Music:
Magnetic Fields, Joanna Newsom, Elliott Smith, Jon Brion.
Movies:
Paris, Texas, Repoman, Roadhouse, The Station Agent, Wet Hot American Summer, Until the End of the World, Grey Gardens, Waiting for Guffman, Ordinary People, Hands on a Hardbody, Punch-Drunk Love, The Goonies, Real Genius, Lone Star, Being John Malkovich, The Big Lebowski, Adaptation, Some Like it Hot, American Splendor, American Movie, Back to the Future, Chinatown, In the Mood for Love, River's Edge, Some Kind of Wonderful, Welcome to the Dollhouse, You Can Count on Me.
Television:
Arrested Development, Stella, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Wonder Showzen, Sealab 2021, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Pete and Pete, Lost, Veronica Mars, The Shield, The Wire, Freaks and Geeks, Nip/Tuck, Strangers with Candy, The Daily Show, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, The Office, Deadwood, Da Ali G Show, Six Feet Under, Friday Night Lights, The Sarah Silverman Program, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock, This American Life, The Comeback, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.
Books:
David Sedaris, C.D. Payne, Paul Auster, James Ellroy, Haruki Murakami, Lemony Snicket, Jo Rowling, Nicholson Baker.