Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Poughkeepsie (place) 2 — City referenced as a location where the author worked minimum wage.

Robert Fagles (person) 2 — Translator whose version of the Iliad is being used for book club discussion

Critique of Pure Reason (book) 2 — Immanuel Kant's philosophical work mentioned as reading material being disrupted by public disturbances

Pearl (person) 2 — Media personality described as 'Red Scare for the masses' who builds a presence based on contrarian female shock jock ta...

Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (film) 2 — 1973 Sam Peckinpah film shot in Mexico featuring Bob Dylan in the cast.

Dave Stewart (person) 2 — Member of Eurythmics whose house Bob Dylan mistakenly sought out in mid-1980s London.

Crouch End (place) 2 — London neighborhood where Bob Dylan mistakenly visited a plumber's house thinking it was Dave Stewart's home.

Wishful Drinking (book) 2 — Memoir by Carrie Fisher that includes an anecdote about Bob Dylan seeking cologne name suggestions.

Winnipeg (place) 2 — Canadian city where Bob Dylan visited Neil Young's childhood home in 2008.

National Trust (place) 2 — British heritage organization that operates Beatles tours, where Bob Dylan joined a public tour in Liverpool.

GG Allin (person) 2 — Notorious punk performer satirically reframed as a radical body-positivity icon challenging societal norms.

David Mamet (person) 2 — Playwright and filmmaker discussed as a once-great artist whose work has been compromised by his politics on Israel.

Peter O'Toole (person) 2 — Actor who delivered an intense, devastating performance as a schizophrenic aristocrat in The Ruling Class

The Origin of Species (book) 2 — Darwin's foundational work on evolution that resulted from his study of bird diversity

Nikola Tesla (person) 2 — Inventor famously in love with a white pigeon, reportedly saying he loved it as a man loves a woman and that she gave pu...

The Raven (album) 2 — Famous Edgar Allan Poe poem written about Charles Dickens' pet raven

The Man in the High Castle (film) 2 — Trump-era dystopian TV series that came and went without leaving much cultural imprint

Roseanne (film) 2 — TV show watched by a person spending the day drinking in an extended stay motel room

Westworld (film) 2 — HBO sci-fi series officially cancelled after first season was amazing but successive seasons got weirder in a bad way

Adobe Photoshop (concept) 2 — Industry standard image editing software that hires an Art Department for design, contrasted with open-source alternativ...

Pieter Aertsen (person) 2 — Dutch painter known for genre paintings and still lifes from the 16th century.

Archibald John Motley Jr. (person) 2 — African American painter known for depicting Black American life and nightlife, including Nightlife (1943).

Jan Steen (person) 2 — Dutch Golden Age painter known for genre scenes, including Children Teaching a Cat to Dance (1679).

Adolph Menzel (person) 2 — German painter known for historical and social scenes, including The Dinner at the Ball (1878).

Niki de Saint Phalle (person) 2 — French-American sculptor and painter (1930-2002) known for public installations and contemporary to Andy Warhol.

Nazi Billionaires (book) 2 — Book by David de Jong examining how German industrial companies built wealth through slave labor during WWII and maintai...

Red Bull (concept) 2 — Energy drink brand mentioned as having used attractive women for promotional events during the 2009 recession.

Sarah McLachlan (person) 2 — Singer-songwriter cited as an example of 1990s Adult Contemporary music.

Seal (person) 2 — Pop musician cited as an example of 1990s Adult Contemporary music.

Sting (person) 2 — Pop musician cited as an example of 1990s Adult Contemporary music.

Adult Contemporary (concept) 2 — Music genre and cultural aesthetic associated with middle-class adults in their 30s during the late 2000s, characterized...

NAMBLA (concept) 2 — North American Man/Boy Love Association, referenced as publishers of books allegedly found in Michael Jackson's possessi...

Giorgio Armani (person) 2 — Fashion designer whose store was represented at a job fair with dismissive staff

South America (place) 2 — Continent cited as the target of a potential US military invasion in a conspiracy theory about using hurricanes to estab...

Neoliberalism and aesthetics (concept) 2 — Theoretical framework exploring why contemporary mass culture feels 'freaky' and uniform, with discussion of profit-driv...

Infrastructure collapse (concept) 2 — Concept explored through firsthand experience of Texas power grid failure, revealing fragility of neoliberal systems

Emotional manipulation (concept) 2 — Psychological concept critically examined as often being defense mechanisms rather than intentional manipulation tactics...

On Self-Respect (book) 2 — A 1961 essay by Joan Didion published in Vogue, recommended within the subreddit for its particularly insightful final t...

Shane Dawson (person) 2 — YouTuber who interviewed Eugenia Cooney after she completed eating disorder rehab.

FSB (concept) 2 — Russian security service that exiled journalist Sasha believed, along with Putin, staged the Apartment Tower Bombing as ...

Latvia (place) 2 — Country that pro-war Russian Sofia claimed would be next target for Putin's expansion along with Lithuania and Belarus.

Waterloo (concept) 2 — Historic battle and metaphor for decisive defeat, referenced in discussion of Trump's political comeback attempt and com...

Paul Krugman (person) 2 — New York Times opinion columnist criticized for claiming the economy is great despite widespread financial struggles.

The Birdcage (film) 2 — 1996 comedy film directed by Elaine May, praised for its nuanced treatment of conservative characters who grow to accept...

Sociology (concept) 2 — Academic discipline criticized as made-up nonsense based on manipulated data and Freudian concepts

Bob Ross (person) 2 — Artist quoted on the necessity of darkness to appreciate light in context of suffering and meaning.

House of Games (film) 2 — 1987 film cited as the most underrated in a discussion of film ratings.

The Magnetic Fields (person) 2 — Musical group known for the album 69 Love Songs, discussed for their varied musical styles and lengthy compositions.

Paulie Gualtieri (person) 2 — Character from The Sopranos referenced by a poster who identifies with him while worried about being taken out on his cr...

Kim Il Sung (person) 2 — North Korean founder and leader whose portrait was hanging in a North Korean restaurant in Kathmandu, leading to the pos...