Ursala Le Guin, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, H.G. Wells, Issac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Larry Niven, Paul Auster, John Grisham, Ken Follet, Bill Bryson and many others.
In The Country of Last Things, Leviathan, others by Paul Auster. The Lost Continent, Neither Here nor There, others by Bill Bryson. Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm, others by George Orwell. Brave New World, Chrome Yellow, others by Aldous Huxley. Ring World by Larry Niven. Sci-fi in general.
U&LC - Upper and Lower Case, Wired, Eye, Print, Avant Garde (1968-71). The original MAD '60s vintage Marvel comics and 70s National Lampoon. Some I've worked for: The Progressive, Audio, Esquire, Rolling Stone and others.
Don't read 'em much anymore, maybe the Guardian. But I used to make 'em. I get most of my news and opinions online.
Doonesbury, This Modern World, Washingtoon. Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies (I was featured in one in 1976!) Vintage toons, Zap Comics, Arcade, RAW magazine, Fantagraphics, i.e., graphic novels, Ghost World etc. Fanzines, Punk (the original) 1975-80.
Stanley Kubrick's movies. Everything else is crap.
I don't watch many current tV shows. Boooooring. My only exception are vintage sci-fi tV shows like Star Trek, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and other 1960s classics. I liked The X-Files but it doesn't beat the classics.
Hommes: John Malkovich, John Cusack, Nic Cage Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Sean Penn et al. Femmes: Lily Taylor, Chris Walken, Charlie Chaplin, WC Fields, Buster Keaton, The Three Stooges, Steve Martin, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Rene Zellwegger, Hellen Mirren, Ann Carlisle, Bridget Fonda.
'50s original Rock 'n' Roll, especially Chuck and Buddy, '60s Brit Invasion, Early '60s Brill Building Payola Top 40, Motown, Atlanitc Records Soul, '60s British Blues, '60s Garage Punk, '70s US and UK Punk, Patti Smith, Ramones, Richard Hell and the Voidoids et al., '70s Electronic, e.g., David Bowie and Brian Eno, Robert Fripp et al., Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, '70s Krautrock, e.g., Can, and many others, '80s US and UK New Wave, Talking Heads, Blondie, et al., UK Squeeze, Police, US Indie, Pixies, Husker Du, etc. UK Indie, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Smiths, et al., '90s Grunge, Nirvana, Soundgarden et al., and a bit of Rap.
You got all day? I don't - Chuck Berry, Beach Boys, Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, Animals, Hendrix (Experience), Doors, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Cream, Clapton, Kraftwerk, Can, Pink Floyd, etc. -- U2, Police, The Triffids, Nick Cave, Go Betweens, The Church, American Music Club and too many to go on. I love popular music period, it's always been an essential part of my life. Classical, all the greats. Modern, all the greats. From Debussey to Ives to Schoenberg to Stockhausen to John Adams, Philip Glass and the other minimalists. My latest discovery is the French folk music chronicler, Joseph Cantloupe. Marvelous music, enchanting.
MLB baseball, Soccer aka Football, Fussball, Voetbal, Foot, etc. NFL Football, Tennis. No gOlf!!!! Tiger Woods is BORING!
St Louis Cardinals. Boston Red Sox. Miami Dolphins (who presently suck) Chelsea FC (London).
Don't take vacations, too boring. But my wife does and I just tag along for the ride. Actually I grew up in a vacation spot, sooooo I was born on vacation.
I'll eat almost anything as long as I don't get sick from it. But basically, I'm a fish and chicken kind a guy. I also make great meatless chili and my pancakes can't be beat. Hungry? I'll cook you wash.