Music:
Jay-Z, D'Angelo, Devin the Dude, Common, The Roots, Martin Luther, Nas, Ozomatli, Kanye West, Bilal, Curtis Mayfield, Ojos de Brujo, Mala Rodriguez, Gravediggaz, Nina Simone, Bonnie Prince Billy, Townes Van Zandt, other stuff
Movies:
Nada, Rushmore, Wet Hot American Summer, Lost in Translation, American Splendor, The Princess Bride, Wayne's World, The Graduate
Television:
The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, The Office (both), Comedians of Comedy, Larry Sanders Show
Books:
The Devil's Highway, The Street, My Antonia, Walter Mosely books, On the Eve by Turgenev, The Awakening, The Adventures of Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth...um...and I have to admit I have been reading Anna Karenin for about a year now and am only about half way through. But I like it!
Heroes:
In very different ways: Porscha DeRossi, Amy Poehler, Dolores Huerta, Rose Lynd, my grandma, my mom & dad