Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

The Uninhabitable Earth (book) 1 — A book by David Wallace-Wells about climate change that discusses how southern Europe will turn into a desert, read back...

David Wallace-Wells (person) 1 — Author of The Uninhabitable Earth, a book about climate change impacts including the desertification of southern Europe.

FIDE (place) 1 — The international chess federation criticized for being involved in social media drama and dress code controversies at m...

Hikaru (person) 1 — Chess player and content creator mentioned for crying at the Candidates tournament when FIDE wouldn't let him play in a ...

ALS (concept) 1 — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a horrific degenerative disease diagnosed in a poster's boyfriend's mother, affecting her...

Razib Khan (person) 1 — Guest on Red Scare podcast who, along with Anna, was unable to multiply basic fractions during the episode.

Madelaine McCann (person) 1 — Missing child whose disappearance is the subject of a Reddit community characterized by conspiracy theories about her pa...

Klara and the Sun (book) 1 — Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that starts tediously but features a horrifying twist two-thirds through that redeems the book.

Leonardo Da Vinci: The First Scientist (book) 1 — Biography by Michael White containing interesting details about Da Vinci's life but criticized for excessive speculation...

Michael White (person) 1 — Author of Leonardo Da Vinci: The First Scientist, criticized for excessive speculation about his subject's mindset.

Eli Friedland (person) 1 — Figure mentioned alongside Anna and Dasha as supporting Woody Allen despite allegations.

Covent Garden (place) 1 — Area in London where a man was observed screaming into a megaphone about being victims of sex and not asking to be born

Moomin (concept) 1 — Finnish cartoon/book series with characters Little My and Snufkin, merchandise available at a dedicated shop in London

Muji (place) 1 — Japanese retail store where the poster experienced joy buying oil cleanser, mechanical pencils and refillable pens

Charing Cross (place) 1 — London train station where a man was observed picking up a cigarette butt from the ground to smoke

GIMP (concept) 1 — Open-source image editing software criticized for having ugly design and awful UX compared to Adobe Photoshop

The Fabelmans (film) 1 — Film that was being watched during a flight from Paris where a medical emergency occurred

Sean Evans (person) 1 — Interviewer criticized for only being able to ask pre-prepared questions with no ability for back-and-forth conversation

Winnetka (place) 1 — Affluent area mentioned as likely source of parental funding for LA writers on strike

Scarsdale (place) 1 — Affluent area mentioned as likely source of parental funding for LA writers on strike

Fran Drescher (person) 1 — Actress whose rapists were discussed on the podcast, with Dasha making a racially charged comment about them

Sturgill Simpson (person) 1 — Contemporary country music artist praised as part of a new generation of master songwriters in the genre.

Tyler Childers (person) 1 — Contemporary country music artist praised as part of a new generation of master songwriters in the genre.

Los Angeles Dodgers (concept) 1 — MLB team that clinched their spot at the top of the National League West division heading toward a triple digit win seas...

Debra Paget (person) 1 — Actress described as a beauty who was the blueprint for Priscilla Presley.

Love Me Tender (film) 1 — Film featuring Elvis Presley and Debra Paget, where photos of them were taken.

Workism (concept) 1 — Ideology referenced as something the poster bought into after college, leading to unfulfilling knowledge-work.

Leninist revolution (concept) 1 — Revolutionary concept referenced as a potential solution to the unfulfilling nature of work under capitalism.

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (person) 1 — Part-black Frenchman described as the founder of Chicago who arrived in the 1780s.

Tati Westbrook (person) 1 — YouTube personality whose 'bye sister' drama about James Charles is described as someone's involuntary daily thought.

No Hard Feelings (film) 1 — Film starring Jennifer Lawrence described as a sweet movie about connection in the incel age that was never really made ...

Viagra Boys (album) 1 — Musical act cited as a gendered marker of 'alt' culture for men.

South Boston (place) 1 — Neighborhood discussed in context of gentrification displacing working-class families.

Gumby (film) 1 — Vintage cartoon mentioned as part of a technologically old-fashioned upbringing that feels anachronistic.

Rocky and Bullwinkle (film) 1 — Vintage cartoon mentioned as part of a technologically old-fashioned upbringing that feels anachronistic.

Civil Air Patrol (place) 1 — A civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, mentioned in the context of basic military formation drills perform...

Many Men (album) 1 — Song by 50 Cent suggested as entrance music for Trump at the Republican convention for its cinematic quality.

Jeremy Bentham (person) 1 — Philosopher who originally conceived the Panopticon prison design that Foucault later used as a surveillance metaphor.

Google Docs (place) 1 — Online word processing software that provides spell-check with red underlines for misspelled words.

Bob Evans (place) 1 — American restaurant chain where the author worked as a busboy and dishwasher in 2006.

Apple II (concept) 1 — Vintage computer system (Apple IIe) using 5.25-inch floppy disks that someone is switching to as part of leaving the int...

FreeDOS (concept) 1 — Open-source DOS operating system the author installed on an HP mini laptop as part of their offline computing experiment...

AppleSoft BASIC (concept) 1 — Programming language built into Apple II computers that the author plans to learn.

Phineas and Ferb (film) 1 — Animated TV show referenced in a joke about Ariana Grande's increasingly angular appearance resembling the character Fer...

South Williamsburg (place) 1 — Brooklyn neighborhood with a large Hasidic Jewish population, cited as an example of lack of assimilation after 100+ yea...

Springfield (place) 1 — City referenced in contrast to South Williamsburg regarding immigrant assimilation patterns.

Kick (place) 1 — Streaming platform mentioned as a niche site where controversial figures like Andrew Tate might have less influence.

Jerry Smith (person) 1 — Fictional character from Rick and Morty whose complexities are analyzed in detail by YouTube film majors

CPT (concept) 1 — Colored People Time, a racist trope referenced in criticism of Kamala Harris running late for her election night speech

How To Train Your Dragon (film) 1 — DreamWorks animated film series being remade as a shot-for-shot live action remake criticized for its lack of creativity...