Banjo, guitar, obsessive artists, novels, non-fiction, comics, movies, cartoons.
Dave Hickey; Robert Pollard; J.D. Crowe; Chris Ware
Jonathan Richman; Pavement; J.D.Crowe and the New South; Pollard/GBV; DYLAN; Long Ryders; Decemberists; TheJamClashCostello; Devo; Moris Tepper; Byrds; Frank Black; Nikki Sudden ya'll!
Moonstruck; Blazing Saddles; Journey to the Center of the Earth; It's A Wonderful Life; The Fifth Element; Kung Fu Hustle (!)
Amazing Screw-On Head (sci-fi.com); Always Sunny In Philly; Project Runway; So You Think You Can Dance (sickeningly entertaining)
Paul Auster!; Neil Stephenson - Baroque Cycle!; W.G. Sebald!; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics; Adventures of Kavalier and Klay; Guns, Germs and Steel; From Dawn to Decadence; Chris Ware comics; Dan Clowes comics;
See all of the above.