Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Tracy Arm Fjord (place) 1 — A fjord in Southeast Alaska featured in travel photography.

Mendenhall Glacier (place) 1 — A glacier located outside Juneau in Southeast Alaska featured in travel photography.

Juneau (place) 1 — The capital city of Alaska in the southeast region, near the Mendenhall Glacier.

Trump Administration (concept) 1 — The administration under Donald Trump (2016-2020), referenced as an employer that hired the poster's mother for a white-...

Sober October (concept) 1 — A month-long abstinence challenge from alcohol, referenced as an opportunity for accountability and sobriety check-ins o...

Vinyl Records (concept) 1 — Physical music format critiqued as wasteful hobby due to PVC environmental impact and ego-driven collecting culture.

Motorola RAZR (concept) 1 — A flip phone from the early 2000s used as a symbol of pre-smartphone technology in a proposed anti-technology cult.

In Da Club (album) 1 — A song used as a ringtone reference representing early 2000s culture in an anti-technology lifestyle proposal.

SpEd (concept) 1 — Special education programs that children may have been assessed for via IQ tests rather than being identified as gifted.

Embry (person) 1 — A composer who created the soundtrack for Mishima's film Yukoku.

String Theory (concept) 1 — A theoretical physics concept that was once popular but seems to have faded from public discourse.

Moon Unit Zappa (person) 1 — Author of a memoir about growing up in Frank Zappa's household, depicting a dysfunctional family life marked by her fath...

Gail Zappa (person) 1 — Frank Zappa's wife, characterized in Moon Unit's memoir as a vindictive and cold mother who turned her children against ...

Conceptual Continuity (concept) 1 — A theme in Frank Zappa's work that is noted as largely absent from his daughter's memoir about family life.

Guelph (place) 1 — Canadian city referenced as the origin of milquetoast Canadians who are now posting xenophobic content.

Social Credit Score (concept) 1 — Surveillance system that the post suggests Americans would accept in exchange for effective crime prosecution.

WBD (place) 1 — Warner Bros. Discovery, media company referenced as potentially replacing human filmmakers with AI-generated content.

Aimee Leon Dore (person) 1 — Fashion figure criticized as representing superficial and imitative style favored by people associated with the Red Scar...

Throwing Fits (concept) 1 — Fashion podcast criticized for representing shallow style imitation rather than genuine fashion understanding.

Economic Populism (concept) 1 — Political approach combining left-wing economics with socially conservative positions, predicted as the future political...

Turner Classic Movies (place) 1 — A classic film television channel referenced as the predecessor to the Criterion streaming service.

Big Pun (person) 1 — A rapper referenced as an example of severe obesity and health consequences, used as a cautionary figure.

NRx (concept) 1 — Neoreactionary political movement criticized for being disconnected from nature and physical reality, obsessed with tech...

Alyosha (person) 1 — The only character name from The Brothers Karamazov that a reader could recall after reading the entire novel.

Mr. Clean (person) 1 — A bald, muscular advertising mascot associated with cleanliness and hygiene, allegedly designed to make housewives attra...

Howie Mandel (person) 1 — A bald comedian and television host known for being a notorious germaphobe.

Paranoid Android (album) 1 — A famous Radiohead song referenced in the context of fans wanting to hear it in concert despite boycott calls.

TGI Fridays (place) 1 — American restaurant chain mentioned as part of the homogenization of chain restaurant design.

RES (concept) 1 — Reddit Enhancement Suite, a browser extension used to tag and track user accounts, mentioned in context of identifying I...

Kero Kero Bonito (person) 1 — Musical artist/band whose album 'Only Acting' is described as an all-time favorite nearly 8 years after its release

Only Acting (album) 1 — Album by Kero Kero Bonito described as an all-time favorite nearly 8 years after its release

Vampira (person) 1 — Gothic horror television personality featured in a 1956 photograph with Elvis that represents campy vampire eroticism

A Modest Proposal (book) 1 — Jonathan Swift's satirical essay referenced in a parody post about not teaching babies object permanence to preserve the...

Daunt Books (place) 1 — Bookshop referenced in discussion of tote bag hierarchy among literary establishments

Shakespeare and Company (place) 1 — Famous Parisian bookshop mentioned in tote bag hierarchy discussion among literary establishments

Bohemian Culture (concept) 1 — Youth cultural movement questioned whether any city is attempting to rebirth it among smart young people

Cazzie David (person) 1 — Writer and Larry David's daughter whose book was thoughtfully reviewed on Red Scare podcast

Thomas Keller (person) 1 — Chef whose cookbook is referenced in a detailed recipe discussion about vichyssoise and French cooking techniques.

Chris Isaak (person) 1 — Musician referenced in a comedic scenario about a divorced Gen X man listening to "Wicked Game"

Wicked Game (album) 1 — Chris Isaak song featured in a humorous scenario about a divorced man

Don't Ask, Don't Tell (concept) 1 — Former U.S. military policy referenced sarcastically in the context of Ukraine conflict

Color Revolutions (concept) 1 — Political strategy of manufacturing consent through instigating enemies until they lash out, discussed in context of NAT...

Meibion Glyndŵr (concept) 1 — Welsh nationalist group referenced in context of regional cultural destruction and displacement by urban newcomers

Mr. Hyde (person) 1 — A reference to the character from Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, used to describe someone's sudden personality transf...

Anais Nin (person) 1 — Writer discussed as being physically attractive in a thread about hot writers

Clarice Lispector (person) 1 — Writer discussed as being physically gorgeous in a thread about hot writers

Spotted Lanternfly (concept) 1 — An invasive species of planthopper bug from China that spread through the USA, discussed in the context of potential ins...

Aphrodite's Rock (place) 1 — A sea cliff in Paphos, Cyprus, also called Petra tou Romiou, associated with folk rituals about eternal youth, love and ...

H Jon Benjamin (person) 1 — Voice actor praised for his work on Bob's Burgers

Matt Hancock (person) 1 — British politician criticized for appearing on I'm a Celebrity and attempting to rehabilitate his image after committing...