Tori Amos, Leonard Cohen, Steve Earle, Joni Mitchell, Rilo Kiley, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, assorted pop singles and musical theater soundtracks, and my buddy Kirsten Opstad.
Movies I've watched and loved recently include Take Shelter, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Pariah, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Pina, and Attack The Block. I also tune into Parks and Recreation every week.
Recent favorites include New Queer Cinema: A Critical Reader by Michele Aaron, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV by Jennifer Pozner, and Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman.