) 1 — 1970s economic event marked as the beginning of Western economic stagnation in a discussion of PMC anxieties.

Beowulf (book) 1 — Epic poem referenced as a model for creating an accumulating epic poem through email verses.

From The Earth To The Moon (book) 1 — Jules Verne novel quoted regarding American club-forming tendencies.

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (film) 1 — Japanese 1970s monster film described as a groovy riff on Jaws with disco-lounge score and old school special effects.

Spider Baby (film) 1 — 1968 Jack Hill black comedy about a trio discovering their family's dysfunction, starring Sid Haig, Mantan Moreland and ...

Jack Hill (person) 1 — Director of the cult classic Spider Baby.

Sid Haig (person) 1 — Actor who starred in Spider Baby.

Lon Chaney Jr (person) 1 — Actor who gave his last great performance in Spider Baby.

Mantan Moreland (person) 1 — Actor who starred in Spider Baby.

The Most Dangerous Game (film) 1 — 1932 adaptation of Richard Connell's short story about castaways hunted by a mad count, filmed on the original King Kong...

Richard Connell (person) 1 — Author of the short story The Most Dangerous Game which was adapted into the 1932 film.

King Kong (film) 1 — Original film whose sets were used for filming The Most Dangerous Game.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World (film) 1 — Film criticized as the most overrated movie ever made that should be illegal to be someone's favorite.

Friends of the Israeli Defense Force (concept) 1 — Organization that held a fundraiser where Pharrell Williams performed.

Bookforum (place) 1 — Literary publication that canvassed contemporary authors including Ottessa Moshfegh about art and literature.

Don't Burn This Book (book) 1 — A book by Dave Rubin that received a five-star rating from an economics professor, confusing the post author who had reg...

Human Instrumentality Project (concept) 1 — A concept from anime that the post author ironically desires, expressing a wish to connect with everyone's souls and for...

Matthias et Maxime (film) 1 — A film directed by Xavier Dolan described as a poignant, sweet love story with a killer soundtrack and great cinematogra...

Xavier Dolan (person) 1 — Director of Matthias et Maxime, a film praised for being a poignant love story with excellent soundtrack and cinematogra...

X (film) (film) 1 — Ti West horror slasher film described as a fun ride that played to an obnoxiously loud theater audience.

Binchtopia (album) 1 — Podcast with hosts similar to Anna and Dasha but less right-wing, described as anti-neoliberal and anti-idpol.

Adrian Zenz (person) 1 — Scholar whose acquired Uyghur detainee photos were alleged to be AI-generated in a discussion about disinformation.

Ricardo López (person) 1 — Figure referenced in comparison to a poster allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend, suggesting potential for violent obses...

Reclaim the Night (concept) 1 — Feminist movement mentioned in connection with shifting understanding of Madonna/Whore complex

San Francisco Department of Public Health (place) 1 — Government health agency where job interview for epidemiology position involved questions about LGBTQ terminology relate...

YA novels (concept) 1 — Young Adult literature discussed as example of adults' failure to let go of childhood interests

Love's Baby Soft (concept) 1 — A perfume brand that ran controversial advertising in the 1970s featuring highly sexualized imagery of young girls, repr...

Pretty Baby (film) 1 — A controversial 1970s film featuring Brooke Shields as a child in sexual situations, part of the era's normalization of ...

David Hamilton (person) 1 — A photographer associated with the controversial sexualization of young girls in 1970s media and advertising.

Shandong (place) 1 — A province in China mentioned as the ancestral homeland of a family that remained on family land for 700 years before mo...

Hunan (place) 1 — A province in China to which a family moved from Shandong in the 14th century and has remained for 700 years.

Bryan Adams (person) 1 — Rock musician whose concerts with boomer audiences were described as uneventful compared to teen-oriented shows.

Azores (place) 1 — Atlantic island group referenced as a point of navigation for an imagined trans-Atlantic voyage meant to end in death at...

Lublin (place) 1 — Polish city near the Ukrainian border where a young man landed on his way to live in wartime Ukraine.

Big Ben (place) 1 — Iconic London clock tower that the narrator directed a young man to visit before his departure to Ukraine.