Music:
dj krush,digable planets,nas,jimmy smith,paul simon,thelonious monk,milt jackson,wes montgomery,ruben gonzalez,hugh masekela. hiphop,downbeatempo,reggae,jazz, latin jazz,etc.
Movies:
spaceballs,airplane(1&2),swingers,usual suspects,wild at heart,blue velvet,amandla(a revolution in 4 part harmony),straight no chaser,buena vista social club,eddie murphy raw,dennis leary no cure for cancer,timebandits
Television:
simpsons,family guy,24,bravo,amc,travel channel
Books:
anything by milan kundera, re:up magazine
Heroes:
nick winters, the greeeziest lounge singer ever.