Books: The Kin of Ata Are Waiting For You, Zen Shorts, Stone Soup,
Child of Fortune, The Fifth Sacred Thing, Good Omens, Anansi Boys,
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and the Time Traveller's Wife to
name a few.
Movies: Anything by Jim Jarmush (Coffee and Cigarettes, Samurai
Dog), Darren Aronofsky (Pi, The Fountain), Jean Pierre Jeunet
(Amalie, City of Lost Children), Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away,
Totoro), Joel and Ethan Cohen (Barton Fink, Fargo) and Sophia
Copolla ( Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation). Also, The Big
Chill, Ishtar (don't laugh until you've seen it), Stripes (I'm a
big Bill Murray fan), Pollock, Snatch, Lawrence of Arabia, The
Right Stuff, Star Wars 4 & 5, Lord of The Rings (all 3), Wings
of Desire, Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy blue, white and red.
Kubrik's Lolita, The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, Mirror Mask,
The Matrix, Wall-E, The Life of Brian, Sin City, Blade Runner,
Donnie Darko, Little Miss Sunshine, V for Vendetta, Ratatouille,
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and I could go on and
on.
TV: Glee, Six Feet Under, Sopranos, Twilight Zone, Firefly, Scooby
Doo (pre Scrappy Doo), Carnivale, The Big Valley, Weeds, Hong kong
Phooey, Madmen, Iron Chef and Iron Chef America, Charlie Rose,
Project Runway (I admit it and no I am not gay), Batman (the
animated series), The X-Files, No Reservations and Sister
Wendy.
Music: Songs that showcases excellent musicianship, acoustic
guitar, soulful grooves and groovy soul. And, that's just the first
song.
My last 10 music downloads: KT Tunstall, Straight No Chaser,
Pomplamoose, Barenaked Ladies, Julie London, Wayne Dyer, Jason
Mraz, Deepak Chopra and Friends - Rumi Love Poems, Gotan
Project.
Artists: Jackson Pollack, MC Escher, Roger Dean, Rodin, Velasquez,
Anselm Keifer, Georgia Okeefe, Kandinsky, Robert Rauschenberg, Joan
Mitchell, Roberto Matta, Alfonso Ossorio, Lee Bontecou, Ted Geisel,
Alexander Calder, Kenny Scharf, Carravagio, Robert Venosa.
Food: Black & White Cookies, Grilled Portobellas, Fried Tofu,
Fresh New York Sesame Bagels, Vegetarian Sushi, Peaches, Grits,
Imported Chocolate, French Fries, Estate Bottled Tequila,
caipirinha, Fried Plantains, Vegetarian Pho and Fresh Baked Bread.
