Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Language Policing (concept) 1 — Authoritative control over acceptable terminology, critiqued in context of being corrected for saying 'committed suicide...

Jennifer Love Hewitt (person) 1 — Actress quoted saying a world without men would consist of fat, happy women with no crime, critiqued as pandering

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (concept) 1 — Psychological term critiqued as an example of pathologizing normal personality traits

Fancy Like (album) 1 — Country song described as vile and triggering irrational anger when heard repeatedly

Carrefour (place) 1 — A large French supermarket chain discussed in the context of how corporate products dominate shelf space over superior l...

Burisma (place) 1 — Ukrainian energy company where Hunter Biden received a board position that critics view as nepotistic.

Beyond Good and Evil (book) 1 — Nietzsche's philosophical work quoted extensively in a discussion about morality as a sign language of affects and the p...

Sacred Band of Thebes (concept) 1 — Ancient Greek military unit composed of male lovers, cited as an example of professional Greek armies of the classical p...

Pedro Zamora (person) 1 — AIDS activist referred to as 'America's friend, Pedro' who provided the media with an effeminate gay archetype that beca...

Tony Stark (person) 1 — Fictional character whose image is compared to Elon Musk's public persona, which appears to be collapsing.

Abel Gance (person) 1 — Director of the 1927 film Napoleon, referenced as producing a similarly satisfying long screening experience to Avatar.

TvTropes (place) 1 — A website referenced as an example of reducing art discussion to clichés and ironic takes through excessive categorizati...

Vice Dos and Donts (concept) 1 — An archive of Vice magazine's fashion criticism column representing the hipster era of the late 2000s

Wallace Stevens (person) 1 — American poet who mentions Lenin in 'Description Without Place,' a meditation on the power of imagination to remake the ...

Muhammad Iqbal (person) 1 — Widely considered the greatest Urdu poet of the 20th century and ideological father of Pakistan who wrote 'Lenin (Before...

Vladimir Mayakovsky (person) 1 — Soviet master poet who wrote the epic poem 'Vladimir Ilyich Lenin' with a rousing conclusion about workers preparing for...

Description Without Place (book) 1 — Lengthy poem by Wallace Stevens meditating on the power of imagination to remake the world, featuring references to Leni...

Hanns Eisler (person) 1 — Composer who set Brecht's 'Cantata on the Day of Lenin's Death' to music.

Andrew Sean Greer (person) 1 — Author of the novel 'Less' which was criticized as not good in a post about contemporary gay writers.

Ronald Laing (person) 1 — Psychiatrist and author known for his work on mental illness and ontological insecurity, discussed in relation to feelin...

What's My Line? (film) 1 — Classic game show from Hollywood's Golden Age where actors appeared as guests, revealing their real personalities.

Password (film) 1 — Classic game show where Betty White met her husband and where Golden Age Hollywood actors appeared as guests.

Pagliacci (person) 1 — Fictional clown referenced in a dark joke about depression, subverted with an unexpectedly positive twist.

Prizren (place) 1 — City in Kosovo visited by a Serbian poster who found the region's politics progressive and future-oriented.

Prishtina (place) 1 — Capital city of Kosovo visited by a Serbian poster who appreciated meeting Yugo-nostalgic Kosovars.

Ruth Dalton (person) 1 — 80-year-old dog walker murdered in a carjacking in Seattle, discussed as a victim of justice system failures.

Chappel Roan (person) 1 — Pop musician making 'wittier catchier' music than Taylor Swift according to subreddit discussion of changing musical zei...

Jon Lovett (person) 1 — Host of Pod Save America and former Hillary Clinton speechwriter who was the first person voted out on Survivor.

My Dinner with André (film) 1 — Film whose title is parodied by a poster as 'My Dinner With André 3000' as an example of a movie that should be made bas...

André 3000 (person) 1 — Musician whose name is used to create a parody film title combining him with the film 'My Dinner with André.'

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (concept) 1 — Historical Japanese imperial concept invoked to compare to IDF tactics at UN aid depots in Gaza

Coco and Clair Clair (album) 1 — Musical artist mentioned as being listened to during a disturbing public encounter

Douglas P. (person) 1 — Artist identified as part of the 'Dark Gay Sensibility' in underground culture

Peter Sotos (person) 1 — Writer identified as part of the 'Dark Gay Sensibility' in transgressive literature

Roc Nation (place) 1 — Entertainment company whose sign must be thrown as part of Jay Electronica's Discord verification process

Diane Keaton (person) 1 — Actress celebrated for her styling choices and performances in Annie Hall, The Godfather, and First Wives Club

Warren Beatty (person) 1 — Actor and director seen in paparazzi shots with Diane Keaton

r/brandnewsentence (place) 1 — Reddit community where Anna Khachiyan's tweet about looking like you listen to podcasts received 85k upvotes

Malthusianism (concept) 1 — Traditional view suggesting that more people lead to more scarcity and environmental ruin, challenged by techno-optimist...

Melancholia (film) 1 — Film starring Kirsten Dunst referenced in relation to feeling calm during a crisis while usually being depressed.

Bri Bri Luenig (person) 1 — Political commentator satirized for performing tradcath femininity while being associated with mainstream media like NYT...

Last of the Summer Wine (film) 1 — Long-running British sitcom used as comparison for the longevity potential of Cum Town podcast

Fukushima Exclusion Zone (place) 1 — Location where The Whispering Star was filmed in abandoned areas, giving the film a haunted atmosphere

Footprints (on the Moon) (film) 1 — Italian mystery-thriller film shot by Vittorio Storaro about a woman who discovers she's been missing for three days

Vittorio Storaro (person) 1 — Cinematographer for Apocalypse Now and The Last Emperor who shot Footprints on the Moon

Klaus Kinski (person) 1 — Actor who appears briefly in Footprints on the Moon for about 45 seconds

The Last Emperor (film) 1 — Film cited as major work by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro

One Step Beyond (film) 1 — Classic TV anthology series about supernatural events that produced an episode documenting a shamanic mushroom ritual

Rod Serling (person) 1 — Host of The Twilight Zone invoked in comparison to One Step Beyond's psychedelic episode

Les Miserables (film) 1 — Musical mentioned as the only one the poster actually likes among an otherwise despised genre.