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Jewel, Sugarland, Snow Patrol, John Mayer, Keane, Billy Joel, Louie Devito,
Amelie, It's a Wonderful Life, Rudy, Ten Things I Hate About You, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Beauty and the Beast, Old School, Big Daddy, Bring It On, Coyote Ugly, Center Stage.Basically any movie about a young dancer/athlete who goes to a big city/university, faces love and life obstacles and then, after beating all odds, ends the movie with a stellar solo/goal/play.
MTV, The Amazing Race, The OC, Letterman
The Catcher in the Rye, Sarah Mylnoski, any travel book