Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Dorothea Tanning (person) 2 — A visual artist whose 1942 painting Children's Games is featured in a collection of work by female artists from the late...

Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (album) 2 — A groundbreaking twenty-movement piano composition by Messiaen written during WWII, providing twenty contemplations on t...

Reptilia (album) 2 — Song by The Strokes mentioned as an example of a good 'howlin' song' similar to House of the Rising Sun.

Sahra Wagenknecht (person) 2 — German politician described as 'very RS' for being economically left-wing but culturally conservative.

Curious George (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Goodnight Moon (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Charlotte's Web (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Blueberries for Sal (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Make Way for Ducklings (book) 2 — New England children's book cited as part of the region's invention of American childhood

Flow (film) 2 — Highly praised animated film described as incredible and unbelievable that it could be made

Over the Rainbow (album) 2 — Iconic song from The Wizard of Oz performed by Judy Garland, described as emotionally moving and connected to memories o...

Cryptopsy (album) 2 — Death metal band cited as personal favorite in discussion of the liberating and unpretentious nature of the death metal ...

All the Light We Cannot See (book) 2 — Book criticized as 'ever-burnable' and grouped with liberal political memoirs following similar title patterns

The Grateful Dead (album) 2 — Band that built a forty-foot tall 'wall of sound' speaker system for a tour, cited as an example of grandiose musical am...

Ilya Sutskever (person) 2 — Former OpenAI researcher referenced as attempting but failing to oust Sam Altman in a less effective way than Elon Musk ...

Rabbit Angstrom (book) 2 — Character from John Updike's novels representing a certain kind of American middle-class male experience of affluence an...

Paul's Boutique (album) 2 — Beastie Boys album recommended alongside Julie Ruin in discussion of the marriage between Kathleen Hanna and a Beastie B...

Arijit Singh (person) 2 — Indian artist suggested as a hypothetical halftime show performer who would perform in Hindi

The Secret (book) 2 — New age self-help book referenced as an alternative to Catholicism

ICP (person) 2 — Insane Clown Posse, rap group whose clown aesthetic is discussed as being appropriated by art school students

Katie Halper (person) 2 — Socialist commentator criticized by Anna Khachiyan as congenitally boring online leftist woman

Don't Say Gay Bill (concept) 2 — Legislation referenced in context of liberal hypocrisy regarding concerns about queer youth suicide versus Russian civil...

Ion Pack (concept) 2 — A podcast criticized for being insufferable, featuring hosts who insist on saying "what the FUCK is really good" and mak...

Huntington Library (place) 2 — California-based library that acquired Thomas Pynchon's archival papers

Bazarov (person) 2 — Character from Fathers and Sons whom a reader aspires to emulate

Bobbi Lurie (person) 2 — Poet and mother of director Ari Aster who wrote about her son's struggles with anorexia, blindness from Stevens Johnson ...

Museum of Intolerance (place) 2 — Museum focused on documenting human atrocities and the Holocaust where Ari Aster's son worked according to his mother's ...

Epic Rap Battles of History (concept) 2 — YouTube comedy music video series praised for its creativity and charm, with specific mention of Ted Roosevelt v. Winsto...

Journey (album) 2 — A band mentioned as part of an 80s music listening session paired with red wine and apartment cleaning.

Jack Schlossberg (person) 2 — Harvard Law graduate and member of the Kennedy family criticized for not utilizing his privileged position and education...

Carthage (place) 2 — Ancient Phoenician city-state that was completely destroyed by Rome after 800 years of existence, with no writings or cu...

LRB (place) 2 — The London Review of Books, a publication that featured an essay on the return of psychoanalysis as a way to explain the...

Seminar XX (book) 2 — Lacan's psychoanalytic text that when fed to AI caused it to persistently use psychoanalytic terminology

White (book) 2 — 2019 book by Bret Easton Ellis that was to be released on April 16th and reviewed by Andrea Long Chu

Judee Sill (person) 2 — Brilliant tragic 1970s California folk musician who was a former junkie and prostitute turned born-again Christian, drop...

Yanka Dyagileva (person) 2 — Musician that Judee Sill is compared to as a poignant tragic figure

Sibylle Baier (person) 2 — Musician that Judee Sill is compared to as a poignant tragic figure

J Crew (place) 2 — A clothing retailer referenced as an example of quality clothing as investment though its quality is described as iffy.

Red Wing (place) 2 — A brand referenced as an example of quality clothing as investment in contrast to fast fashion.

Father John Misty (person) 2 — A musician discussed as having a Red Scare aesthetic whose album "I Love You, Honeybear" is considered a favorite for we...

Gangs of New York (film) 2 — Martin Scorsese film criticized as having terrible direction that borders on camp, described as one of the worst movies ...

Jean Broc (person) 2 — French neoclassical painter featured in a post showcasing various paintings and drawings

Odilon Redon (person) 2 — French symbolist painter featured in a post showcasing various paintings and drawings

Claire Saffitz (person) 2 — Pastry chef and cookbook author whose pumpkin pie recipe was used for a Thanksgiving dinner

Sinead O'Connor (person) 2 — Singer-songwriter mentioned as example of 90s Adult Contemporary music

Meet Me in the Bathroom (book) 2 — A book about the early 2000s NYC indie music scene that cultural commentators referenced when discussing the post-COVID ...

Benadryl (concept) 2 — Over-the-counter medication used recreationally by a poster during teenage years to get high while making experimental b...

Adrianne Lenker (person) 2 — Musician and leader of Big Thief praised as the greatest poet of her generation for her earnest songwriting and authenti...

The Blair Witch Project (film) 2 — Film described as the last great shared cultural experience in America where the nation collectively pretended to believ...

Karl Ove Knausgaard (person) 2 — Norwegian author praised for intensely relatable books that capture guilt, shame, and the human experience with unflinch...