Red Scare Canon

Cultural References from the Subreddit

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• Chappaquiddick (place) 1 — Island in Massachusetts where Ted Kennedy's car accident occurred in 1969.
• Robert F. Kennedy (person) 1 — Former presidential candidate whose campaign workers attended the party before the Chappaquiddick incident.
• E Unibus Pluram: Television and US Fiction (book) 1 — Essay by David Foster Wallace about television and irony in US fiction
• Mayakovsky (person) 1 — Russian poet whose work the poster reads at cafes.
• Landslide (album) 1 — Song by Fleetwood Mac used as a cultural reference point for women.
• Leonora Carrington (person) 1 — Subject of photograph series Oda a la Necrofilia by Kati Horna
• Kati Horna (person) 1 — Hungarian photographer who created the series Oda a la Necrofilia published in S.nob magazine
• John Cazale (person) 1 — Actor who appeared in five films all nominated for best picture before dying in his early 40s.
• El Camino (film) 1 — Breaking Bad film that the poster skipped because they didn't care about the character Jesse.
• Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims (book) 1 — 1882 book by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins documenting Paiute oral traditions about giants called Si-Te-Cah
• Lovelock Cave (place) 1 — Archaeological site where Paiute legend says giants were exterminated and thousands of artifacts were found in the 20th ...
• EDL (concept) 1 — English Defence League, a far-right political organization in the UK
• Cindy Lee (person) 1 — Musical artist who released the album Diamond Jubilee in 2024
• Diamond Jubilee (album) 1 — 2024 album by Cindy Lee
• Schrödinger's Cat (concept) 1 — Thought experiment in quantum mechanics about superposition and observation
• Kevin Shields (person) 1 — Musician praised for having a concept of melody in contrast to newer shoegaze artists.
• Bottle Rocket (film) 1 — Wes Anderson film that the post author still appreciates.
• Little Women (book) 1 — Classic novel discussed at a reading club meeting.
• Jannis Kounellis (person) 1 — Founding father of the Arte Povera movement, Greek-Italian artist.
• Arte Povera (concept) 1 — Art movement founded by Jannis Kounellis using humble materials.
• Manchester Art Gallery (place) 1 — Art gallery in Manchester mentioned for its beautiful and historic interiors.
• Counter Strike (concept) 1 — Video game that had an economy based on virtual items worth thousands of dollars that was crashed by a developer update.
• Pierre Jahan (person) 1 — Photographer who documented statues torn down by Vichy government in 1941 Paris for their metal content.
• Jean Cocteau (person) 1 — Writer who contributed text to Pierre Jahan's 1946 book about statues photographed during WWII.
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) 1 — A film about a man who ages in reverse, from old age to infancy
• Tecumseh (person) 1 — Native American Shawnee warrior and chief whose name is proposed as a universal middle name for men
• The Vaselines (person) 1 — Scottish alternative rock band whose song was covered by Nirvana
• Cat People (film) 1 — 1982 Paul Schrader film described as sensual werewolf-like movie with jaguars and Bowie/Moroder score.
• The Double Life of Veronique (film) 1 — Film available on Criterion Channel cited as a recent favorite.
• Three Colors Red (film) 1 — Film available on Criterion Channel cited as a recent favorite.
• 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (film) 1 — Film available on Criterion Channel cited as a recent favorite.
• Adam Thorpe (person) 1 — Translator of Madame Bovary discussed in book club.
• The Death Of Ivan Ilych (book) 1 — Nominated for next book club discussion.
• Animals in the Third Reich (book) 1 — Book by Boria Sax mentioned in Amazon cart context.
• Boria Sax (person) 1 — Author of Animals in the Third Reich.
• Jacob's Ladder (film) 1 — Film mentioned as an example that fails by too-strongly suggesting a simple metaphysical interpretation.
• The Sixth Sense (film) 1 — Film with a twist ending that was being rewatched with someone who hadn't seen it before.
• John Cale (person) 1 — Musician featured in The Velvet Underground documentary.
• Ghostwatch (film) 1 — Film or TV program found on the Internet Archive.
• Faith No More (person) 1 — Band mentioned as one of someone's favorites at a concert.
• Soundgarden (person) 1 — Band mentioned as one of someone's favorites at a concert.
• Paris Agreement (concept) 1 — International treaty on climate change that the post suggests may not be effective in addressing global warming.
• The WEIRDest People in the World (book) 1 — Book about how Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic people think differently about reality and social...
• Jean Renoir (person) 1 — Film director of La Grande Illusion
• La Grande Illusion (film) 1 — Humanist anti-war film by Jean Renoir examining class, nations, and war
• You're Next (film) 1 — Horror film listed among poster's favorites
• Robert E. Howard (person) 1 — Author of pulp fiction whose style is evoked by the Adult Swim show Primal.
• Heimat (film) 1 — German miniseries covering several decades of history through the eyes of one town
• The Woman in the Dunes (book) 1 — Book by Kobo Abe that the poster is nervous about reading after struggling with Pale Fire
• Aaron Hernandez (person) 1 — Former football player referenced on a t-shirt that sparked a confrontation about women's safety.