Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Bear Mountain (place) 1 — Beautiful area in upstate New York known for hiking trails and fall foliage, visited for camping and to see Jupiter's Bo...

Chester, NY (place) 1 — Small town in upstate New York where the author found a bonsai collector's house near a coffee shop

Nyack (place) 1 — Town in New York with a second-hand bookstore whose proprietor discusses how COVID destroyed small community businesses

Brandon Wardell (person) 1 — Comedian who performed at Adam Friedland's LA stand-up show, received with disgust emoji from the poster

Highland Park (place) 1 — Los Angeles neighborhood where Adam Friedland performed stand-up comedy in 2019

Sam Cox (person) 1 — Artist compared to Keith Haring as a baseline for middlebrow art taste.

Truvada (concept) 1 — PrEP medication referenced in connection with gay cultural signifiers like Keith Haring tattoos.

Kate Gosselin (person) 1 — Reality TV figure whose haircut is used as an analogy for cultural signifiers and identity changes.

Sasha Velour (person) 1 — Drag performer referenced as representative of 'bodies and spaces' middlebrow queer art appreciation.

Roy Lichtenstein (person) 1 — Pop artist whose polka dot style is associated with basic art museum goers and middlebrow taste.

Death of a Ladies Man (album) 1 — Leonard Cohen song praised for its lyrics despite being unpopular among other listeners.

Deep Carbon Observatory (book) 1 — RPG book praised as great reading material with notable art, though not yet played by the poster.

Veins of The Earth (book) 1 — RPG book praised as great reading material with notable art alongside Deep Carbon Observatory.

The Feminist (book) 1 — Short fiction by Tony (published in n+1) about failing to engage in relationships, referenced in relation to romantic di...

n+1 (place) 1 — Literary magazine that published Tony's short story 'The Feminist.'

r/pettyrevenge (place) 1 — A Reddit community characterized as psychotic for posts about people avoiding confrontation and then concocting wild rev...

Mario Sorrenti (person) 1 — Fashion photographer who shot Hunter Schafer in Rick Owens for Dazed magazine.

Robbie Spencer (person) 1 — Fashion stylist who worked on the Hunter Schafer Rick Owens shoot for Dazed magazine.

Dazed (place) 1 — Fashion and culture magazine that featured Hunter Schafer in Rick Owens in February 2019.

Bubbly (album) 1 — 2007 song by Colbie Caillat referenced as personally meaningful music that doesn't work in party settings.

Colbie Caillat (person) 1 — Singer-songwriter whose song 'Bubbly' is mentioned as personally meaningful but inappropriate for parties.

Profiles in Eccentricity (album) 1 — Podcast about lesser-known eccentric people featuring case studies of weirdos like phone hackers and occultist rocket sc...

Phreaking (concept) 1 — Phone hacking practiced by a blind kid who became skilled enough at it that the FBI tried to recruit him

Natural Child (person) 1 — Musical artist considered for coffee shop playlist alongside Chet Baker and Aretha Franklin

Hypersomnia (concept) 1 — Sleep disorder involving excessive sleeping (12-24 hours per day) with no effective treatment beyond stimulants like Add...

Barron's (place) 1 — Financial publication mentioned sarcastically in context of understanding Succession plot points

Nescafé (concept) 1 — Instant coffee brand discussed as a quick alternative to time-intensive coffee preparation methods.

Chopper (film) 1 — 2000 Australian crime film starring Eric Bana listed among late '90s and early 2000s Australian crime films.

Eric Bana (person) 1 — Australian actor who starred in the 2000 film Chopper.

Gettin' Square (film) 1 — 2003 Australian crime film starring Sam Worthington and David Wenham.

Two Hands (film) 1 — 1998 Australian crime film starring Bryan Brown and David Fields.

The Magician (film) 1 — 2005 Australian crime film starring Scott Ryan that was later adapted into the TV show Mr. In-between.

Mr. In-between (film) 1 — 2018-2021 Australian TV show starring Scott Ryan, an adaptation of The Magician with the same actor and character.

Gordon Lightfoot (person) 1 — Canadian singer whose death prompted disingenuous expressions of care according to a Canadian critic.

The Guess Who (person) 1 — Canadian rock band criticized as shitty state-mandated radio dadrock.

Podcast leftism (concept) 1 — A form of political engagement through leftist podcasts that emerged as a cultural phenomenon.

Ray Davies (person) 1 — Musician mentioned as attractive when young.

Kim Possible (film) 1 — Animated TV series featuring a cool female protagonist with powers, friends, fashion, and money.

Totally Spies (film) 1 — Animated TV series featuring cool female protagonists that served as aspirational figures for young girls.

Wizards of Waverly Place (film) 1 — TV series featuring empowered young female characters with powers and agency.

Bratz (film) 1 — Media franchise featuring fashionable female characters that girls aspired to be like.

Monster High (film) 1 — Media franchise with supernatural female characters that served as aspirational figures for young girls.

Winx Club (film) 1 — Animated series featuring young female characters with powers that girls wanted to emulate.

David Schwimmer (person) 1 — Actor who played Ross on Friends, referenced in a pun about swimming related to Matthew Perry's death.

Paul Robeson (person) 1 — A performer known for his rendition of the Welsh national anthem, referenced in discussion of Welsh culture.

Romanian orphanage cases (concept) 1 — Cases of severe neglect and abuse that caused autism-like symptoms in children which could be quickly recovered in diffe...

Drizzt Do'Urden (book) 1 — Fantasy character referenced as an example of low-brow literature that should be separated from higher quality book reco...

German existentialism (concept) 1 — Philosophical movement embodied by Werner Herzog that allegedly cannot be handled in contemporary culture.

Phranc (person) 1 — 1990s musician listed as a representative of lesbiancore music culture.

Ferron (person) 1 — 1990s musician listed as a representative of lesbiancore music culture.