Let's see...
Books: Chuck Palahniuk, Lord of the Rings, Existentialist stuff,
Dune, The 39 Steps, and some others I can't think of right
now.
Movies: Big Trouble in Little China, Escape From New York, The
Thing, In the Mouth of Madness (see a trend)?, Kelly's Heroes, The
Great Escape, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Waking
Life, Abominable Dr. Phibes, Black Dynamite, Blade Runner, Blazing
Saddles, Brazil, Clerks, Dark City, Darkman, Ed Wood, Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas, Food Inc., Grandma's Boy, Ghostbusters,
Magnificent Seven, North by Northwest, Rocky Horror Picture Show,
Shaun of the Dead, Spaceballs, The Fifth Element, The Goonies, The
Warriors, The Big Lebowski, Army of Darkness, They Live, Young
Frankenstein, Clue.
Music:
A Perfect Circle, Animal Collective, Aphex Twin, The Aquabats,
Architecture in Helsinki, !!!, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, M83, Justice,
Pendulum, Royksopp, Fischerspooner, Air, Scissor Sisters, David
Guetta, Laidback Luke, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Justice, LMFAO, DJ
Jewboy, ELO, Toto, FantomenK, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, La Roux,
Lupe Fiasco, Pendulum, Ratatat, Utah Saints, American Analog Set,
Andrew W.K., Arcade Fire, Bad Religion, Basement Jaxx, Benny
Benassi, Brazilian Girls, Chemical Brothers, Dead Kennedys, Elliott
Smith, Fatboy Slim, Girl Talk, Fever Ray, The Hood Internet, The
Knife, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Infected Mushroom, LCD Soundsystem,
Mando Diao, Minus the Bear, Morphine, Mute Math, Of Montreal,
Portishead, Queen, Bomb the Music Industry!, Rabbit in the Moon,
RJD2, Soulwax, Super Mash Bros., Mogwai, The Hold Steady, The Orb,
The Prodigy, The Rapture, The XX, The Flaming Lips, Thievery
Corporation, VNV Nation, Ween, Bela Fleck, Blur, Broken Social
Scene, Catch 22, Cursive, Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists.
Shows:
8 out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, QI, Have I Got News For You, Would
I Lie To You?, An Idiot Abroad, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Top Gear,
The IT Crowd, Shooting Stars.