politics (generally very liberal), books, scotland, religion (all sorts), gay issues, gender identity, music (listening, playing, writing)
precocious pretentious persons
k's choice, alix olson(does she count as music?), juli, alanis, ani, tegan and sara, leah andreone, t.a.t.u., tracy bonham, melissa ferrick, jem, the cranberries, patti rothberg, tori amos, kathleen edwards, kate bush, fiona apple, poe, patti griffin, medieval baebes, rasputina, melissa auf der maur, peter gabriel, evanescence, and i really like cecilia bartoli for all you opera-loving wonderful people
the watermelon woman, better than chocolate, the shawshank redemption, the pillow book, robin hood: men in tights, the princess bride, girl interrupted, but i'm a cheerleader, finding nemo, tomb raider (1 and 2), the craft, practical magic, the harry potter series, the lord of the rings trilogy
La Femme Nikita, Xena Warrior Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sailor Moon (notice a trend?), Lost, Desperate Housewives
the blind assassin by margaret atwood, the wheel of time series by robert jordan, webs of power by starhawk, pretty much anything by paulo coelho
Isabelle Eberhardt, Alix Olson, Alanis Morissette, Angelina Jolie, Min Farshaw