Music:
The Beatles, Billy Joel, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Sinatra, Weezer, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles, Broadway, Jazz.. anything, really.
Movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Playing By Heart, Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Usual Suspects, The Godfather, Lost in Translation, Ray, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Television:
The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Daily Show, almost anything on Adult Swim..
Books:
America: The Book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wicked