I've rewatched "The Incredibles" (the pixar movie) for the nth time with my kids and all of a sudden it seems like there are Ayn Rand references everywhere. Toward the beginning of the movie, there's a city skyline panorama. There are the newspaper clippings reporting the public's newfound dislike for heroes (I looked but didn't see any from "The Banner"). Later, there's Syndrome's threat to make everyone a hero, so no one will be one.

The book I read prior to "The Fountainhead" was Annie Proulx, "The Shipping News". I wonder if there's a philosophy of any kind espoused in "The Shipping News". If there was, I didn't notice, although from the portrayal of the local newspaper, "The Gammy Bird" in "The Shipping News", I think Annie Proulx and Ayn Rand may share a regard for the news media.

Something else: I don't remember my Thoreau or Emerson very well but what I do remember seems to be similar to Ayn Rand's philosophy.