Movies
movies by the coen brothers, alfred hitchcock, charlie kaufman, paul thomas or wes anderson, quentin tarrantino, shaun of the dead, donnie darko, chinatown, la confidential, ronin, wonderboys, the silence of the lambs, crouching tiger/hidden dragon, the lord of the rings, 28 days later...
Music
aimee mann, the beatles, coldplay, david mead, death cab for cutie, derek webb, duncan sheik, elliott smith, the grays, hem, interpol, jason falkner, the jayhawks, jellyfish, jimmy eat world, jon brion, jonatha brooke, kent, led zeppelin, lyle lovett, muse, over the rhine, patty griffin, pearl jam, radiohead, rogue wave, rush, ryan adams, sarah mclaughlin, wilco...
Television
24, the simpsons, arrested development, mst3k, aqua teen hunger force, futurama, the venture brothers, mythbusters, planet earth, the office, my name is earl...
Books
anything by michael chabon, jon krakauer, chuck palahniuk, jrr tolkien, or donald miller. all the kings men, all the pretty horses, catcher in the rye, cat's cradle, scott pilgrim, watchmen, 1984, velvet elvis, on the road, harry potter and the...