Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Northridge earthquake (concept) 1 — A 1994 earthquake that cost $43B adjusted for inflation and was previously the most expensive natural disaster in LA his...

Amarillo (place) 1 — Texas city referenced as the setting for dive bar brawls that would have resulted in masculine facial scars

Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (book) 1 — 1745 letter by Benjamin Franklin offering satirical reasons for preferring older women as mistresses over younger ones

Camp Lo (album) 1 — Hip-hop group whose song 'Coolie High' is shared by a user posting during low-traffic hours

Toshio Shibata (person) 1 — Japanese photographer born in 1949 who devoted his career to photographing infrastructure landscapes

Royal Academy of Fine Arts (place) 1 — Arts institution in Ghent, Belgium where photographer Toshio Shibata trained before returning to Japan

Ghent (place) 1 — Belgian city where Toshio Shibata trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts

Brad Feuerhelm (person) 1 — Photography critic who commented on the alien and uncanny quality of Toshio Shibata's night infrastructure photographs

Karl XII of Sweden (person) 1 — Swedish king whose body is depicted in Gustaf Cederström's 1884 painting about a doomed military campaign.

Gustaf Cederström (person) 1 — Artist who painted 'Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden' in 1884.

Atropos (person) 1 — One of the Fates in Greek mythology, referenced as wielding 'undiscerning shears' in relation to death in battle.

Lakers (place) 1 — NBA basketball team sold for 10 billion dollars, raising suspicions about a Luka trade.

r/AIismyBoyfriend (place) 1 — A subreddit focused on AI companionship where users discuss relationships with AI girlfriends.

Great Firewall (concept) 1 — China's internet censorship system, described as possibly the most foresightful decision of this century for protecting ...

Rangoon (place) 1 — City mentioned as the location where a fictional character spent summers in a satirical childhood story.

/fit/ (place) 1 — 4chan's fitness board where bodybuilding culture and gym discourse was historically contained.

Sam Neill (person) 1 — Actor in the film Possession whose character's reaction to a doppelganger was praised as appropriate.

Secretary (film) 1 — 2002 film discussed as a favorite within the Red Scare community.

Colosseum (place) 1 — Ancient Roman amphitheater where Commodus fought as a gladiator, compared to McDonald's.

Newport (place) 1 — Location where Bob Dylan first performed his controversial electric set before repeating it at Forest Hills Stadium.

Iryna Zarutska (person) 1 — Young girl who was killed by a homeless schizophrenic man who claimed she was reading his mind.

Gale-Shapley algorithm (concept) 1 — Matching algorithm allegedly used by Hinge that is proposed as a basis for a new dating app with time-gated matches.

Friday the 13th (film) 1 — Horror movie franchise with numerous sequels that AMC would marathon during October.

r/AIO (place) 1 — Reddit community referenced as having predictable relationship advice posts.

Neo-Pentecostalism (concept) 1 — Growing religious movement spreading in historically Catholic countries, characterized by prosperity theology and charis...

Prosperity Theology (concept) 1 — Religious doctrine associated with Neo-Pentecostalism that promises material wealth in exchange for faith, criticized as...

Russian Federation (place) 1 — Contemporary Russian state discussed in terms of its economic stability and potential fragmentation after Putin's death,...

Avinash Chandra (person) 1 — Indian artist who made significant impact on the London art scene in 1956, known for transitioning from townscape painti...

Shimla (place) 1 — Indian town and home of artist Avinash Chandra, whose roofs and spires featured prominently in his early townscape paint...

Osborne Samuel Gallery (place) 1 — London art gallery associated with Peter Osborne's commentary on Avinash Chandra's work.

Act Naturally (album) 1 — Beatles song featuring Ringo Starr on lead vocals in a country style.

Thomas Hamilton (person) 1 — Individual referenced alongside Jimmy Savile in leaked Epstein files document about pedophilia networks.

Lenny Letter (place) 1 — Online feminist newsletter co-founded by Lena Dunham, mentioned sarcastically as potential employment for a podcast gues...

Sheryl Sandberg (person) 1 — Facebook executive discussed in a conspiracy theory post suggesting she killed her husband for public grieving opportuni...

Patrik Sandberg (person) 1 — Figure suggested to accompany Anna and Dasha to see Joker

Gustave Flaubert (person) 1 — 19th century French novelist whose lack of recognition by Anna sparked criticism of her literary pretensions

Nellie Bowles (person) 1 — NYT journalist whose wealthy California family background is cited as example of media nepotism

On Chesil Beach (film) 1 — British period drama starring Saoirse Ronan about a disastrous wedding night

Three Colours: Blue (film) 1 — Film scheduled for Red Scare movie night following Naked Lunch

The Colour of Pomegranates (film) 1 — Film scheduled for Red Scare movie night after Three Colours: Blue

A Return to Love (book) 1 — A book referenced as one the poster has already finished reading

Dry drunk (concept) 1 — Term for someone who is sober from alcohol but still exhibits psychological and behavioral issues associated with addict...

Great Leap Forward (concept) 1 — Mao Zedong's disastrous economic and social campaign criticized as causing the biggest famine in human history through p...

exégèse des nouveaux lieux communs (book) 1 — A book by Jacques Ellul from the 1960s that cataloged and analyzed commonplace aphorisms in French society.

Borneo (place) 1 — An island referenced as an example of geographical knowledge most Americans lack.

Billy Joe Armstrong (person) 1 — Lead singer of Green Day, mentioned in a post expressing intense dislike of the band.

Codex bookstore (place) 1 — A bookstore on Bleecker Street in NYC described as the best bookstore in the city that doesn't require masks.

Blue Weekend (album) 1 — A 2021 album by Wolf Alice considered for road trip listening.

Space is the Key (album) 1 — A 2017 album by SLIFT considered for road trip listening.

SLIFT (person) 1 — Musical artist or band who released the album Space is the Key in 2017.