Music:
stereolab, the roots, bjork, stevie, deee-lite, mos def, orbital, the bird and the bee, morrissey/smiths, 187, orb, chaka, boards of canada, qbert, prince, cesaria evora, otis redding, beck, air, bebel, coltrane, shuggie otis, micro, nina simone, beatles, oscar peterson, chucho valdes, hendrix, cowboy junkies, all things guaguanco and guajira
Movies:
the city of lost children, rushmore, cinema paradiso, la dolce vita, delicatessen, royal tenenbaums, lost in translation, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, napoleon dynamite, most woody allen (esp. stardust memories), pedro almodovar (esp. women on the verge), chris guest, spike lee, john waters, parker posey (esp. daytrippers, house of yes), hithcock, roger corman, jonathan demme, coen brothers, philip seymour hoffman
Television:
ab fab, daily show, colbert report, jem, chappelle, el chapulin colorado, simpsons, weeds, soul train (only w/ don c.), sopranos, solid gold, family guy, benny hill, curb your enthusiasm, dukes of hazzard, the office, muppets, extras, big love
Books:
gabriel garcia marquez, updike, carver, didion, valley of the dolls, learning joy from dogs without collars
Heroes:
mom, dad, dogs, oprah (i said it)