Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Brooklyn Museum (place) 1 — Museum in Brooklyn visited for the first time and described disparagingly as 'restarded' by the poster

Galway (place) 1 — Irish city where a user recounts meeting a Russian artist during a night out that led to a meaningful brief connection

Goodbye Dragon Inn (film) 1 — Film by Tsai Ming Liang cited as truly understanding the importance of buildings and space in cinema

Tsai Ming Liang (person) 1 — Director of Goodbye Dragon Inn, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

The Conformist (film) 1 — Film by Bernardo Bertolucci listed as depicting architecture in a novel or interesting way

Nostalghia (film) 1 — Film by Andrei Tarkovsky listed as depicting architecture in a novel way

An Autumn Afternoon (film) 1 — Film by Yasujiro Ozu listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

Yasujiro Ozu (person) 1 — Director of An Autumn Afternoon, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Red Desert (film) 1 — Film by Michelangelo Antonioni listed as depicting architecture in a novel way

Michelangelo Antonioni (person) 1 — Director of Red Desert, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

Naked Childhood (film) 1 — Film by Maurice Pialat listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

Maurice Pialat (person) 1 — Director of Naked Childhood, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Walkabout (film) 1 — Film by Nicholas Roeg listed as depicting architecture in a novel way

Nicholas Roeg (person) 1 — Director of Walkabout, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

Godfrey Reggio (person) 1 — Director of Koyaanisqatsi, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Andrew Niccol (person) 1 — Director of Gattaca, cited as understanding architectural space in cinema

Polytechnique (film) 1 — Film by Denis Villeneuve listed as demonstrating architecture in beautiful ways

Paolo Sorrentino (person) 1 — Director of The Great Beauty, included in a list of filmmakers who understand architectural space

Habbo (place) 1 — Online game that is approximately 20 years old with a small but dedicated player base that continues despite declining p...

MapleStory (place) 1 — Long-running MMORPG with players who have continued for over 20 years despite drastically reduced player counts.

Lesbos (place) 1 — The third largest island owned by Greece, noted for its historic architecture

r/stocks (place) 1 — A Reddit community about stock market investing that exemplifies wealth disparities to the poster

Pensacola (place) 1 — A Florida city mentioned in connection with a restaurant called Goat Lips

Goat Lips (place) 1 — A restaurant in Pensacola, Florida noted for its aesthetic with glossy tables and red decor

Clinton's War on Women (book) 1 — 2015 book co-authored by Roger Stone and Robert Morrow that mentions Trump's connection to Epstein at Mar-A-Lago

Robert Morrow (person) 1 — Co-author of Clinton's War on Women who publicly claimed Trump had involvement with Epstein despite his co-author's deni...

Hades (person) 1 — Greek god of the underworld whose relationship with Persephone is romanticized by modern pagans

Vince Foster (person) 1 — Deputy White House Counsel whose death became the subject of conspiracy theories connected to the Clinton administration...

Paul Wellstone (person) 1 — U.S. Senator whose plane crash death became the subject of conspiracy theories about suspicious circumstances.

Gary Webb (person) 1 — Journalist who reported on CIA connections to drug trafficking and died under suspicious circumstances officially ruled ...

Danny Casolaro (person) 1 — Journalist investigating conspiracy theories who died suspiciously, associated with 'The Octopus' conspiracy theory.

The Octopus (concept) 1 — Conspiracy theory about a shadowy organization investigated by journalist Danny Casolaro that allegedly led to his death...

Denver Airport (place) 1 — Airport in Denver known for conspiracy theories about its murals and alleged underground tunnels.

Dead Prez (person) 1 — Hip-hop duo who released the album 'Let's Get Free' in 2000.

Let's Get Free (album) 1 — 2000 album by hip-hop duo Dead Prez known for its heavy bass production.

San Xavier (place) 1 — Historic Spanish church built in 1780 in Tucson, Arizona with a beautiful interior that has survived intact.

Hauser & Wirth (place) 1 — Gallery or art institution cited as a source for information about Eva Hesse's sculptural work.

Like A Rolling Stone (album) 1 — Bob Dylan song written in his mid-20s, cited as example of great music made at a young age

Symbolics (place) 1 — Company that produced early 90s 3D animation work showcasing technical limitations driving creative visual experimentati...

Middlebrow (album) 1 — Cultural podcast listened to alongside Red Scare for staying culturally informed.

Jimmy Hoffa (person) 1 — Disappeared Teamsters leader whose fate is subject of conspiracy theories now dominated by alt-right discourse.

Applebees (place) 1 — Restaurant chain where a worried parent works before being temporarily transferred to another state.

Australian Open (place) 1 — Tennis tournament whose women's final inspired admiration for the mental strength and focus of competitive athletes.

Dachau (place) 1 — A Nazi concentration camp referenced in a joke comparing it to Dasha Nekrasova

Bob Avakian (person) 1 — A figure proposed as Secretary of Defense in a satirical political platform for Anna Khachiyan

Parajanov (person) 1 — The director of The Color of Pomegranates (1969), featured in a Red Scare movie night event.

Silver Jews (album) 1 — Band fronted by David Berman whose artist death deeply affected the poster.

Revolutionary Left Radio (album) 1 — Podcast that featured Aimee Terese in an episode deconstructing liberal intellectuals Peterson, Harris, and Pinker.

Peggy Noonan (person) 1 — Conservative editorial writer whose work is repeatedly left in the poster's room by their mother.

Hayek (person) 1 — Economist and philosopher whose work was recommended to the poster by their conservative father.