Music, movies, television, books.
Kenny Loggins. Preferably on a yacht.
Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers, Broken Social Scene, The Sea and Cake, Built to Spill, TV on the Radio, Rilo Kiley, Neko Case, A.C. Newman, Richard Hawley, Stephen Malkmus, Ted Leo, Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens, Autolux, Imperial Teen, Q and not U, Doves, Spoon, Wilco, Billy Joel, ELO, Jefferson Starship, Foreigner, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Hall and Oates. Don't even try to hate on Oates.
Caddyshack, What About Bob, Groundhog Day, Clifford, Lost Boys, Honeymoon in Vegas, Election, Cable Guy, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Wet Hot American Summer, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Millions, Love Actually, etc.
The Office, Project Runway, 90210.
Authors: Vonnegut, Hiaasen, Robbins, Sedaris, Burroughs, Eugenides, Lethem, Dunn, Klosterman, Palahniuk, Conover.