Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Belle & Sebastian (person) 1 — Scottish indie pop band nominated as most Red Scare musical artist for their discography covering various demographics.

Melanie Martinez (person) 1 — Pop icon discussed as embracing juvenile aesthetics in millennial/gen z sexuality.

Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation (book) 1 — Book by Alexei Yurchak about the last Soviet generation and the concept of hypernormalisation.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (concept) 1 — A Gamecube video game mentioned as a valuable item left at an ex's apartment

Since I Left You (album) 1 — Album by The Avalanches received as a limited pressing on blue vinyl

Avital Ronell (person) 1 — NYU academic defended by Judith Butler and others in academic controversy.

Hell's Kitchen (film) 1 — Reality TV cooking competition show featuring Gordon Ramsay.

Madame Claude (film) 1 — French film directed by Sylvie Verheyde about a French brothel keeper, set in late 60s/early 70s, discussed as offering ...

Sylvie Verheyde (person) 1 — French film director of Madame Claude.

Timothy Leary (person) 1 — American psychologist and writer quoted discussing future cyberculture and personal interactions.

Chaos & CyberCulture (book) 1 — Book by Timothy Leary discussing future cybernetic interactions and the sacralization of physical encounters.

The Name of the Rose (book) 1 — Novel by Umberto Eco about medieval monastery murders requiring knowledge of Latin and church history.

Western Mass (place) 1 — Western Massachusetts, location of a Friendsgiving celebration.

Marilynne Robinson (person) 1 — Author of the novel Housekeeping, praised for lyrical and moving prose.

Housekeeping (book) 1 — A novel by Marilynne Robinson set in the 1950s about two school-age girls growing up among different generations of wome...

What to Expect Before You're Expecting (book) 1 — Book being read about pregnancy preparation.

Almost Transparent Blue (book) 1 — Novel by Ryu Murakami mentioned in reading list

Ryu Murakami (person) 1 — Japanese author mentioned in reading list

Young Törless (book) 1 — Novel by Robert Musil mentioned in reading list

Robert Musil (person) 1 — Austrian author mentioned in reading list

Dennis Bergkamp (person) 1 — Footballer and author mentioned in reading list for his autobiography

Stillness and Speed (book) 1 — Autobiography by Dennis Bergkamp mentioned in reading list

The Alchemy of Happiness (book) 1 — Work by Al-Ghazali, mentioned as an antiquated hand-written Urdu translation owned by the poster.

Al-Ghazali (person) 1 — Islamic philosopher and theologian, author of 'The Alchemy of Happiness'.

Octavio Paz (person) 1 — Mexican poet and diplomat mentioned as Latin American literature the poster has read.

Nietzsche's Life Sentence: Coming To Terms With Eternal Recurrence (book) 1 — Book by Lawrence Hatab containing summary of Nietzsche's views on Greek tragedy

Lawrence Hatab (person) 1 — Author of book on Nietzsche's philosophy quoted in post about Greek tragedy

The Most Hated Man on the Internet (film) 1 — Documentary about early internet culture and revenge porn described as dystopian

Sum 41 (person) 1 — Band mentioned as embarrassing music that poster enjoys when drunk

Frantz Fanon (person) 1 — Philosopher and writer whose work on race, colonialism, and alienation is quoted discussing the Negro's relationship to ...

Dante's Inferno (book) 1 — Classic literary work being read in the Hollander translation, with discussion of scholarly interpretation of ambiguous ...

The Art of Seeing (book) 1 — 1942 book by Aldous Huxley about improving vision and looking at faces.

Roger Deakins (person) 1 — One of the all-time great cinematographers who hosts a podcast with his wife interviewing industry professionals.

Ebo Taylor (person) 1 — Musician whose album 'My Love and Music' is described as warm and fun, good for cooking or socializing.

Kamal Keila (person) 1 — Sudanese musician who sang protest songs in English during the Sudanese civil war for freedom from censorship.

Flotation Toy Warning (person) 1 — Band whose album 'Bluffers Guide to the Flight Deck' is described as a cult favorite and very depressing.

Emmanuel Carrere (person) 1 — Author who wrote a biography of Eduard Liminov.

Eduard Liminov (person) 1 — Subject of a biography by Emmanuel Carrere.

Stacy Abrams (person) 1 — Political figure whose bobblehead won a white elephant gift exchange at a lesbian party.

DJ Akademiks (person) 1 — Media personality referenced in a post about rapper Gunna.

Uncle Tom's Cabin (book) 1 — A book that influenced American political policy and public consensus regarding slavery before the Civil War

The Jungle (book) 1 — A book that changed industrial regulations in the United States

Clinton Foundation (concept) 1 — Foundation associated with Hillary and Bill Clinton, mentioned in context of climate change event workshops on feminism ...

Snakes on a Plane (film) 1 — Action thriller film remembered as a huge event that is rarely discussed now.

The Misfits (film) 1 — Classic American film available on Criterion and Amazon Prime with significant production history.

NYC (place) 1 — New York City, location of an Ivy League college mentioned in context of attending university.

Visions of Cody (book) 1 — Kerouac novel praised for its disorienting metatextual structure

Visions of Gerard (book) 1 — Kerouac novel read during psychiatric hospitalization

Claude Lévi-Strauss (person) 1 — Structuralist theorist referenced in relation to Kerouac's literary techniques

Julio Cortázar (person) 1 — Author of Rayuela mentioned alongside Kerouac and other experimental writers