Lots of those. Cars, video games, the mind, Adult Swim, machines and gadgetry in general.
Large range of stuff, a lot of punk and jazz.
Lots of action movies. Lots and lots of action movies.
Adult Swim, CSI, AMC
The Art of War, and the Daodejing.
Bruce Lee, Harry Callahan, Martin Riggs, Eikichi Onizuka.