Music:
Currently...Pulp, Jesus & Mary Chain, Death in Vegas, The Clash, The Doves, Modest Mouse, Primal Scream, Walkmen, Arcade Fire, New Order, Built to Spill, Flaming Lips, Peter Bjorn & John, My Bloody Valentine, etc.
Books:
Confederacy of Dunces. Norwegian Wood. Success. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. The Lover. Garden of Eden. Unbearable Lightness of Being. Frankenstein. Anna Karenina. Currently accepting recommendations...
Heroes:
Batman. Superman. The Wonder Twins. Wonder Woman.