Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

NOI (concept) 1 — Nation of Islam, discussed as one of several Black religious/cultural movements

Five Percenters (concept) 1 — Religious/cultural movement discussed as one of several Black spiritual movements

Martin Heidegger (person) 1 — Philosopher referenced in context of helping someone through a nihilism crisis with rational philosophical arguments.

Venice Biennale (place) 1 — Major art exhibition mentioned in context of female artists' success and ongoing discrimination in the art world.

Turner Prize (concept) 1 — British art prize mentioned in context of female artists' recognition despite ongoing discrimination.

IMDb Top 100 (concept) 1 — Film ranking list characterized as reflecting 30-year-old men's taste for dark, edgy, violent movies and classic rock se...

Stone in Focus (album) 1 — Aphex Twin track described as pure magic and the most evocative, grounding, and calming piece of music.

Boston Brahmin (concept) 1 — Upper-class Boston accent and cultural identity, described as articulate and pleasant-sounding in contrast to modern tra...

howlingmutant (person) 1 — Twitter account followed by Anna and Dasha that allegedly retweets explicitly Holocaust-denying images and racist conten...

CFS (concept) 1 — Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, cited as one of several vague diagnoses that lack a single definitive test and are commonly cl...

Boyhood (film) 1 — Richard Linklater film praised for its melancholic pace and poignant depiction of time's passage without waiting for rea...

East Jerusalem (place) 1 — Palestinian area mentioned as basic geographic knowledge Americans lack while supporting Israeli violence.

Scarborough Fair (album) 1 — Traditional folk song referenced in connection with preparing food with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

Michael Myers (person) 1 — Horror film character whose mask appearance at Salem is treated as remarkable by a tourist.

Farinelli (film) 1 — A film about castrati, the young boys castrated to sing female parts after the church banned women from singing.

Castrati (concept) 1 — Young boys who were castrated to sing female parts in church music after women were banned from singing.

BMI calculator (concept) 1 — A tool for calculating body mass index to determine healthy weight ranges, referenced in discussion of Americans' distor...

Tainan (place) 1 — City in Taiwan featured in a travel observation post about Taiwanese urban density and architecture.

Huffington Post (place) 1 — News outlet reporting on Bernie Sanders' resolution about human rights abuses in Gaza.

Golden State Warriors (concept) 1 — NBA basketball team watched regularly by older viewers who can barely name any players outside their franchise.

NaNoWriMo (concept) 1 — National Novel Writing Month, referenced as a model for prolific writers who can quickly complete novels

Effexor (concept) 1 — Anti-depressant medication that the poster tried for three months before stopping

Nolan Ryan (person) 1 — MLB pitcher with the most strikeouts in history, used as metaphor for aggressive approach to life that accepts losses

Mean Girls (song) (album) 1 — Song by Charli XCX allegedly written about Dasha Nekrasova

Imodium (concept) 1 — Anti-diarrheal medication mentioned in context of traveling in China

Tiger Leaping Gorge (place) 1 — A dramatic gorge in Yunnan province, China, featuring a multi-day hiking trail with challenging elevation changes and sc...

Lijiang (place) 1 — A city in Yunnan province, China, serving as the starting point for buses to Tiger Leaping Gorge hiking trail.

Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site (place) 1 — A UC Davis website featuring photographs of local lepidopterans and butterflies.

Human Centipede (film) 1 — A notoriously gross and disturbing film watched by people who turn extreme cinema into a competitive sport.

Elliott Rodger (person) 1 — Individual around whom the Incel movement formed in 2014.

Incel movement (concept) 1 — Social movement that formed around Elliott Rodger in 2014.

Shilajit (concept) 1 — Mineral substance referenced in comparison to a homemade 'rock broth' concept for extracting minerals from stones.

Carl's Jr (place) 1 — A fast food chain known for provocative advertising campaigns during the 2010s.

Social Darwinism (concept) 1 — A political and economic ideology referenced as the worldview adopted by Boomers who accept and celebrate corrupt govern...

Lisa Murkowski (person) 1 — An Alaskan senator criticized for voting yes on healthcare legislation despite not securing protections for Alaska.

Manacled (book) 1 — A Harry Potter fanfiction work featuring Draco and Hermione that received a 750,000 copy first print run, representing t...

Romantasy (concept) 1 — A publishing genre combining romance and fantasy, particularly popular in Harry Potter fanfiction adaptations.

Generation Alpha (concept) 1 — Demographic cohort discussed as creating new forms of decontextualized, nihilistic humor descended from early internet c...

E-Verify (concept) 1 — Employment verification system proposed as solution to immigration enforcement issues instead of mass deportation.

An Incomplete Education (book) 1 — A general knowledge book mentioned as part of an effort to overcome gaps in education and develop deeper understanding b...

Godel Escher Bach (book) 1 — A famous general knowledge book being read as part of an attempt to develop deeper intellectual understanding beyond sur...

Antifragile (book) 1 — A book by Nassim Taleb mentioned as one of several general knowledge texts being read to overcome educational gaps

Nassim Taleb (person) 1 — Author of 'Antifragile', mentioned in context of reading general knowledge books to develop deeper intellectual understa...

Sady Doyle (person) 1 — A writer referenced in context of strategic accusations of antisemitism related to Bernie Sanders criticism

Young Lords (concept) 1 — A political organization that a student expected to study in a Sociology of Protest class instead of liberal resistance ...

Brown Berets (concept) 1 — A political organization that a student expected to study in a Sociology of Protest class instead of liberal resistance ...

A. Scott Berg (person) 1 — Author of 'Kate Remembered', a biography containing Katherine Hepburn's opinions about Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow

Katherine Hepburn (person) 1 — Legendary actress who expressed negative opinions about Frank Sinatra and considered Mia Farrow's father so depraved tha...

John Farrow (person) 1 — Australian-born writer-director and father of Mia Farrow, considered so depraved by Katherine Hepburn that she believed ...

Eva Braun (person) 1 — Adolf Hitler's longtime companion who is referenced as a comparison for physical appearance in what the poster considers...