Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Hunter S Thompson (person) 1 — Writer whose work including Hells Angels and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is enjoyed as guilty pleasure despite being ...

Alphaville (film) 1 — A 1965 French New Wave film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

A Hard Day's Night (film) 1 — Beatles film discussed positively by poster who gained new appreciation for the band.

Pete Seeger (person) 1 — Folk musician who covered 'The 8th of January' with original lyrics including references to Andrew Jackson becoming pres...

Locke (film) 1 — 2013 film about masculinity featuring a man driving from Birmingham to London, discussed as exposing shortcomings of con...

Jung's Red Book (book) 1 — Book by Carl Jung featuring his concept of Philemon as a spirit guide

Cole Escola (person) 1 — Comedian who appeared on Amy Poehler's podcast and actually made jokes.

Smartless (concept) 1 — A podcast criticized as a celebrity circle jerk.

The Magic School Bus (concept) 1 — A children's educational show referenced in relation to disability representation.

Red Rooms (film) 1 — A 2023 Canadian film about losing humanity after watching a smut broadcast.

Village Ghetto Land (album) 1 — A Stevie Wonder song referenced as acknowledging the world's evils.

Living for the City (album) 1 — A Stevie Wonder song referenced as acknowledging the world's evils.

Sir Duke (album) 1 — A Stevie Wonder song referenced as optimistic.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (album) 1 — A Stevie Wonder song referenced as optimistic.

Sly Stone (person) 1 — A 1960s/70s music legend mentioned alongside Brian Wilson's death.

Biloxi (place) 1 — A coastal southern town known for gambling and corruption involving the Dixie Mafia.

Dixie Mafia (concept) 1 — A criminal organization based in Biloxi that controlled casinos and corrupted local government.

Dystopia (concept) 1 — Literary genre reflecting contemporary frustrations with powerlessness

Tantric Yoga (concept) 1 — Spiritual practice mentioned in context of sexual techniques

Orgone energy (concept) 1 — Pseudoscientific concept referenced in relation to No Nut November

Thelema (concept) 1 — Occult philosophy mentioned alongside sex magick practices

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (film) 1 — Recent film compared to The Piano

The Nightingale (film) 1 — Jennifer Kent film influenced by The Piano

Jennifer Kent (person) 1 — Director of The Nightingale

Magical Thinking (book) 1 — A book gifted to the poster by a friend that they hoped to start reading soon.

BIID (concept) 1 — Body Integrity Identity Disorder, discussed in the context of disturbing online forum posts about self-amputation and bo...

Cut (concept) 1 — Video channel featuring people who act in ways the author hasn't encountered in real life

The Black Company (book) 1 — Nine-book fantasy series given to the author by their father before he died

Arnold Schoenberg (person) 1 — Composer whose intense fans are described as the coolest people ever

JPEG Mafia (person) 1 — Contemporary musician compared to 70s artists in discussion of music quality

Mbv (person) 1 — Musical artist mentioned as second top Spotify wrapped artist

Billie Joe Armstrong (person) 1 — Musician who was 32 when American Idiot was released

Luke Bell (person) 1 — Texas Country artist who died at 32 from apparent suicide while struggling with bipolar disorder

Charley Crockett (person) 1 — Country artist mentioned as comparison to Luke Bell's potential success

Guy Clark (person) 1 — Country artist whose song Dublin Blues was covered by Luke Bell

Dublin Blues (album) 1 — Guy Clark song covered by Luke Bell

Tony Tulathimutte (person) 1 — Author referenced for short fiction 'The Feminist' published in n+1 magazine

Vollmann (person) 1 — Author mentioned for his immersive research method of smoking crack with desperate people to understand them better for ...

Dogtooth (film) 1 — 2009 film included in movie list for brother

Porco Rosso (film) 1 — Studio Ghibli animated film mentioned in context of deciding between French and Italian cultural preferences

3 Women (film) 1 — Robert Altman film that the poster watched and found really good

Kubrick (person) 1 — Film director mentioned as someone whose movies the poster likes

Fellini (person) 1 — Film director the poster has never seen any films by

Truffaut (person) 1 — Film director the poster has never seen any films by

Houellebecq (person) 1 — Author whose take on covid being boring and making the world worse is referenced

Pynchon (person) 1 — Author read as part of improving reading skills.

Central America (place) 1 — Geographic region mentioned as origin of immigrant parents

Souls of Black Folk (book) 1 — Work by W. E. B. DuBois listed as top nonfiction book

Wittgenstein (person) 1 — Philosopher mentioned as difficult to understand

Bentham (person) 1 — Philosopher from whom Foucault took the concept of the Panopticon.