Red Scare Canon

Cultural References from the Subreddit

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• Matt Bellamy (person) 2 — Lead singer of Muse whose vocals are criticized as sounding nasally
• Once Twice Melody (album) 2 — Beach House album released over four months described as emotionally powerful and blissful by a fan.
• Goethe (person) 2 — German writer and philosopher quoted on the masses being good at fighting but poor at judging.
• Stairway to Heaven (album) 2 — Led Zeppelin song defended as genuinely good despite being overplayed and considered overrated.
• Salvador Dali (person) 2 — Spanish surrealist artist whose paintings are mentioned as being sold on a suspicious antique website.
• After Dark (book) 2 — Novel by Haruki Murakami discussed as the fourth work read by a user noting his repetitive themes.
• Arthur Russell (person) 2 — Musician discussed in relation to HIV/AIDS epidemic and whose song 'Losing My Taste for the Night Life' reflects the exp...
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) 2 — TV series referenced in discussion about actor James Marsters and his facial structure.
• Modern Romance (film) 2 — 1981 film praised by Stanley Kubrick as a brilliant movie about jealousy that he had always wanted to make.
• Robert Bresson (person) 2 — French filmmaker who praised James Bond film 'For Your Eyes Only' for its cinematographic writing and expressed desire t...
• For Your Eyes Only (film) 2 — 1981 James Bond film praised by Robert Bresson for its cinematographic writing that filled him with wonder.
• Peter Greenaway (person) 2 — Film director whose aesthetic is compared to an English garden on a campus walking tour
• Sigourney Weaver (person) 2 — Actress discussed as hot and referenced in connection to Ghostbusters and living in Manhattan
• The Master and the Margarita (book) 2 — A novel accidentally received instead of A Confederacy of Dunces, which the recipient decided to keep without exchanging...
• A Distant Mirror (book) 2 — A book by Barbara Tuchman that a user is reading at home as part of their rotation of multiple books.
• Amyntas (book) 2 — A work by Andre Gide, characterized by the reader as written by a 'noted pederast' and read in a plaza.
• Andre Gide (person) 2 — An author characterized as a 'noted pederast' whose work Amyntas is being read by a subreddit user.
• The Lice (book) 2 — A poetry collection by W.S. Merwin that a user keeps on their nightstand.
• Paul the Apostle (person) 2 — Early Christian apostle discussed in terms of his dramatic conversion from persecutor to leader of the Christian movemen...
• New Testament (book) 2 — Christian scripture referenced in relation to Paul the Apostle's conversion period
• Metformin (concept) 2 — A drug mentioned as potentially helpful for weight loss, particularly for someone experiencing severe weight gain from a...
• Vraylar (concept) 2 — An antipsychotic medication prescribed to a patient who was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.
• King Plague (person) 2 — Witch house artist making 'top shelf quality' music for the post-Crystal Castles set, described as a musical crush.
• Witch house (concept) 2 — Music genre from the late 2000s/early 2010s that the author believes needs a revival with modern flavor
• Rick Griffin (person) 2 — American artist and leading designer of psychedelic posters in the 1960s, key figure in underground comix movement and f...
• Zap Comix (book) 2 — Underground comix collective that Rick Griffin was a founding member of in the 1960s.
• Aoxomoxoa (album) 2 — A Grateful Dead album cover designed by Rick Griffin
• GTA San Andreas (film) 2 — Video game cited as a source of exposure to Black American culture for a European poster
• Gemma Ward (person) 2 — A model whose spring/summer 2005 runway appearances are featured in a post about her work with major fashion houses.
• Max Jacobson (person) 2 — A doctor who gave vitamin shots to celebrities like JFK, Elvis, and Marilyn Monroe that were highly addictive and easy t...
• Forest Hills Stadium (place) 2 — Queens venue where Bob Dylan performed his controversial electric set on August 28, 1965.
• High Fidelity (film) 2 — Film featuring John Cusack's character who has a massive downtown Chicago apartment despite running an unsuccessful reco...
• Nagorno-Karabakh (place) 2 — Disputed region ethnically cleansed by Azerbaijan in recent conflict, referred to as Artsakh by the poster.
• Dirty Dancing (film) 2 — Film whose title is used to describe a type of club dancing the poster misses and finds meaningful.
• The Squid and the Whale (film) 2 — A Noah Baumbach film mentioned for featuring an edgy kid who called his mum ugly and got in trouble at school.
• DiG! (film) 2 — A documentary about The Brian Jonestown Massacre recommended for viewing alongside the band's music.
• Toni Cade Bambara (person) 2 — Author of The Salt Eaters, a novel praised for its beautiful writing but found exhausting by the reader
• Queens of the Stone Age (person) 2 — Rock band that was playing on the radio, which the autistic coworker said were bad
• Donny Hathaway (person) 2 — Musician cited as part of a Christmas music collection
• Vince Guaraldi (person) 2 — Musician mentioned as part of a Christmas music roster
• Black Moses (album) 2 — Isaac Hayes album praised for its emotional rendition of Close to You
• Only the Lonely (film) 2 — 1991 film starring John Candy that showcases his charisma
• The Metaverse (concept) 2 — Virtual world concept criticized as stolen from a dystopian cyberpunk novel and used to transform users into surveilled ...
• Hot Rats (album) 2 — An album mentioned as a CD purchase in Poland alongside other music collected from media chains and grocery stores.
• The Head on the Door (album) 2 — An album purchased on CD alongside other music from Polish grocery stores and media chains.
• DAMN. (album) 2 — A Kendrick Lamar album purchased on CD from Polish stores as part of a return to physical music media.
• The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II (book) 2 — A book by Svetlana Alexievich collecting stories that profoundly affect understanding of the humiliation, horror, and pa...
• The Elephant Man (film) 2 — A David Lynch film praised for its emotional portrayal of human situations and dark dream-like world with a linear narra...
• The Gospels (book) 2 — Biblical texts describing the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, contrasted with The Old Testament in discussion of gra...
• The Old Testament (book) 2 — The first part of the Christian Bible, discussed in contrast with the Gospels regarding concepts of grace