Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Nate Dogg (person) 1 — Rapper whose death did not elicit the same emotional response from Boomers as Lil Peep's death.

Spanish Civil War (concept) 1 — Conflict that provided Robert Capa with the photographs that made him internationally famous as a war photographer.

Picture Post (place) 1 — Publication that introduced Robert Capa as 'The Greatest War-Photographer in the World' in 1938 with a spread of 26 phot...

Rock'n'roll Suicide (album) 1 — David Bowie song that fascinated Ian Curtis with its references to suicide

xoJane (place) 1 — Online publication where Cat Marnell wrote articles

Deanna Havas (person) 1 — Red Scare guest who received significant backlash from the audience

Fabric (place) 1 — Famous London nightclub co-founded by Ruby Warrington's husband

The Looks Men Love (book) 1 — A book ordered on Amazon for $22, presumably about fashion or styling advice for attracting men

Malala Yousafzai (person) 1 — Nobel Prize winner and education activist, ironically described as a Stalinist in comparison to Greta Thunberg

Heidi Matthews (person) 1 — A person referenced disparagingly as a 'troll' in a discussion about age gap relationships among art hoes

Much Ado About Cinema (place) 1 — A film criticism publication whose editor-in-chief was cancelled over a three-year-old screenshot, leading to her suicid...

Performance Art (concept) 1 — An artistic practice discussed in relation to Caroline Calloway's life as art and the disturbing possibility of suicide ...

Banza (place) 1 — A brand of chickpea pasta mentioned as part of emergency food supplies during quarantine

Indian burial ground (concept) 1 — A phrase used by Anna Khachiyan that the poster questions as potentially problematic

Lou Dallas (concept) 1 — Hip downtown fashion brand that held runway shows in Lower East Side in 2018

Zoe Kestan (person) 1 — Lingerie entrepreneur known by Instagram handle weed_slut_420, artist whose Polaroids appeared in group shows, Red Scare...

Bernadette Van-Huy (person) 1 — Artist who appeared in group shows with Zoe Kestan

Danny McDonald (person) 1 — Artist who appeared in group shows with Zoe Kestan

Sam Pulitzer (person) 1 — Artist who appeared in group shows with Zoe Kestan

I Know What You Did Last Summer (film) 1 — Horror film featuring a scene with a memorable pose and twirl that the poster returns to watch repeatedly

Bloobird08 (person) 1 — Reddit user described as toxic, narcissistic, racist, and shut-in who needs professional help according to former acquai...

Jennifer's Body (film) 1 — Horror film praised as best horror movie of the century, featuring Megan Fox as hot and legitimately hilarious

Cheongsam (concept) 1 — Traditional Chinese dress that Anna told Dasha and Amber they would look good in due to their 'vaguely Eurasian features...

Harrison Bergeron (book) 1 — Referenced as metaphor for podcasts as self-administered sonic attacks on concentration and intellect

tinymixtapes (place) 1 — Music criticism website that was on hiatus and formerly loved by poster seeking music writing alternatives

California Proposition 22 (concept) 1 — California ballot measure discussed in context of precarity of platform labor

Groundskeeper Willie (person) 1 — Simpsons character whose GIFs are described as digital Scotsface minstrelizing Scottish bodies

88rising (place) 1 — Entertainment company mentioned as posting yellow squares in apparent solidarity campaign

Q: Into the Storm (film) 1 — HBO documentary about Q-anon that breaks down online subcultures and shows how regular people get sucked into the conspi...

Charli D'Amelio (person) 1 — TikTok star referenced in discussion of monetizing youth and sexuality in American culture

John Jacob Astor (person) 1 — Historical capitalist referenced satirically in discussion of modern monetization of sexuality

Ask Jeeves (concept) 1 — Defunct search engine proposed satirically as a new catchphrase to end arguments

Emmy the Great (person) 1 — Musician recommended in a personal email exchange

Absolute Personality Disorder (concept) 1 — Fictional disorder described as having all manipulative capabilities of BPD but with emotional control and none of the s...

Raimi Spiderman (film) 1 — Film series mentioned as an example of movies heavily impacted by meme culture

Alex Grey (person) 1 — Visionary artist whose DMT-inspired aesthetic is referenced in describing LSD visuals

Fragments of an Infinite Memory: My Life With The Internet (book) 1 — A book by Maël Renouard described as very Baudrillardian that offers insights into what the author calls The Psychopatho...

Maël Renouard (person) 1 — French author and former speechwriter for the prime minister of France who wrote about the psychopathology of digital li...

Xavier: Renegade Angel (film) 1 — Adult Swim show from the 2000s remembered by the subreddit.

It's Always Sunny (film) 1 — Comedy show whose blackface episodes were taken off streaming and future DVD releases as part of cancel culture discours...

Mark Lanegan (person) 1 — A musician from the Seattle grunge scene whose death and memoir 'Sing Backwards and Weep' are mourned by a fan of grunge...

Mad Season (album) 1 — A grunge band recommended for their song 'Long Gone Day' performed live at the Moore, referenced as an example of 'real ...

Jennifer Grey (person) 1 — An actress mentioned as an example of someone with 'one sole thing that's a little weird' in their face, making them mem...

Now and Then (film) 1 — A coming-of-age film that gave a viewer nostalgia for the 70s and 90s and taught them about girlhood.

St George Station (place) 1 — Major Toronto subway interchange station between lines 1 and 2 where multiple safety incidents have occurred with minima...

NDIS (concept) 1 — National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia, a government welfare program to pay for disabled people's participati...

POZ (place) 1 — HIV positive information and community website that hosted blogs in the early 2000s by people living with HIV.

University of Austin (place) 1 — A university founded with the stated purpose of combating cancel culture

Nujabes (person) 1 — A Japanese hip-hop producer known for albums like Metaphorical Music, Modal Soul, and his work on Samurai Champloo

Luiz Bonfa (person) 1 — A Brazilian guitarist known for albums like Solo in Rio, discovered through 60s Brazilian music compilations