Mechanical zombies.
Moneyflight (of course), The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Elliott Smith, The Bees, Coldplay, Kings of Convenience, Astrud Gilberto ... etc.
The Royal Tenenbaums (all movies of Wes Anderson), Clockwork Orange
Simpsons, Scrubs, M*A*S*H, Prison Break, Lost, Family Guy
Michail Bulgakov: The Master and Margarita, Patrick Suskind: Perfume
Dalai Lama and Chuck Norris