Music:
sigur ros, mirah, pet shop boys, radiohead, tom waits, elvis costello, the cure, pj harvey, elliott smith, smiths & morrissey, pixies, flaming lips, bjork, talking heads, fiona apple, air, joy division, beck, tom petty, johnny cash, beth orton, cold war kids, two gallants, etc.
Movies:
big lebowski, indiana jones trilogy, city of lost children, talented mr. ripley, lost in translation, anything by wes anderson, me & you & everyone we know, brazil, down by law, raising arizona
Television:
daily show, history channel, seinfeld, stella, kids in the hall
Books:
sedaris, palahnuik, salinger, silverstein and a few others