Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Gamergate (concept) 7 — 2014 internet controversy over video game journalism that became a watershed moment for the alt-right and mainstream pol...

Brown University (place) 7 — Ivy League university that experienced a campus shooting, with student describing the aftermath and political exploitati...

Knives Out (film) 7 — Detective film series by Rian Johnson that Netflix gave $600 million to produce, criticized as a questionable business i...

Cher (person) 7 — Singer and performer praised as possessing a unique, timeless beauty comparable to Cleopatra, characterized by self-know...

Young Thug (person) 7 — Rapper mentioned as an example of an artist who actually commits crimes, used to illustrate how artists' personal behavi...

Helen Keller (person) 7 — American author and disability rights advocate who wrote 'The Spirit of Lenin' celebrating the revolutionary leader's le...

David Cronenberg (person) 7 — Film director referenced as a comparison point for body horror tone that The Substance successfully avoided by maintaini...

All Quiet on the Western Front (film) 7 — A novel about WWI whose power lies in depicting the mundane horrors of war and disconnect from civilian life, criticized...

Naked Lunch (book) 7 — William S. Burroughs novel that the author checked out from the library as a teenager due to Kurt Cobain's influence

Prozac (concept) 7 — SSRI antidepressant medication referenced as being combined with erectile dysfunction drugs, known for sexual side effec...

Prague (place) 7 — City where a Spanish speaker moved and experienced frustration with being perceived as less intelligent due to limited E...

IDLES (album) 7 — A band criticized for having lyrics that read like Guardian opinion headlines and male feminist posturing, whose singer ...

Simone Weil (person) 7 — French philosopher known for her intelligence and commitment to revolution who famously told Simone de Beauvoir 'It's ea...

Louis Theroux (person) 7 — British documentary filmmaker known for confrontational journalism and intimate interviewing style, held up as a standar...

Tennessee Williams (person) 7 — American playwright referenced as an example of culturally significant gay figures from an earlier era contrasted with c...

Philip K. Dick (person) 7 — Science fiction author whose books need to be hidden behind the counter at used bookstores because people frequently ste...

Hulu (place) 7 — Streaming service that cancelled High Fidelity and was subsequently called out for lack of diversity

Peace Corps (place) 7 — International service organization whose volunteers are characterized as the type of workers employed at upscale grocery...

Ian Curtis (person) 7 — Joy Division frontman whose suicide and mythology the narrator initially dismissed but later came to appreciate as genui...

Wuthering Heights (book) 7 — Classic novel being adapted by Emerald Fennell with a controversial casting of Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie that has u...

Sisyphus (concept) 7 — Greek mythological figure condemned to eternally roll a boulder up a hill, referenced in a creative prose piece about a ...

C.S. Lewis (person) 7 — Author of The Screwtape Letters whose fifteenth letter discusses how focusing on the future rather than the present is a...

Feeld (concept) 7 — A dating app marketed as more inclusive to alternative relationships and sexual preferences, described as having profile...

Leonard Bernstein (person) 7 — American composer and conductor whose Symphonic Dances from West Side Story appeared in Adam Curtis's 'It Felt Like A Ki...

Queen (album) 7 — Rock band that was held up as the ultimate totem of artistic integrity on Reddit about ten to fifteen years ago, subject...

Nick Land (person) 7 — Accelerationist philosopher criticized for his verbose writing style and his takeover of the CCRU from Sadie Plant, whos...

Frank Zappa (person) 7 — Musician and composer discussed as an absent father who maintained a 'liberated' household with numerous affairs, negati...

Coen Brothers (person) 7 — Film directors whose work is praised for blending realism with sublime moments and exploring religious undertones and ex...

The Hobbit (book) 7 — J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel that inspired the poster's sense of wanderlust and desire to go on real-life adventures i...

Lithuania (place) 7 — Baltic country discussed in context of the Pensive Christ folk art tradition that spread throughout the region during Ch...

Columbus (place) 7 — Ohio's largest city with a population close to a million, described as having no cultural or social impact despite being...

Roberto Bolaño (person) 7 — Chilean author described as mythical, chaotic, and larger than life, whose writings offer an ultimate vision of Latin Am...

Winona Ryder (person) 7 — Actress in Black Swan who was asked an insensitive question about playing an aging star being replaced while it allegedl...

Criterion Collection (place) 7 — A prestigious film distribution company known for releasing classic and contemporary cinema in high-quality physical med...

Vanity Fair (place) 7 — A novel by William Makepeace Thackeray described as capturing the spirit of the Regency era, though not strictly a memoi...

Suspiria (film) 7 — Film that some on the subreddit compared Dasha's movie to, though the poster found this comparison laughable

Before Sunrise (film) 7 — Film referenced for a scene about being sick of yourself, related to the feeling of being trapped with one's own appeara...

Gravity's Rainbow (book) 7 — A novel being read by someone on a bus which, combined with other factors, caused them to fall asleep and subsequently w...

Amber Frost (person) 7 — Author of Dirtbag who worked on Bernie Sanders' campaign and is associated with Chapo Trap House, described as deeply in...

Reagan (person) 7 — Former U.S. President whose Reagan Bush campaign shirt was parodied with Washington Adams 89, causing controversy on Tin...

blink-182 (album) 7 — Pop-punk band mentioned in passing in relation to a wealthy individual who allegedly spends money on online content crea...

White Noise (film) 7 — A novel discussed in relation to media criticism and the character Murray Jay Siskind who represents a thinker captured ...

South Carolina (place) 7 — State whose women's basketball team is set to face the winner of Iowa-Connecticut in a racialized tournament narrative.

Arthur Schopenhauer (person) 7 — Philosopher who greatly influenced Houellebecq, known for viewing alienation as resulting from individuated consciousnes...

LeBron James (person) 7 — Celebrity athlete featured in Taco Bell advertising, representing the trend of celebrity endorsements replacing traditio...

Rosemary's Baby (film) 7 — Roman Polanski film discussed for its portrayal of terror experienced by a young woman whose body is being abused while ...

Cillian Murphy (person) 7 — Actor discussed in contrast to his earlier work on Peaky Blinders, criticized for lacking sensuality in an Oppenheimer s...

Angela Nagle (person) 7 — Cultural critic and author of Kill All Normies who has been blacklisted by leftist publications and appeared on Tucker C...

Adventure Time (film) 7 — Animated TV show discussed as capsule of the 2010s that evolved from loud epic random content to queer carebaby enby rep...

The Death of Ivan Ilyich (book) 7 — Leo Tolstoy's novella about a man's death, discussed as having a hopeful ending contrary to its reputation for sadness.