Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Zarah Sultana (person) 1 — UK left-wing politician involved in a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn that experienced early internal conflict

The Bronx (place) 1 — New York City borough celebrated as the best for its food, affordability, cultural contributions including hip hop, and ...

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (album) 1 — Album by The Flaming Lips praised as a banger that represents a lost era of music

Spencer (film) 1 — Film with a Jonny Greenwood soundtrack praised as peak reading and sulking music

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (book) 1 — Science fiction story referenced in expressing frustration about architecture and the inability to realize creative visi...

Blue's Clues and You (film) 1 — Modern reboot of Blue's Clues criticized for inferior production choices and abandoning the original show's format

Spaceship (album) 1 — Song by Kanye West shared on the subreddit

Antonio Brown (person) 1 — Former NFL player extradited from Dubai for attempted murder charges, referenced as suffering from CTE

Annals of the Former World (book) 1 — Pulitzer Prize-winning geology book by John McPhee about North American geology, received as a Christmas gift

John McPhee (person) 1 — Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning geology book Annals of the Former World

Tenth of December (book) 1 — Collection of short stories by George Saunders, given as a Christmas gift to someone who previously read Lincoln in the ...

Lincoln in the Bardo (book) 1 — Novel by George Saunders that was read and enjoyed, leading to the gift of Tenth of December

The Island of the Sea Women (book) 1 — Novel by Lisa See about sea women, given as a gift by someone who found it deeply affecting

Lisa See (person) 1 — Author of The Island of the Sea Women

Planned Obsolescence (concept) 1 — Manufacturing strategy where products are designed to fail after a predetermined period, discussed in relation to modern...

Guy Ritchie (person) 1 — Film director whose crime movie aesthetic inspires someone seeking mob-run poker games

AutoCAD (concept) 1 — Computer-aided design software taught in architecture school, mentioned cynically as preparation for commercial work

Poe's Law (concept) 1 — An internet adage stating that without a clear indicator of intent, it is difficult to distinguish between sincere extre...

Larry the Cable Guy (person) 1 — Comedian featured in satirical fake Red Scare episode transcript about anime

Azumanga Daioh (film) 1 — Japanese slice-of-life anime series referenced in satirical Red Scare episode transcript

Tiger King (film) 1 — A Netflix documentary series described as "great fun and completely bonkers" that became a cultural phenomenon during ea...

Persona (film) 1 — A 1966 Ingmar Bergman film that was featured as part of a Red Scare subreddit movie night.

Yasha Levine (person) 1 — A journalist referenced on the Red Scare podcast alongside Mark Ames.

John Dolan (person) 1 — A writer and podcaster known as The War Nerd who relocated to Portland and is discussed as a potential podcast guest.

The War Nerd (film) 1 — A podcast hosted by John Dolan and Mark Ames that discusses military conflicts and geopolitics.

Qassem Soleimani (person) 1 — An Iranian military commander whose assassination was discussed in the context of whether he was "daddy af."

Biden administration (concept) 1 — The incoming presidential administration discussed in the context of college debt forgiveness policy debates.

college debt forgiveness (concept) 1 — A policy proposal debated among leftists regarding whether it primarily benefits middle class or poor people.

Under the Net (book) 1 — Iris Murdoch's 1954 debut novel described as a goofy romp through London that explores language versus reality and theor...

In This House of Brede (book) 1 — A 1969 novel by Rumer Godden about a woman who quits her job to become a Benedictine contemplative nun.

Rumer Godden (person) 1 — An author who wrote In This House of Brede, a novel about a woman becoming a Benedictine nun.

Tottenham Hotspur (place) 1 — English football club with a historically large Jewish fanbase, whose supporters refer to themselves as the "yid army" d...

Man With a Movie Camera (film) 1 — Film screening in Manchester that a poster was attempting to find a companion to attend with after COVID restrictions re...

The Lonely Death of George Bell (book) 1 — New York Times long-read article about a solitary death that a poster records as one of their favorite pieces to revisit...

Virginia Roberts (person) 1 — Epstein accuser whose depositions were included in newly leaked court documents related to the Maxwell trial.

Nina West (person) 1 — Drag performer cited as an example of gay people who perform 'corporate kid-friendly homosexuality' for straight audienc...

Audi (place) 1 — Luxury car brand mentioned as evidence of massage parlor workers' financial success

The North Water (film) 1 — A television series about a disgraced ex-army surgeon on a whaling expedition to the Arctic who encounters a murderous h...

Jack O'Connell (person) 1 — Actor who stars in The North Water alongside Colin Farrell and Stephen Graham.

Bret Michaels (person) 1 — Reality TV star who discussed his diabetes on the season finale of Rock of Love.

Canal Plus (concept) 1 — French television channel that saved David Lynch's Mulholland Drive by producing it as a feature film after ABC cancelle...

Christabel (book) 1 — A poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge selected as the first reading for the Mary Shelley reading list book club

Sierra Leone (place) 1 — West African country where Salma Hayek toured after the war and breastfed a baby in a hospital in 2009

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (book) 1 — Self-help book recommended alongside Jordan Peterson's work to help with mental clarity

Tangled up in Blue (album) 1 — A Bob Dylan song cited as a current favorite by a poster soliciting opinions on his work.

Boots of Spanish Leather (album) 1 — A Bob Dylan song cited as a current favorite alongside "Tangled up in Blue."

Ode an die Freude (album) 1 — Beethoven's Ode to Joy, referenced in the context of someone practicing German pronunciation.

Porcupine Dilemma (concept) 1 — Schopenhauer's parable about how humans seek closeness for warmth but are driven apart by each other's negative qualitie...

The Souls of Black Folk (book) 1 — W. E. B. DuBois's seminal work on race and African American experience, listed as a top nonfiction book.

Skulduggery Pleasant (book) 1 — A children's book series mentioned as an example of books that 'gifted kids' would read quickly without realizing they w...