Music:
J. Dilla, Hugh Masekela, Bidu Sayao
Movies:
The Yakuza Papers: Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Devils on the Doorstep, Tender Mercies, A Letter to Three Wives, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Incredibles, The Fog of War, Total Recall, Porco Rosso, Paths of Glory, Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance,
Television:
Deadwood, The Wire
Books:
All the Kings Men, Dashiell Hammett