Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Hook-up culture (concept) 1 — Social phenomenon of casual sexual encounters, discussed in relation to alcohol consumption enabling social confidence a...

Thomas Hargrove (person) 1 — Founder of the Murder Accountability Project who believes at least 2 percent of murders are committed by serial offender...

Michael Arntfield (person) 1 — Retired police detective and author of 12 books on serial murder who estimates 3,000 to 4,000 active serial killers in t...

Rayne Fisher-Quann (person) 1 — Writer criticized for contributing to an oversaturated discourse on the commodification of girlhood and women in digital...

Commodification (concept) 1 — Concept frequently discussed in essays about girlhood and women in digital spaces, criticized as overused.

Breonna Taylor (person) 1 — Person whose death led to police strike and reduced enforcement in Louisville, Kentucky.

Pictorialism (concept) 1 — Photography movement represented by artists including Clarence H White, Edward Steichen, and Alfred Stieglitz.

Clarence H White (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Edward Steichen (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

George Seeley (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Mary Warner (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Joseph Sudek (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Robert Demachy (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Mervyn O'Gorman (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Alfred Stieglitz (person) 1 — Pictorialist photographer featured in a post about pictorialist photography.

Wesley Bell (person) 1 — Pro-Israel Democrat who beat Cori Bush in a congressional race with backing from Israeli organizations.

Fear & Loathing in America (book) 1 — Article/column by Hunter S. Thompson published on ESPN the day after 9/11 predicting religious war and endless conflict.

Woody Creek (place) 1 — Colorado location where Hunter S. Thompson was writing when 9/11 occurred.

Star Wars missile defense system (concept) 1 — George Bush's $350 billion missile defense system that Thompson noted could not have prevented 9/11.

Battle of Antietam (concept) 1 — 1862 Civil War battle where 23,000 were killed in one day, referenced as historical comparison to 9/11.

Christian Jihad (concept) 1 — Hunter S. Thompson's term for the religious war he predicted would follow 9/11.

kawaii culture (concept) 1 — Japanese culture emphasizing cuteness, cited as potential explanation for infantilized behavior in women.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film) 1 — A Tyler Perry movie referenced as a character comparison for a difficult coworker.

Madea (person) 1 — A character from Tyler Perry films, distinguished from another character in Diary of a Mad Black Woman in a workplace co...

Thucydides trap (concept) 1 — A theory about conflict between rising and established powers, discussed in the context of US-China tensions and potenti...

Offensive realism (concept) 1 — An international relations theory mentioned alongside the Thucydides trap in discussions of US-China conflict.

NIH (National Institutes of Health) (place) 1 — US health research institution mentioned as scrapping cancer research cooperation with China amid decoupling.

West Elm (place) 1 — Furniture retailer associated with trendy asymmetrical pottery and caveman-core aesthetic trends.

Room and Board (place) 1 — Furniture retailer mentioned alongside West Elm as selling trendy asymmetrical caveman-core decor.

IDF (Israel Defense Forces) (concept) 1 — Israeli military force documented destroying a Catholic school in Gaza according to Google Earth imagery.

Rosary Sisters School (place) 1 — A Catholic school in Gaza founded in 2000 that enrolled 1250 students and was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Novembe...

Sister Nablia Saleh (person) 1 — Principal of the Rosary Sisters School in Gaza who wrote a letter about the school's destruction.

Hearts & Bones (album) 1 — Paul Simon song about his relationship with Carrie Fisher.

Shed Theory (person) 1 — Musical artist whose songs 'Before the Lurch' and 'Primitive Tech' inspired collage artwork.

DSBM (Depressive Suicidal Black Metal) (concept) 1 — A black metal subgenre that inspired collage artwork along with themes of Eastern Europe.

Ghost Mountain (person) 1 — Musical artist who inspired collage artwork themed around the 'fluoride stare.'

Dave Parker (person) 1 — Baseball legend known as 'The Cobra' and crucial force of the 1979 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates team.

Lean (concept) 1 — A recreational drug mixture discussed as potentially 'the perfect drug' in low doses.

Run It (album) 1 — Chris Brown song that sparked a confrontation on a post-wedding bus ride.

Alex Warren (person) 1 — Singer of vaguely Christian worship-style music suspected of being artificially promoted.

Red Army (concept) 1 — Soviet military force whose historical photos generate hostile comments comparing them to Nazis.

Waziristan (place) 1 — Region in Pakistan mentioned as a desired origin for a romantic partner.

Kellie Pickler (person) 1 — American Idol star who was escorted to the CMT Music Awards by a man later accused of a mass shooting.

HSTS (concept) 1 — Homosexual transsexual typology explicitly contrasted with autogynephilia in Ryan Murphy's Ed Gein show.

Post-structuralism (concept) 1 — Philosophical movement that someone wants to study after quitting their STEM job to pursue continental philosophy.

Psychoanalytic theory (concept) 1 — Theoretical framework someone wants to learn about as part of their philosophy studies inspired by the Red Scare podcast...

Chloe (person) 1 — Fashion brand whose dress was purchased with betting winnings on Biden's election

Tortilla Flat (book) 1 — Novel by John Steinbeck recommended alongside his other works

In Dubious Battle (book) 1 — Novel by John Steinbeck recommended alongside his other works

The Winter of Our Discontent (book) 1 — Novel by John Steinbeck recommended alongside his other works