Music:
Fela Kuti, Bach Concertos, Lila Downs, Common, Lauryn Hill, Yungchen Lhamo, Stevie Wonder, Modest Mouse, RJD2 and on and on and on
Movies:
Anything by the Cohen bro's or Miyazaki, CRASH, JarHead, Intacto, Shower, Batman Forever ;)
Books:
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The Ugly American by Lederer and Burdick, One Hundred Years of Solitude by GarciaMarquez, The Rise of the Vulcans by Mann, Oh The Places You Will Go by Seuss, The Glass Palace by Ghosh.................
Heroes:
There is this super heroe alter ego that I envision from time to time. "The Problem Solver" she is as calm as a nun and as effective as a sledge hammer. That Simple.