Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Young Blindness (album) 1 — A 2016 album by The Murlocs considered for road trip listening.

The Murlocs (person) 1 — Musical artist or band who released the album Young Blindness in 2016.

Ignorance (album) 1 — A 2021 album by The Weather Station considered for road trip listening.

The Weather Station (person) 1 — Musical artist or band who released the album Ignorance in 2021.

Rock Against Bush (album) 1 — Anti-Iraq War music compilation series discussed as forgotten compared to American Idiot.

TRP (concept) 1 — The Red Pill, an online ideology mentioned alongside incels as romanticizing mid-20th century Europe.

Supersize vs. Superskinny (film) 1 — British TV show from the 2000s that a poster was binge-watching and discussing.

The Salt Eaters (book) 1 — A novel by Toni Cade Bambara described as beautifully written but an exhausting slog that defeated the reader

Tales of Mystery and Imagination (book) 1 — A collection by Edgar Allan Poe criticized for using too many words to say basic things, though it includes a genuine Vi...

Black River Falls, Wisconsin (place) 1 — A Wisconsin location referenced in comparison to the poster's awkward photo-taking style, compared to a terrified 1850s ...

FLINTA (concept) 1 — A German acronym standing for Frauen (women), Lesben, Intersex, Nonbinary, Transgender, and Agender, representing LGBT p...

The Thing (1982) (film) 1 — A 1982 horror film about an alien entity that assimilates people, used by poster as metaphor for wanting to be part of s...

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (album) 1 — An album by My Chemical Romance that was one of the first physical music purchases the poster made as a young person

Rated R (album) 1 — An album by Queens of the Stone Age that was one of the first physical music purchases the poster made as a young person

VR Chat (place) 1 — Virtual reality platform referenced as potentially already fulfilling metaverse concepts

Teletubbies (film) 1 — Children's TV show discussed in context of moral panic around queerness

Kids Choice Awards (place) 1 — Children's awards show mentioned in connection with a Lindsay Lohan incident in 2006

George H.W. Bush vomiting incident (concept) 1 — A Wikipedia page about an incident involving President George H.W. Bush, shared as someone's favorite Wikipedia page.

Wild at Heart (film) 1 — A David Lynch film mentioned as part of his oeuvre explored after discovering Blue Velvet.

Richard Farnsworth (person) 1 — Actor who starred in his last film role in The Straight Story as an elderly man traveling by lawnmower.

Sissy Spacek (person) 1 — Actor who played the mentally disabled daughter in The Straight Story.

Western Massachusetts (place) 1 — Region being considered as a rural living option with peace and quiet while still having access to art and culture, thou...

Northampton (place) 1 — A city in Western Massachusetts whose nightlife is reportedly drying up and whose gallery/music scene isn't what it once...

Greenfield (place) 1 — A city in Western Massachusetts that is loved by visitors but is mentioned as an epicenter of the opioid crisis.

Michael Caine (person) 1 — British actor whose name sounds like "my cocaine" when said in a general American English accent.

LES (place) 1 — Lower East Side neighborhood in New York City, referenced as the subject of Red Scare podcast discussions about NYC vibe...

r/Screenwriting (place) 1 — Reddit screenwriting community criticized as full of naysayers and overenthusiastic teenagers

Macmillan (place) 1 — Major publishing house mentioned in discussion of why reviewers avoid negative criticism

Random House (place) 1 — Major publishing house mentioned in discussion of publishing industry economics and reviewer incentives

Taste of Home (concept) 1 — A food recipe publication mentioned as an enjoyable source despite being mocked by others

Moldbug (person) 1 — Curtis Yarvin, political theorist and blogger mentioned as a recent Red Scare podcast guest

Paul Cupo (person) 1 — Online personality requested as a guest on Red Scare podcast for a 'fun gay moment'

Gazi Kodzo (person) 1 — Activist and alleged cult leader arrested after a dead body was found in his home, described as evolving from black supr...

Fossora (album) 1 — Björk album described as 'biological techno' featuring bass clarinets and gabber influences, referred to as her 'mushroo...

Gabber Modus Operandi (person) 1 — Indonesian punk duo that heavily influenced Björk's album Fossora

Fernando Sor (person) 1 — Romantic era classical guitar composer and player known for his Method for the Spanish Guitar book and beginner pieces, ...

Method for the Spanish Guitar (book) 1 — A guitar instruction book by Fernando Sor for learning classical guitar technique.

LSD and the Search for God (album) 1 — Shoegaze music listened to in a search for albums similar to My Bloody Valentine's m b v.

Astrobrite (person) 1 — Shoegaze project mentioned in a discussion of the genre's essential listening.

Billie Eichner (person) 1 — Hollywood personality referenced as a comparison point for the out-of-touch gay filmmakers behind Fire Island.

Bipedalism (concept) 1 — Evolutionary adaptation that separates humans from other animals by freeing hands for manipulation rather than locomotio...

Joel Moskowitz (person) 1 — Berkeley professor who published a 2020 meta-analysis showing correlation between heavy cell phone use and higher tumor ...

Shaun the Sheep (film) 1 — Claymation series whose Christmas special is praised as exemplary of the undefeated nature of claymation.

International Agency for Research on Cancer (place) 1 — World Health Organization agency that classified low-frequency magnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic in 2001 and radi...

The Sandlot (film) 1 — A film referenced through its character Squints in a comparison made to Nick Mullen during a drunken fan encounter

State Farm Stadium (place) 1 — Stadium in Glendale, Arizona that hosted Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Watermelon Sugar (album) 1 — Harry Styles song about female orgasms criticized as unsexy and potentially evidence of the singer being closeted.

Bourbon monarchy (concept) 1 — Historical French royal dynasty referenced as a comparison point by protesters against Macron, suggesting tyrannical lea...

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (person) 1 — Japanese author mentioned as part of Japan's rich cultural legacy when considering which language to learn.

Hirokazu Kore-eda (person) 1 — Japanese filmmaker mentioned as part of Japan's rich cultural legacy when considering which language to learn.