Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

10 Things I Hate About You (film) 3 — Late 1990s film whose character Kat is referenced as an aspirational persona for someone who feels like a social outcast...

Fire Walk with Me (film) 3 — A Twin Peaks film where Laura Palmer's arc as a victim of abuse who breaks the cycle through self-sacrifice is discussed...

Kyrgyzstan (place) 3 — Central Asian country visited by user to meet traditional instrument makers, illustrating how specialized crafts have sm...

Olympia (place) 3 — Washington city that was a center of indie music in the mid-1990s alongside Seattle, home to influential independent lab...

The Young Turks (concept) 3 — Media outlet where Ana works, referenced in discussion of leftists shaming women for calling police on minority men

RedLetterMedia (film) 3 — A film review and commentary channel discussed as being adjacent to Red Scare podcast's sensibilities for their pro-Davi...

Ken Block (person) 3 — Personal brand owner of Hoonigan, which was acquired and subsequently bankrupted by private equity firm Clearlake

The Lancet (place) 3 — Medical journal that published research on dramatic declines in global fertility rates and their implications for popula...

Shudder (place) 3 — Streaming service referenced as cheaper alternative to supporting local theater for watching The Scary of Sixty-First.

Danny McBride (person) 3 — Creator of The Righteous Gemstones who grew up heavily involved in church through his family

DFW (place) 3 — Writer who discussed at length the way mass communication shapes the social order in absolute and highly intrusive ways.

New Hollywood (concept) 3 — American film movement from 1967-1980 also known as American New Wave or New American Cinema, characterized by its depar...

Castro (person) 3 — San Francisco neighborhood known for its gay community where older gay men regularly socialize.

Ship of Theseus (concept) 3 — A philosophical thought experiment about identity and change, invoked to understand personhood in the context of dementi...

Avatar: The Last Airbender (film) 3 — An animated series popular with art hoes that the poster finds nice for kids but inappropriate for 19-year-olds to watch...

PragerU (concept) 3 — Conservative media organization mentioned as what Amber Frost's therapist watched, representing an unlikely political al...

North Georgia (place) 3 — A suburban area that has become highly populated with Indian immigrants, particularly Brahmins, creating tension with ot...

Aaliyah (person) 3 — R&B singer who died in a plane crash, subject of conspiracy theories about her death being orchestrated by other celebri...

Edward Said (person) 3 — Postcolonial theorist referenced critically in discussion of discourse around the Queen's death and colonialism

Timbaland (person) 3 — Influential music producer celebrated for his creative output from the mid-1990s to mid-2010s and his impact on R&B, hip...

Krautrock (concept) 3 — Experimental rock music genre that emerged in West Germany in the late 1960s and 1970s, characterized by motorik rhythms...

Doom (film) 3 — Video game referenced by Columbine shooters as being similar to their shooting, discussed in context of violence and rea...

Joel Kim Booster (person) 3 — Actor and comedian who stars in and directed Fire Island, described as becoming one of the reviewer's least favorite Hol...

MyFitnessPal (concept) 3 — A calorie tracking app where a user logs half their calories as vodka, presented as showing accountability while still k...

Ralph Fiennes (person) 3 — Actor referenced for his portrayal of Nazi officer Amon Goeth in a discussion about haircut styles

AuDHD (concept) 3 — Portmanteau term for co-occurring autism and ADHD that has become prevalent in self-diagnosis culture on TikTok and dati...

Latin Mass (concept) 3 — Traditional Catholic Mass served by a priest who formed a young adults group to marry young couples, successfully facili...

Anchorage (place) 3 — Alaskan city described as car-dependent with ugly built environment and declining public services despite natural beauty

Vikings (concept) 3 — Norse seafarers discussed in the context of historical appropriation debates, with the observation that white liberals p...

Turkmenistan (place) 3 — Central Asian country mentioned as a potential relocation option but rejected due to difficulty in obtaining residency.

Blackpill ideology (concept) 3 — Extremist incel worldview focused on physical attractiveness as determinative, which attractive autistic men may gravita...

Esther Bubley (person) 3 — Photographer who documented Washington D.C. life during World War II including boardinghouse life and church rehearsals

Skinamarink (film) 3 — A film with an interesting-sounding premise mentioned in passing by someone reflecting on poverty and jealousy.

VH1 (place) 3 — Cable channel that created an ecosystem of trashy D-List celebrity reality TV shows in the 2000s that collapsed after a ...

Church of England (place) 3 — The Anglican church discussed in the context of a gay man being recruited for priesthood and questions about LGBTQ right...

Arvo Pärt (person) 3 — Composer whose piece 'Beatitudes' is described as transcendent and towering alongside Thomas Tallis.

r/askhistorians (place) 3 — Reddit forum where users asked about how long Jews had to leave Germany after Hitler's rise to power following Trump's 2...

Christopher Walken (person) 3 — Actor praised for his heartbreaking performance as a loving father in Catch Me If You Can, with phenomenal chemistry wit...

Tom Wolfe (person) 3 — Author who described in Radical Chic how wealthy Manhattanites would try to make it look like they prepared dinner parti...

Mandate of Heaven (concept) 3 — Ancient Chinese political and religious doctrine used humorously in a relationship context about periods of famine and s...

Fathers and Sons (book) 3 — Russian epic novel by Turgenev referenced as a cryptic source for Anna Khachiyan's catchphrase 'See you in hell' in a sa...

Victoria (place) 3 — Australian state where a man has been hiding in the bush for 147 days after shooting two policemen, discussed as a manhu...

Selena (person) 3 — Late Tejano singer discussed as embodying cultural synthesis between North American discipline and Latin American vitali...

Aqua (album) 3 — Music group that performed 'Barbie Girl', a song that fans expected to be in the Barbie movie but was ultimately exclude...

Chris Cornell (person) 3 — Musician referenced in comparison to Layne Staley's death as having gone 'with a bang'

Kazuo Ishiguro (person) 3 — Author of The Remains of the Day, praised for beautiful prose conveying melancholy and exploring themes of dignity and p...

Crete (place) 3 — Greek island featuring historic monasteries including Arkadi, where Greeks blew themselves up rather than surrender to O...

Dante Alighieri (person) 3 — Italian poet whose relationship with Beatrice is analyzed as an example of infatuation as a solitary pursuit rather than...

LA Apparel (place) 3 — Clothing brand founded by Dov Charney after American Apparel, discussed as lacking the original's aesthetic appeal.

Uyghurs (concept) 3 — A Muslim ethnic minority group in China whose treatment is subject to contested claims of genocide and human rights abus...