Music:
AC Newman, New Pornographers, Destroyer, Neko Case, Emma Pollock, The National, Nicole Atkins, Beirut, Belle & Sebastian, Bonnie Prince Billy, Elvis Perkins, Lavender Diamond, Shearwater, Spoon, White Magic, Mates of State, The Long Winters, Vampire Weekend, Okkervil River
Television:
Lost, The Office, 30 Rock, Heroes, American Idol, Human Giant, Best Week Ever, Planet Earth, Dwell, Top Chef, Project Runway, CBS Sunday Morning, Flight of the Conchords, Big Love, Extras, Dexter...all the usuals.
Books:
Hmmm...latest books I loved: What Is The What by Dave Eggers, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , The Famished Road by Ben Okri, Songs of Enchantment by Ben Okri, Here They Come by Yannick Murphy, Larousse Gastronomique (I will, most likely, be reading this for the rest of my life).
Heroes:
http://brooklynanimalfosternetwork.org/ http://www.barcshelter.org/ http://www.savethechildren.org/ http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org/