Politics, trying to save the world (not by myself), soccer, reading, joy, running, swimming, biking (or "cycling" if you want to be a snob about it), not using so much petroleum, magazines
Fela Kuti, Mac Dre, Bob Dylan
Grizzly Man, American Splendor, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Casino, Goodfellas, Godfather I and II, Delicatessan, City of Lost Children, Spirited Away, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, Half Baked, The Professional, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, Hate
Jeopardy, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office (BBC)
Blankets, Catch-22, The Fire Next Time, Assata, The God of Small Things, 1984, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Stone Raft, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Eichmann in Jerusalem
Kind of uncomfortable with "hero" label, but I admire: Vo Ngyun Giap, James Baldwin, George Orwell, MLK, Jr., El Hajj Malik Shabazz, Ghandi, David Cross, Lewis Lapham, Jonathan Lethem, Ichiro, Wanda Sykes, Hannah Arendt