Film (especially indie or foreign), books (when I have time), politics (when I have no choice), BBC's "The Office," long and pointless arguments about subjective topics, good food and beer, and Achewood .
Aspiring actors and actresses in the Pittsburgh area... (Also, someone willing to hold a boom mic would be nice)... Beyond that, no intelligent conversations are turned away -- unless I'm extremely busy and haven't had my coffee yet...
Jimmy Eat World, The Constantines, K-OS, Tegan and Sara, Soul Coughing, Tragically Hip, Brand New, Iron & Wine, Califone, The Arcade Fire, DJ Harry, The River Bends, Afrika Bambaatta, The Killers, good underground rap, obscure indie rock, and a little retro band from Austin called The Arm that you've never heard of but probably should...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, The Sweet Hereafter, Swingers, Closer, SLC Punk, Alphaville, Boogie Nights, Russian Ark (just for the spectacle), Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, A Hard Day's Night, Brotherhood of the Wolf, 24 Hour Party People... You can see my Top 20 List here , and make your own.
Most of them are film related. The rest are classics I never got to and keep on-hand to read in spurts. Literally. Like a paragraph at a time. Perusing is the new postmodernism.
Rob Sharp