I'd like to meet:
Haruki Murakami. John Elway. Jon Stewart. Jeffrey Steingarten.
Music:
Rodrigo y Gabriela, Damien Rice, Beck, Zero 7, Pink Martini, Jack Johnson, Aqualung, Phoenix, Maxwell, Rachael Yamagata, Tegan & Sara, Keane, Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, Julieta Venegas, Kinky, Cafe Tacuba, Sia, The Brazilian Girls, Elliot Smith, Morrisey, 89.9 KCRW
Movies:
Lost in Translation, Napoleon Dynamite, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Mallrats, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Super Size Me, Nobody Knows
Television:
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, Top Chef, Food Network, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Project Runway, America's Next Top Model
Books:
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Candyfreak, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, The Namesake, Fast Food NationCurrently reading: The Love Wife by Gish Jen