Music:
Cocteau Twins, the Cure, Shostakovich! Damien Rice, Tricky, Johnny Cash, Angelique Kidjo, Zap Mama, Berlioz, Kinky (the band, you dirty person), Jane Siberry, oh, and did I mention Shostakovich?
Movies:
tous les matins du monde (well, lots of sad french movies), the muppet movie, muppets from space, crouching tiger, farewell my concubine, lord of the rings. iron giant. and everyone should have to watch the mission. harrowing...sigh
Television:
the simpsons, futurama. actually, i'm without access to normal tv now. so my water cooler talk is limited.
Books:
The Life of Pi. just finished it. well, recently. a fantastic read.
Heroes:
Hawkgirl (as noted above)