Music:
george harrison, gotan project, arcade fire, zero 7, ratatat, the cure, the autumns, billie holiday, thievery corporation, faithless
Movies:
Searching For Bobby Fisher, The Ice Storm, Babel, Team America
Television:
What's that?
Books:
Anything by David Sedaris or Mr. Obama.
Heroes:
Richard Dawkins and anyone who has the cojones to stand up to the US even if they will ultimately lose.