Music:
Random and varied...except country...not so much: Bela Fleck, Jurassic 5, Eminem, Widespread Panic, Acoustic Syndicate, The Allman Brothers, Jack Johnson, Chuck Brodsky, Digable Planets, Greg Brown, Morphine, People Under the Stairs, Phish, Talking Heads...to name a few
Movies:
LOTR I-III, Harry Potter, Napolean Dynamite, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Finding Nemo
Television:
HGTV, TLC, Discovery Channel
Books:
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
Heroes:
Jimmy Carter