Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Mickey Rooney (person) 3 — Actor referenced for his controversial Asian accent performance in Breakfast at Tiffany's as comparison to The White Str...

Erik Satie (person) 3 — French composer whose Gymnopedies piano compositions are described as lovely and effective for combating bedtime anxiety...

David Cameron (person) 3 — British politician referenced as a temporal marker for when upper-class people supposedly stopped masking their posh acc...

Graceland (album) 3 — Elvis Presley's estate, referenced in context of inquiring about the maintenance of Elvis' billiards room fabric.

r/deadbedrooms (place) 3 — Reddit subreddit criticized for having users who don't understand how to please their partners sexually

Cannery Row (book) 3 — John Steinbeck novel that contains a random three-page digression about a lonely gopher who couldn't find a mate

Logo Daedalus (person) 3 — A figure criticized for asserting that only factory workers are proletarian, potentially engaging in propaganda or being...

Death Cab for Cutie (album) 3 — 2000s indie band mentioned as an example of accessible indie music from the past that still tried harder than contempora...

Jim Crow (concept) 3 — A system of racial segregation and legal discrimination in the American South, cited as the most systematic abuse of due...

Christina Aguilera (person) 3 — Pop star criticized alongside Britney Spears in Ben Shapiro's book for similar career paths.

Echo Park (place) 3 — Los Angeles neighborhood where Red Scare meetup was held at The Douglas bar.

Bella Swan (person) 3 — Fictional character from Twilight whose modest, traditional aesthetic is predicted to return to fashion.

Guy Pearce (person) 3 — Actor in The Brutalist whose performance evokes comparisons to Daniel Day-Lewis's role in There Will Be Blood

Unwound (album) 3 — Band or album referenced as a litmus test for the quality of the subreddit based on upvote/downvote response.

Pearl Jam (album) 3 — Rock band mentioned as typical dive bar music alongside Van Halen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

Akira (film) 3 — Japanese animated film cited as the pinnacle of cel animation craftsmanship and a testament to what can be achieved with...

Nymphomaniac (film) 3 — A Lars von Trier film analyzed as exploring the conflict between humanism and intellectualism through a story of sexual ...

How to Win Friends and Influence People (book) 3 — Self-help book mentioned as the type of reading material a corporate-minded friend would read, exemplifying her shift aw...

Astrology (concept) 3 — Spiritual practice considered 99% bullshit but with possible legitimacy comparable to ancient oracles and preachers.

R Kelly (person) 3 — Musician and convicted sex offender discussed in relation to cancel culture and whether his art should still be enjoyed ...

Chimes at Midnight (film) 3 — An Orson Welles Shakespeare adaptation combining five of the Bard's plays with Welles playing Falstaff, described as pos...

Pig (film) 3 — A Nicolas Cage film about a hermit with a truffle pig involving Portland's restaurant scene, underground fight clubs, an...

Beef (film) 3 — A24 television show that initially seemed niche but one poster ultimately found 'really good' after watching, featuring ...

Existentialism (concept) 3 — Philosophical movement discussed in relation to lifestyle choices, suffering, and the search for meaning, with one thera...

Fitzcarraldo (place) 3 — Film about pursuing beauty in the jungle, referenced through a quote about immobile beauty painted by cumwizard69_420.

iTunes (place) 3 — Digital music platform identified as the origin point of declining album appreciation by enabling single song purchases ...

The Algorithm (concept) 3 — Social media content recommendation systems anthropomorphized as deity-like entities with mysterious preferences, requir...

Love Exposure (film) 3 — Four-hour epic Japanese maximalist film exploring BPD relationships, Oedipal complexes, castration anxiety, the divine f...

Bob's Burgers (film) 3 — Animated TV show criticized for being merely okay and for wearing down viewers with its cynicism and rapid dialogue exch...

Timothee Chalamet (person) 3 — Actor playing Bob Dylan in a new film that prompted the poster's interest in Dylan's music.

Amor fati (concept) 3 — Nietzschean philosophical concept meaning 'love of fate,' expressing the desire to regard everything necessary as beauti...

Moira Donegan (person) 3 — Creator of the Shitty Media Men list, described as cynical and opportunistic but being sued is considered pointless by t...

Henry Darger (person) 3 — Reclusive artist whose work was only discovered after death, referenced in appreciation of how the subreddit allows isol...

Wild Wild Country (film) 3 — Netflix documentary about a cult that moved to Oregon, fought with locals, poisoned them, and eventually disbanded

Dave Attell (person) 3 — Comedian who hosted Insomniac, described as being at his peak during the show's 2001-2004 run

Anchorman (film) 3 — Comedy film that a user believes does not belong on the New York Times' 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century list.

Happy Days (film) 3 — 1970s television show set in the 1950s, discussed as a cultural marker for measuring generational change and nostalgia c...

Letterkenny (film) 3 — TV show referenced in relation to visiting a Mormon church and potentially having an awkward experience.

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (book) 3 — T.S. Eliot poem quoted in a post about unrequited love and the vulnerability of being formulated and pinned by another's...

Bruno Ganz (person) 3 — Actor who plays Damiel, an angel in Wings of Desire who falls in love with a trapeze artist.

Ordinary People (film) 3 — 1980 Robert Redford directorial debut praised as an honest portrayal of mental illness, psychiatry, and WASP household a...

Dinner in America (film) 3 — Film praised as the opposite of everything wrong with modern movies, being incredibly horny, sincere, and character-driv...

Point Break (film) 3 — A film referenced for Keanu Reeves's appearance in it, used as a physical comparison.

Tucson (place) 3 — Arizona city described as a suburban hellscape with one surviving historic Spanish church from 1780.

Master and Margarita (book) 3 — Classic novel referenced as an example of older fiction being excluded from discussion of contemporary literature.

Jack Donoghue (person) 3 — Referenced as the ideal body type preference by a user describing themselves as attracted to body hair, muscle, and thic...

Monica Lewinsky (person) 3 — Historical figure whose biopic casting was described as the worst example of actors being less attractive than the real ...

Sigur Rós (album) 3 — Icelandic band whose male fanbase from college is the subject of speculation about their current whereabouts.

The Boy and the Heron (film) 3 — Miyazaki film that differs from his classics by functioning as an art film driven by visual motifs and symbolism rather ...

Spike Lee (person) 3 — Film director criticized for attending Cannes Film Festival instead of being courtside for the Knicks' Eastern Conferenc...