Archaeology, mythology, music, books, Mesoamerica, progressive politics, college football, modern art, organic gardening, green living
A benefactor or a patron, like in the old days.
Soul, hardcore, bop and free jazz, old school and underground hip-hop, indie pop, lush folk-pop, 80s alternative, Ramones-style pop punk, garage punk. Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Motown, other 60s and 70s soul/funk labels, The Ramones, Misfits, Descendents, Hank Williams, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Nina Simone, 7 Seconds, Run-DMC, Eric B. & Rakim, De la Soul, Nick Drake, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, New Order, Voxtrot, Floor, The Sword, Lightning Bolt, The Queers, The Epoxies, The Groovie Ghoulies.
Generally sci-fi, horror and thrillers. My favorite movies of all-time are Glory, To Kill a Mockingbird, Silence of the Lambs and Whispers of the Heart. I heart zombies!
The Office, My Name is Earl, The Simpsons, The Wire, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother and football.
Vonnegut, Kerouac, Orwell, Hesse, Asimov, Heinlein, Studs Terkel, Howard Zinn, left-wing non-fiction, Autobiography of Malcolm X, archaeological theory, Astroboy, Crayon Shin-chan.
Kurt Vonnegut, Malcolm X and Atticus Finch