Monty Are I, Sasquatch and the Sickabillies, Mike Doughty, Ryan Adams, Ani DiFranco, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dashboard Confessional, Rancid, Emilie Autumn, The Dresden Dolls, Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, Dropkick Murphys, Alkaline Trio, etc.

Spirited Away, Amelie, The Boondock Saints, The Princess Bride, the original Star Wars trilogy, The Dreamers, uuuh I can't remember.

House, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Law and Order: CI, The 4400, Nip/Tuck

Authors: China Mieville, Neil Gaiman, Robin McKinley, Andy Greenwald, Clive Barker, JK Rowling, Mann, Nabakov, Fowles, and so many more.