Music:
Bright Eyes, Big City Bright Lights, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Rilo Kiley, The Damned, Blondie, David Bowie, Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes. period.
Movies:
Grey Gardens, Tarnation, Happiness, An Angel At My Table, Apocalypse Now, The Indian Runner
Television:
Strangers With Candy, Daily Show, Kath and Kim, The Young Ones, Antiques Roadshow, Egg & VH1 Classic
Books:
Lamb, Music For Chameleons, A Prayer For Owen Meany, In Cold Blood