Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Katsushika Hokusai (person) 3 — Japanese artist whose erotic work 'Dream of the Fisherman's Wife' from 1814 is featured in a collection of aquatic anima...

Dazed Digital (place) 3 — Publication that wrote an article titled "RIP Dasha Nekrasova: an edgelord death by cringe."

John Wilson (person) 3 — Filmmaker and creator of 'How to with John Wilson', praised for his depiction of New York City and the early COVID-19 pa...

The Big Short (film) 3 — Film starring Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell about shorting stocks and the 2008 financial crisis, humorously cited as edu...

Jenny Holzer (person) 3 — Artist known for her Truisms series and work in the Lower East Side during 1978-1983, praised for her contribution to Ne...

r/wallstreetbets (place) 3 — Reddit community that experienced a decline in quality after rapid growth during the GameStop story, used as an analogy ...

William T. Vollmann (person) 3 — Author who smoked crack with desperate people while researching his books to better empathize with his subjects, describ...

McSweeney's (place) 3 — Publisher of 'tedious gen-x irony' that undertook the heroic project of publishing William T. Vollmann's 7-volume Rising...

Howard University (place) 3 — University criticized by Cornel West and Jeremy Tate for removing its Classics department, described as 'a spiritual cat...

Harvey Milk (person) 3 — Gay rights activist whose work achieved actual liberation, contrasted with corporate rainbow-washing criticized in gay s...

Dumbo (place) 3 — Disney classic film removed from the kids filter with a content warning due to dated or offensive content.

David Chang (person) 3 — Chef who was the recipient of a statement by Anthony Bourdain mentioned in a documentary

Deathconsciousness (album) 3 — Album referenced as ideal listening music for aimless late-night drives through one's hometown during the holidays.

Joseph Campbell (person) 3 — Author whose book a Reddit user keeps in their glove compartment for solitary Saturday morning reading sessions

Al Pacino (person) 3 — Actor who played Tony Montana in Scarface, noted for his shorter stature not being hidden by the film's framing.

Canon AE1 (concept) 3 — Film camera model mentioned nostalgically in connection with living in Ithaca.

Sean Baker (person) 3 — Film director who won Best Picture Oscar for Anora, though the author believes Florida Project was the superior work.

The Purge (film) 3 — Film referenced to describe apocalyptic scenarios women are discussing online about male neighbors committing violence

David Letterman (person) 3 — Late night television host whose old bits remain entertaining compared to current programming.

Amanda Knox (person) 3 — American woman who was tried and acquitted in Italy for murder, subject of a new drama series that depicts the Italian j...

Sufism (concept) 3 — Mystical Islamic tradition whose prayer circles the poster found hypnotizing and impressive in their devotional practice...

Limp Bizkit (album) 3 — Nu-metal band defended as actually good and compared to Fugazi for people who don't take themselves too seriously

1619 Project (concept) 3 — Educational curriculum about race and American history being widely taught in high schools, contrasting with claims that...

Grouper (person) 3 — Minimalist musician referenced as an example of what someone is not looking for in a music recommendation

Old Testament (book) 3 — Ancient Hebrew scriptures mentioned in the context of craft and writing, with the hypothetical that teaching craft to it...

Irony poisoning (concept) 3 — A cultural phenomenon where excessive cynicism and layers of irony prevent people from being genuine or vulnerable, blam...

St. Petersburg (place) 3 — Major Russian city that would serve alongside Moscow as a center of a smaller Russian State after potential federation c...

Sofia (place) 3 — Bulgarian capital city praised for beautiful women by a poster relocating from Bucharest

Vulture (place) 3 — Entertainment news and criticism website referenced for publishing over-interpreted political readings of television sho...

Caracas (place) 3 — Capital of Venezuela discussed as potential destination for Western travelers after political changes.

Khruangbin (album) 3 — Band whose live performance was criticized as monotonous and underwhelming, with audience energy focused more on the bas...

Myrtle Beach (place) 3 — South Carolina beach town mentioned in parody of Beatles' Yellow Submarine referencing Chinese spy balloon

Jay Reatard (person) 3 — Musician referenced in a suggestion to use 'reatard' instead of 'regard' as slang, with 'RIP Jay' indicating the artist'...

Ed Gein (person) 3 — Historical figure who is the subject of a controversial new Ryan Murphy television show that discusses gender dysphoria ...

Songs: Ohia (album) 3 — A musical artist whose album 'Didn't it Rain' is humorously claimed to be the best album of the year for 20 consecutive ...

IWW (place) 3 — The Industrial Workers of the World union organization, criticized for embracing 20th century socialist imagery that fee...

Nobel Prize (concept) 3 — Award created by a man who saw positive reactions to a premature obituary about himself, compared to reactions to the Un...

Schindler's List (film) 3 — Spielberg film referenced as a benchmark for quality cinema in a pun about worst movies.

NTS Radio (place) 3 — Free internet radio station with no adverts that compiles thousands of DJ sets by genre, discussed as an alternative to ...

Pierre Poilievre (person) 3 — Canadian Conservative politician whom brown Canadians plan to vote for in hopes he will stop mass international student ...

Wahhabism (concept) 3 — Islamic fundamentalist movement humorously invoked as a hypothetical ideology for Mark Wahlberg in a joke post

Lil B (person) 3 — Musician referenced for his 2013 music video 'I Love You' described as most honest/touching video.

Orville Peck (person) 3 — Musical artist associated with hipster/alt cowboy aesthetic criticized for being inauthentic to actual rural and blue co...

Black Country, New Road (person) 3 — British band criticized as "soulless," "Mumford and Sons for unlikeable zoomers," and as offensive to Mark Fisher's sens...

Evanston (place) 3 — Chicago suburb cited as an example of walkable, mixed-use development with community feel and public transit access.

Rembrandt (person) 3 — Dutch master painter whose works were among those stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990

Van Halen (album) 3 — Rock band identified as typical listening for hostile metalhead types who reject heavier music.

Chemtrails Over the Country Club (album) 3 — Lana Del Rey album discussed as initially not favored but later appreciated on full listen-through, with praise for her ...

Charlamagne Tha God (person) 3 — Morning talk show host and TV personality criticized for excessive mental health advocacy.

Sean Paul (person) 3 — Jamaican musician referenced in satirical post about Adrien Brody's controversial impression and Karl Marx.