Music:
The Owls, The Hold Steady, Lifter Puller, Jawbreaker, Billy Bragg, The Shins, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Rocket from the Crypt, The Jayhawks, Dillinger Four, New Pornographers...
Movies:
Ooooo...just saw Children of Men. Amazing.
Books:
Just read: Freakonomics, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Current read: Flags of our Fathers