Hypochondria, blockade running.
You. No, not you. The person standing behind you.
Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Belle & Sebastian, David Bowie, Poe, Rufus Wainwright, Nick Drake, Gorillaz, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, Beck, Thomas Penfield Jackson, Lady Sovereign, The Beatles, The White Stripes, Bright Eyes, Kanye West, The Moldy Peaches, The Raconteurs, Ryan Adams, Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Janis Joplin and Harry Connick, Jr.
Requiem for a Dream, Waiting for Guffman, Brothers of the Head, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Secretary, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Psycho, Valley of the Dolls, Velvet Goldmine, Batman Begins, Wet Hot American Summer, The Emperor's New Groove, Trainspotting,A Clockwork Orange, Ghost World, State and Main, Laurel Canyon, High Art and all the rest.
The Wire, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Sarah Silverman Program, Clone High, Black Adder, Batman: The Animated Series, Futurama, The Simpsons, Kids in the Hall, Sports Night, The Boondocks, Mr. Show, Stella, Strangers with Candy, Animaniacs and Freaks and Geeks.
"Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace is the reigning champ. Lifetime achievement goes to "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath.
Frances McDormand, Sylvia Plath, and Wendy Wasserstein. And David Foster Wallace. And Dave Eggers. And also Phillip Pullman. Now we're restoring the god-like gender balance with Neil Gaiman and Sarah Ruhl.