Music:
Wilco, The Decemberists, The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Pearl Jam, STP, Pixies, Andrew Bird, U2, Spoon, Elliott Smith, The Fire Theft, Mike Doughty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Screaming Trees, Violent Femmes
Movies:
The Godfather, Casablanca, Pulp Fiction, Rushmore, Fight Club, The Hudsucker Proxy, Barton Fink, Traffic, Amadeus, Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Insider, and so on...
Television:
Arrested Development, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order