Music:
Regina Spektor, Mike Doughty, Neko Case, Ben Folds, Jenny Lewis, White Stripes, Rufus Wainwright, Elliott Smith, Camera Obscura, Ben Harper, Radiohead, Feist, Nick Drake, Ani DiFranco, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lamb, Bjork, Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, Belle and Sebastian, Johnny Cash, Counting Crows, PJ Harvey, Beck, Liz Phair, Fiona Apple
Movies:
Royal Tenenbaums, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, Nadia, The Big Lebowski, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Pumpkin, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The House of Yes
Television:
The Soup, The Office, 30 Rock, Six Feet Under, Daily Show/Colbert Report, Reno 911, Dr. Katz Professional Therapist, Strangers with Candy, Simpsons
Books:
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Naked, Animal Dreams, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff Christ's Childhood Pal, Jitterbug Perfume, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henderson the Rain King, Sandman Series, American Gods
Heroes:
generally: writers and musicians