Music:
Belle & Sebastian, Frou Frou, Death Cab for Cutie, Rufus Wainwright, Rilo Kiley, Kings of Convenience, The Postal Service, James Taylor, 2 Many DJs, Feist, Pete Yorn, Rent, Tori Amos, Dar Williams, Wilco, Nellie McKay, Travis, Radiohead, Madeleine Peyroux, Sondre Lerche, The Magic Numbers
Movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blue Velvet, Magnolia, Amelie, Trainspotting, Lord of the Rings, High Fidelity, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 8 Women, Brazil, State and Main, Spirited Away, 8 1/2, Lost in Translation, Garden State, Rear Window, The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, Secretary, Notorious, The Wizard of Oz, Suspiria, Singin' in the Rain, Funny Girl, The Station Agent, Cemetary Man, Donnie Darko, The Big Lebowski, Trainspotting, The Sting, Charade, Evil Dead 2, Broadcast News, Bringing Up Baby, The Royal Tenenbaums
Television:
Sports Night, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Battlestar Galactica, Scrubs, The Office, Ohio State football, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Freaks and Geeks, Ugly Betty
Books:
White Noise, Everything is Illuminated, Middlesex, Someone Comes to Town Someone Leaves Town, Jane Eyre, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Shadow of the Wind, Wheel of Time, Harry Potter, Garlic and Sapphires, Song of Ice and Fire, Elantris, Battle Royale, Invisible Man, Slaughterhouse-Five, Ender's Game, Wake Up Sir!, Bel Canto, Pride and Prejudice, The Bell Jar