animation, anthropology, astrophysics, business ethics, culinary arts, digital photography, emotional responses, empires, etymology, gear and gadgets, graphic design, grids, guerilla art, hip-hop, history of cinema, human sexuality, humor, hybridization, installation art, modern architecture, collections, music composition, music production, negative space, order and structure, patterns, philosophy, revolutions, satire + sarcasm + wit, screenwriting, self-teaching, simplicity, immersion, technology, the avant-garde, the stock market, the thought of nothingness, travel, typography, vectors, video editing, video production, social activism feminism vegetarianism utilitarianism comic books
Chow hounders, computer programers (Objective C, Ruby on Rails, PHP, SQL), film makers, music producers, farmers, restauranteurs, comic book writers, screen writers, cartoon animators, feminists, philosophers, cyclists, bioengineers, robotics engineers, physicists, socialists, game designers, clothing and textile manufacturers, vegetarians, independents, underdogs
In Short: anything recomended by a trusted associate, or website -- or anything blindly stumbled upon that doesn't stub any toes. *Makes scroll unrolling sound* AC Newman, Aesop Rock, Air, Al Green, Animal Collective, Anti-Pop Consortium, Aphex Twin, Audion, Autechre, The Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Benoit Pioulard, Bjork, Blur, Boards of Canada, The Books, Brad Mehldau, Brian Eno, Broken Social Scene, Chick Corea, The Clash, Claude Debussy, Doom, Clinic, Cocteau Twins, Dabrye, Daedelus, Danger Mouse, David Bowie, The Decemberists, Deltron 3030, Deer Hoof, Destroyer, DJ Shadow, The Doors, Elliott Smith, ELO, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Ennio Morricone, Enon, Erlend Øye, The Fiery Furnaces, The Flamin’ Groovies, Fugazi, The Futureheads, Gang of Four, Giorgio Moroder, Gnarls Barkley, Herbie Hancock, Jason Forrest, Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, Kid Koala, Kool Keith, Kronos Quartet, Led Zeppelin, Love, M-83, Madvillain, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Matthew Dear, Max Tundra, The Microphones, Mirah, Mr. Bungle, Mu, My Bloody Valentine, Neil Young, New Order, The New Pornographers, Nobukazu Takemura, Of Montreal, Out Hud, Parliament, Pavement, The Pillows, Pink Floyd, The Pixies, The Police, Prince, Queen, Radiohead, The Ramones, R.E.M.. RJD2, The Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Royksopp, Scissor Sisters, The Shins, Sigur Ros, Sloan, Slowdive, Skeletons & the Girl-Faced Boys, The Smiths, Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, Square Pusher, Steely Dan, Stereolab, Stevie Wonder, The Streets, Tangerine Dream, T. Rex, Twine, The Unicorns, The Velvet Underground, The Walkmen, Ween, Wesley Willis, The Who, Wilco, Wire, XTC, Yo La Tengo, Frank Zappa, Zumpano, Twine, Battles
In short: anything that rates a 0-5%, 49-51% or 76%+ on Rotten Tomatoes: The long(er) list: 12 Monkeys, 21 Grams, Annie Hall, Army of Darkness, Brazil, Chinatown, Closer, City Of God, A Clockwork Orange, Adaptation, Barry Lyndon, Being John Malkovitch, Donnie Darko, Dr. Strangelove, Edward Scissorhands, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Evil Dead Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Fight Club, The Goonies, Gummo, House Of Sand & Fog, Julien Donkey Boy, Kill Bill, Lolita, The Lord of the Rings, Lost In Translation, The Matrix, Magnolia, Memento, Mishima, Old Boy, Pulp Fiction, Requiem For A Dream, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Spinal Tap, Sin City, Talk To Her, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The Queen, Pan's Labrynth
Discovery Channel, Discovery Health, History Channel, IPTV, Lost, The Office, Darkplace, Futurama, 12 oz. Mouse, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job, X-Play, Food Network, VH1, Mr. Show, Carnivale, Deadwood, Entourage, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Transmetropolitan, Fell, 1984, Animal Farm, A Clockwork Orange, Beyond Good And Evil, Brave New World, Choke, The God Delusion, Exestentialism And Human Emotions, Fahrenheit 451, Fight Club, Simulacra And Simulation, Computer Arts, Computer Music, The Alchemist
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