Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Michael Bloomberg (person) 2 — Former NYC mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate criticized for patronizing approach to Black voters

Faneto (album) 2 — Chief Keef song described as still hitting harder than most current music.

Hayes Code (concept) 2 — Censorship code that kicked in around 1934 requiring Hollywood films to conform to wholesome, decent standards.

Todd Field (person) 2 — Director of Tár whose intentions regarding the film's themes about pretension and artistic authority are questioned

Ants From Up Here (album) 2 — Album by Black Country, New Road that received critical acclaim but was found dull and uninspiring by some listeners.

Hell's Angels (book) 2 — Early career work by Hunter S. Thompson containing the famous quote about 'The Edge' and those who have gone over it.

John Landis (person) 2 — Film director who caused deaths on the Twilight Zone movie set but continued working and was never successfully canceled...

Animal House (film) 2 — Influential comedy film directed by John Landis, described as skippable despite its influence.

An American Werewolf in London (film) 2 — Influential horror-comedy film directed by John Landis, described as skippable despite its influence.

Coming to America (film) 2 — Comedy film directed by John Landis starring Eddie Murphy, who gave Landis the directing job despite his past.

Beverly Hills Cop 3 (film) 2 — Comedy film directed by John Landis with Eddie Murphy, who rehired Landis despite previous conflicts.

Twilight Zone: The Movie (film) 2 — Film on which John Landis directed a segment that resulted in the deaths of two children and an actor in a helicopter ac...

Takanori Aiba (person) 2 — Japanese artist who worked as a maze illustrator for POPYE magazine before becoming an architect, eventually combining b...

Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti (person) 2 — 17th century artist who painted 'Saint Catherine of Siena Holding Christ'.

Carlo Dolci (person) 2 — Artist who painted Saint Catherine of Siena between 1665-70.

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (person) 2 — Artist who painted Saint Catherine of Siena in 1919.

Warped Tour (concept) 2 — Music festival associated with the emo/scene kid era featuring bands like Asking Alexandria and Blessthefall.

Boys Don't Cry (film) 2 — Film repeatedly recommended by a father to his androgynous child as a warning about violence.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (place) 2 — Boston museum where artworks by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet were stolen in 1990 and never recovered

Degas (person) 2 — French artist whose works were among those stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990

Manet (person) 2 — French artist whose works were among those stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990

Red Hot Chili Peppers (album) 2 — Rock band mentioned in connection with member Flea's appearance in Back to the Future 2.

American Dream (concept) 2 — The promise of fulfillment and success in America, which Bruce Springsteen's music explores as an unattainable ideal lea...

Ian Fidance (person) 2 — Comedian whose appearance was so off-putting that showing his photo to someone's mother elicited distress.

Maurizio Lazzarato (person) 2 — Theorist and author of The Making of the Indebted Man, read by someone celebrating being alive.

The Making of the Indebted Man (book) 2 — Work by Maurizio Lazzarato read by the author on an evening they describe as wonderful

Yogi Berra (person) 2 — Yankees legend known for his paradoxical and humorous quotes about baseball and life

British Pathé (place) 2 — YouTube channel featuring nostalgic historical footage narrated with mid-Atlantic accents

Neal Brennan (person) 2 — Comedian and co-creator of Chappelle's Show identified as excessively discussing mental health and therapy.

Logic (person) 2 — Rapper identified as someone who excessively discusses mental health and therapy.

The Dutchess (album) 2 — Album by Fergie cited as peak example of fun club bangers that modern pop cannot match.

George Miller (person) 2 — Director of Mad Max who used counter-culture aesthetics to depict post-apocalyptic survival.

Jimmy Eat World (album) 2 — Rock band referenced as what the subreddit's users were actually listening to in 2002 rather than DMX.

Mount and Blade (film) 2 — Video game the author was addicted to during their youth and would skip school to play.

Counter-Strike (film) 2 — A video game that the poster retreated to playing instead of pursuing romantic relationships in high school.

Fallout New Vegas (film) 2 — Video game that occasionally pulls the author back in, though they usually just watch YouTube videos about it instead of...

Rubicon (place) 2 — Historical river in Italy famously crossed by Julius Caesar, referenced in meme context about Pompey and Labienus

Night on Earth (film) 2 — Jim Jarmusch film about cab drivers that inspired a user to take up cab driving, focusing on encounters and conversation...

The Palm Wine Drinkard (book) 2 — Book by Amos Tutuola mentioned as reliably making the poster laugh.

Amos Tutuola (person) 2 — Nigerian author of The Palm Wine Drinkard, a book that reliably makes a user laugh.

Tommy Wiseau (person) 2 — Director and actor of The Room, a film that reliably makes a user laugh.

Bruno Dumont (person) 2 — Filmmaker whose movies are mentioned as reliably making the poster laugh.

Riget (film) 2 — Lars Von Trier television series featuring a Swedish doctor whose outburst reliably makes a user laugh.

Achilles (person) 2 — Ancient Greek warrior cited as representing the martial ultra-masculine archetype of the Dionysian Gay, contrasted with ...

CARI (place) 2 — An aesthetic categorization website (cari.institute) criticized for over-codifying cultural aesthetics and obsessive cat...

SoundCloud rap (concept) 2 — A rap music subgenre that emerged on SoundCloud, discussed as having died during the pandemic after being co-opted by th...

Bertolt Brecht (person) 2 — German playwright and poet who wrote voluminously about Lenin, including 'The Hole in Ilyich's Boots' and 'Cantata on th...

Less (book) 2 — Novel by Andrew Sean Greer criticized as not good by the poster discussing how gay men were better writers under histori...

Ford V Ferrari (film) 2 — Film that brought mainstream bandwagon fans to IMSA and GT racing according to a post about cultural mainstreaming.

Gran Turismo (film) 2 — Racing film mentioned alongside Ford V Ferrari as bringing mainstream attention to GT racing.