Music:
Bela Fleck, Bluetech, David Wilcox, Air, Michael Manring, Edgar Meyer, Del McCoury, Beck, Mozart, Mariza, Stan Getz, Infected Mushroom, Shpongle, Joni Mitchell, Liquid Tension Experiment, Ben Folds, Grateful Dead, Ella Fitzgerald, The Avalanches, Hank Williams Sr., Hank Williams Jr., Nick Drake, John Scofield, Bob Dylan, Massive Attack, Bach, Allman Brothers Band, James Taylor, Dougie MacLean, Mr. Bungle, Weezer, Chet Baker, Ice-T, Aimee Mann, Liszt, Chopin, Cake, Rachmaninov, Joe Satriani, Leftover Salmon, George Winston, Chris Thile, Del the Funky Homosapien, Buena Vista Social Club, Kool Keith, Aaron Copland, Jurassic 5, George Jones, Joss Stone, Doc Watson, Tom Waits
Movies:
Goodfellas, Requiem For a Dream, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, Casino, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Big Lebowski, Wet Hot American Summer, Annie Hall, The Party, Schindler's List, American Beauty, Terminator 2, This Is Spinal Tap, The Insider
Television:
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos, PBS, Upright Citizens Brigade, Kids In The Hall, Monster Garage, Inside the Actor's Studio, South Park, The State, BBC, Fox News, Fawlty Towers, Home Movies, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Star Trek TNG, The Shield
Books:
The Selfish Gene (Dawkins), Climbing Mount Improbable (Dawkins), Foundation (Asimov), Consciousness Explained (Dennett), Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Pirsig), Man's Search for Meaning (Frankl), Omnibus (Dahl), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Dahl), How the Mind Works (Pinker), The Essential Rumi (Barks), Catcher In The Rye (Salinger), Ten Things You Can't Say In America (Elder), The Age of Spiritual Machines (Kurzweil), Unix System Administration Handbook (Nemeth et al), Thomas Guide - Los Angeles (not even kidding)