Music:
BECK, U2, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Josh Rouse, Radiohead, Keane, Gorillaz, Johnny Cash, Robinella and the CC String Band, Daniel Lanois, Rolling Stones, White Stripes, Jet, Jem, Ray Lamontagne, Jon Black, Elizabeth Foster, JJ Heller, and other great music.
Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, The Princes Bride, Contact, Raising Arizona, Shadowlands, The Notebook...
Television:
LOST
Books:
Blue Like Jazz, Where The Wild Things Are