Jeff Buckley, Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams, Dispatch, Radiohead, Damien Rice, M. Ward, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Joe Cocker, The Doors, Nick Drake, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Muse, Solomon Burke, Coldplay, Rufus Wainwright, Van Morrison, Led Zepelin, Tom Waits, Sia, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Aqualung, Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, Johnathan Rice, Amy Winehouse... and many more
Braveheart, Punch Drunk Love, Garden State, Swingers, All Wes Anderson movies, Superbad, Lost in Translation, Moulin Rouge, anything with Audrey Hepburn, The Edge, Monsters Inc., Alfred Hitchcock movies
Dirty Sexy Money, Grey's Anatomy, Weeds, Entourage, Office, Scrubs, Arrested Development, My Boys, Curb Your Enthusiasm, John Safran vs. God, Top Chef, Project Runway, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, anything on the food network (except emeril)
i generally prefer non-fiction sociological books.. any book where i can learn more about people or the evolution of our thoughts and behaviors. My favorite fiction is Washington Square by Henry James.