Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

ZZ Top (person) 1 — American rock band whose album Eliminator is mentioned as part of a nostalgic road trip music collection.

Eliminator (album) 1 — A ZZ Top album from the 1980s mentioned as part of a nostalgic tape collection for a road trip.

Wish You Were Here (album) 1 — A Pink Floyd album mentioned as part of a nostalgic tape collection for a road trip.

Joan Rivers (person) 1 — American comedian referenced as one of the archetypal Joans for categorizing BPD white women.

Huel (concept) 1 — A meal replacement product associated with techbro culture and picky eating habits.

Masters in Creative Writing (concept) 1 — Graduate degree program that reportedly brings less joy than bar work for at least one writer.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (concept) 1 — Psychological theory of human motivation referenced in discussion of why people aren't striving for more enlightened liv...

Territory of Light (book) 1 — Novel by Yūko Tsushima recommended and enjoyed by someone in the subreddit.

Yūko Tsushima (person) 1 — Japanese author of Territory of Light, recommended and praised within the subreddit.

Nausea (book) 1 — Novel by Jean-Paul Sartre that a user is starting to read.

Falling for Christmas (film) 1 — Netflix Christmas movie starring Lindsay Lohan, criticized as possibly the worst movie ever produced with poor writing, ...

Deepfake (concept) 1 — AI-generated synthetic media technology discussed in context of a streamer who solicited deepfake pornography of his fri...

Nestlé (place) 1 — Multinational food and beverage corporation referenced sarcastically as a sponsor of the 'psyop' to ignore unhealthy foo...

PepsiCo (place) 1 — Multinational food and beverage corporation referenced sarcastically as a sponsor of the 'psyop' to ignore unhealthy foo...

Mossimo (place) 1 — Target clothing brand mentioned in the context of thrift store reselling debate as an example of low-demand items

Howard Finster (person) 1 — Folk artist who received a divine calling at age 59 to create 5,000 pieces of art and built Paradise Garden in Georgia u...

Paradise Garden (place) 1 — Folk art garden in Summerville, Georgia created by Howard Finster featuring mosaic pathways and concrete sculptures made...

Summerville (place) 1 — City in Georgia where Howard Finster's Paradise Garden folk art installation is located

Banjo-Kazooie (film) 1 — Video game mentioned alongside other games as representing countless hours spent gaming that now feel like wasted time.

Annabel's (place) 1 — Exclusive member's club in Mayfair where bar bills can reach four figures

Mayfair (place) 1 — Wealthy London neighborhood home to exclusive member's clubs like Annabel's

Little Red Book (book) 1 — Communist text found in a rural Iranian household stacked under a tablecloth alongside category theory books

Ayatollah (person) 1 — Iranian religious leader compared to a philosopher-king by a communist couple

Leaving Neverland (film) 1 — Documentary about Michael Jackson referenced via a subreddit for people who believe his accusers

Robert Hur (person) 1 — Special Counsel who issued a report on President Biden describing him as 'a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with ...

Ludacris (person) 1 — Hip-hop artist who handled a poorly organized cognac release event professionally and graciously.

Gods of the Bible: A New Interpretation (book) 1 — Book by Mauro Biglino arguing that the Bible's contradictions stem from polytheistic extraterrestrial origins being reco...

Mauro Biglino (person) 1 — Biblical translator for the Vatican and linguistic expert who argues for extraterrestrial origins of Biblical deities.

Book of Leviticus (book) 1 — Biblical text containing detailed rules about sacrificial offerings involving burning organs for smoke that had a tranqu...

YHWH (concept) 1 — Hebrew deity who required specific sacrificial rituals involving the smoke of burning organs which had a tranquilizing e...

Elohim (concept) 1 — Hebrew plural term for deities whose linguistic analysis suggests polytheistic rather than monotheistic origins in the B...

Peter (person) 1 — Teenage boy mentioned in Anne Frank's diary as her romantic interest while in hiding.

Margot Frank (person) 1 — Anne Frank's sister mentioned in diary entry as someone who would never kiss a boy without engagement or marriage.

YIMBY (concept) 1 — Urban housing movement claiming that building luxury apartments lowers overall housing costs, a claim questioned by resi...

Withnail and I (film) 1 — A film watched by a user during their first acid trip in four years, which they related to before experiencing a blackou...

Society of Friends (concept) 1 — The Quaker religious movement, suggested as an alternative to Catholic or Orthodox role-playing for attention-seeking.

Snail Mail (album) 1 — A contemporary indie band criticized as being formulaic and boring compared to classic bands like The Replacements and B...

Cassini (concept) 1 — Space probe that captured images of Saturn, discussed in context of the wonder of space exploration and scientific obser...

Karoline Leavitt (person) 1 — White House Press Secretary discussed in context of responding to questions about the Epstein List at press conferences.

Diplo (person) 1 — DJ and music producer discussed in terms of potential sexual misconduct with underage girls and questionable consent sit...

Bahrain (place) 1 — Country noted for sponsoring cycling teams as part of sportswashing efforts

Jakob Fuglsang (person) 1 — Professional cyclist who retired from Israel's cycling team, stating it's nicer to ride without an Israel logo

Salem's Lot (book) 1 — Stephen King horror novel referenced as a comparison for the film Weapons

Hasan (person) 1 — Internet streamer whose content and related drama dominates conversations among young men in offices

S. Craig Zahler (person) 1 — Filmmaker and novelist known for disturbing content, creator of films and novels including A Congregation of Jackals

A Congregation of Jackals (book) 1 — Disturbing novel by S. Craig Zahler praised by fans of his films

Ea-nasir (person) 1 — Ancient Mesopotamian copper merchant infamous for selling poor quality copper, immortalized in complaint tablets

Gislebertus (person) 1 — Medieval sculptor who carved The Dream of the Magi at Saint-Lazare Cathedral in Autun, France between 1120-1130

Saint-Lazare Cathedral (place) 1 — Cathedral in Autun, France housing medieval sculpture by Gislebertus including The Dream of the Magi

Autun (place) 1 — French city housing Saint-Lazare Cathedral with medieval religious sculpture