Books:
Catch-22
American Psycho
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Winnie-the-Pooh/ The House on Pooh Corner
Walden
The Virgin Suicides
Spring Snow
Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis

Films:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Das Boot
Magnolia
Zodiac
You Can Count On Me
The Fountain
2046
The Life Aquatic
Die Hard
This is Spinal Tap
The Descent
Mean Creek

TV:
The Wire (absolutely awesome)
Shooting the Past (mini-series by Stephen Poliakoff. I love it)
The Shield
Battlestar Galactica
Star Trek: TNG

I've never watched an anime programme or read a comic, although I'm sure some comics might be worth getting into (maybe not anime, though!).