Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Glennon Doyle (person) 1 — Author discussed for writing 'Untamed' and her controversial transition from Christian marriage author to LGBTQ+ advocat...

Untamed (book) 1 — A memoir by Glennon Doyle about leaving her husband for a woman, criticized in the post as cringe and poorly written.

Keynesian Beauty Contest (concept) 1 — Economic game theory concept applied humorously to choosing the cleanest bathroom stall.

Yo La Tengo (person) 1 — Band whose song 'Nowhere Near' is shared by a user.

Galapagos Islands (place) 1 — Mentioned as one of Ecuador's natural attractions.

Jazze Pha (person) 1 — Referenced as a producer associated with early 2000s hip-hop aesthetics and culture.

January 6 (concept) 1 — Discussed as a contested political event with conflicting MAGA narratives about the Capitol insurrection.

SpaceGhostPurrp (person) 1 — Internet rap artist praised as one of the greatest

The Silmarillion (book) 1 — J.R.R. Tolkien's work that was gifted to a bartender by customers as an act of kindness.

Blue Album (album) 1 — Weezer album that the post author reports listening to obsessively.

Democratic Neoliberalism (concept) 1 — Political ideology suggested to have died during the Trump-Biden debate

Félix Nadar (person) 1 — Photographer who took photographs in the Paris Catacombs in 1861-1862.

Jailbird (book) 1 — Novel by Kurt Vonnegut currently being read by a user.

Parable of the Sower (book) 1 — Novel by Octavia Butler currently being read by a user.

Stanislaw Lem (person) 1 — Author of Star Diaries, adapted into German TV series

Tom Stoppard (person) 1 — Playwright being mourned for his genius work.

Juelz Santana (person) 1 — Rapper whose style is preferred over British countryside fashion.

Dr. Strangelove (film) 1 — Stanley Kubrick's satirical black comedy film about nuclear war

DJ Screw (person) 1 — Hip hop DJ and music producer known for pioneering the chopped and screwed technique

The Wasteland (book) 1 — T.S. Eliot poem referenced to describe feelings of detachment

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (person) 1 — Artist whose paintings are referenced to describe feelings of alienation

Saint Maud (film) 1 — Film about sad, lonely, young women that the poster loved

Jay DeFeo (person) 1 — Artist who created a giant sculpture called The Rose in her living room for two decades

Catch 22 (book) 1 — Book that sparked discussion about impactful books to give to children

A Farewell To Arms (book) 1 — Hemingway novel that blew away a reader with its vitality

Robinson Crusoe (book) 1 — Book the poster would want their son to read

The Border Trilogy (book) 1 — McCarthy work described as great for a high school boy with adventure and the right amount of pretentiousness

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (book) 1 — Book suggested for children to read

Drama Of The Gifted Child (book) 1 — Book by Alice Miller about how narcissistic parents form and deform the emotional lives of their children

Alice Miller (person) 1 — Child psychologist who wrote about narcissistic parents and their effects on children

Roy Andersson (person) 1 — Swedish filmmaker influenced by Buñuel, director of You the Living

You the Living (film) 1 — 2007 film by Roy Andersson depicting the dreadful everyday nature of living in Sweden with dry humor

The Overcoat (book) 1 — Story by Gogol being adapted into an unfinished animated film by Yuri Norstein

Richard Williams (person) 1 — Animator who worked on The Thief and the Cobbler from 1964 until its hasty 1993 release

The Thief and the Cobbler (film) 1 — Animated film by Richard Williams started in 1964 and hastily released in 1993, not yet restored to original vision

Clickhole (concept) 1 — Comedy website operated by The Onion

Terry Pratchett (person) 1 — Fantasy author whose writing style is compared to Dickens but described as inferior.

Animorphs (book) 1 — Book series featuring alien parasites called Yeerks that enter through the ear canal, referenced in humorous question ab...

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (book) 1 — A book about murder and memory in Northern Ireland mentioned in a post about women posting their victories.

Mladen Dolar (person) 1 — Author who wrote about the double and autoscopia in relation to tragic outcomes.

Hands on a Hardbody (film) 1 — Documentary listed as recommendation example.

Bowling for Columbine (film) 1 — Documentary listed as recommendation example.

Exit Through the Gift Shop (film) 1 — Documentary listed as recommendation example.

Born Rich (film) 1 — Documentary listed as recommendation example.

Alzheimers (concept) 1 — Disease afflicting family friend Leslie mentioned in personal story.

Blink 182 (person) 1 — Pop punk band discussed as encapsulation of r/redscarepod aesthetic with one member having pain pill addiction and gover...

Oli Sykes (person) 1 — Musician quoted about living life unconventionally and rejecting the traditional life path of birth-school-college-work-...

JAMA Psychiatry (concept) 1 — Medical journal cited in study about gender-inclusive depression scales finding equal rates of depression between men an...

Ted Kennedy (person) 1 — U.S. Senator involved in the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident where his passenger drowned.

Mary Jo Kopechne (person) 1 — Passenger who drowned in Ted Kennedy's car during the Chappaquiddick incident.