academic art, drawing, painting, photography, reading, books, design, fashion, wannabe DJ, pop and youth culture, global culture, travel, film, air-guitar, bass guitar (really), breakdancing (not really), discovery, enigma, meeting new faces, psychological identity
William Bouguereau, John William Waterhouse, Pierre Prud'hon, J.C. Leyendecker, Lord Leighton, Hedi Slimane, Raf Simon, Guy Bourdin, Ruven Afanador, Eugenio Recuenco, James Nachtway, James Houston, Bill Henson, and many other names left to name.
a non-existentialist with a pastel green vespa and aviator sunglasses.
Generally speaking:
Kent, Moenia, Gustavo Cerati, Tom McRae, New Order, The Faint, The Devlins, Muse, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Stateless, Trans Am, Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Autour de Lucie, Jimmy Eat World, Placebo, Coldplay, Sigur Ros, Bjork
Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk, BT, DJ Tiesto, Nick Warren, Sasha, John Digweed, Felix da Housecat, Fischerspooner, Way Out West and many others left to list without taking up space here.
Persepolis, The Fountain, Au Revoir Les Enfants, Paradise Now, Ratcatcher, We Have Decided Not to Die, Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, Everything is Illuminated, Little Miss Sunshine, Ghost World
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides), My Life in Heavy Metal: Stories (Steven Almond), Lockpick Pornography (Joey Comeau), The Perks of Being A Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky), A Stranger in this World: Stories (Kevin Canty), Lucky Charms & Apple Jacks (Tada Yumi), Bernhard Schlink, Kevin Canty, Joey Comeau, Truman Capote, Neil Gaiman, David Sedaris, Jeffrey Eugenides, Oscar Wilde