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In random order, some of the things that I really like, or really liked at some point in life.
Books§
Fiction Novels§
Eliezer Yudkowsky: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
David Eddings: The Belgariad , The Elenium , The Tamuli
Dan Simmons: Hyperion Cantos
Terry Pratchet: Discworld serie
Also:
Robin Hobb: The Farseer Trilogy , Liveship Traders Trilogy
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings
Robert Jordan: The Wheel of Time
Joe Abercrombie: The Blade Itself
Jim Butcher: Codex Alera
Larry Niven: Ringworld
Short stories§
Lawrence Kesteloot: Coding Machines
Ted Chiang: What's expected of us
Isaac Asimov: The Last Question
Manga§
Hitoshi Ashinano: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou , Kabu no Isaki
Hayao Miyazaki: Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
Kozue Amano: AQUA , ARIA , Amanchu!
"Franco-Belgian" comics§
Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Saga of The Meta-Barons , The Incal , The Technopriests
Benoît Peeters, François Schuiten: Les Cités Obscures
Jean Van Hamme: Grzegorz Rosiński, Thorgal
Fred Duval: Carmen Mc Callum , Travis
Alex Alice: Siegfried
Films§
Live action§
Wes Anderson: Rushmore , Royal Tenenbaums , Life Aquatic , Darjeeling Limited , Grand Budapest Hotel
Monty Python: Flying Circus , Holy Grail , Life of Brian , Meaning of Life
Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction , Kill Bill
The Wachowskis: Matrix
La Classe américaine
Also:
Edgar Wright: Shaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzz , The World's End , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Park Chan-wook: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance , Oldboy , Lady Vengeance
The Truman Show In Bruges
Stop-motion§
Nick Park: Wallace and Gromit , Shown the Sheep
Wes Anderson: Fantastic Mr. Fox , Isle of Dogs
Anime§
Hayao Miyazaki: Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta , Mononoke Hime , Kurenai no Buta , Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi , Neko no Ongaeshi , Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro
Mamoru Hosada: Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo , Summer Wars , Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki , Bakemono no Ko
Redline
Also:
Makoto Shinkai: Hoshi o Ou Kodomo , Kimi no Na wa , Tenki no Ko
TV shows§
Live action§
Dr Horrible Sing-along Blog Parks and Recreation The Lost Room Doctor Who Sherlock Firefly
Also:
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Anime§
So Ra No Wo To Haibane Renmei Mushishi Nichijou
Also:
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star Katanagatari Acchi Kocchi Toradora! Planetes GJ-bu
Video games§
Little Big Adventure 1, 2
Diablo 2 / Diablo 3
Hollow Knight
Cave Story
VVVVVV
FEZ
Also:
Analogue: a Love Story, Hate Plus
Slay the Spire
NEKOPARA
Art§
Ukiyo-e§
Katsushika Hokusai: e.g., The Great Wave off Kanagawa , The Dragon of Smoke Escaping from Mt Fuji
Utagawa Hiroshige: e.g., Naruto Whirlpool , Fox–fires on New Year’s Eve at the Changing Tree in Ōji
Utagawa Kuniyoshi: e.g., Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
More on Wikipedia .
Classical Landscapes and Cappricio§
Hubert Robert: e.g., Imaginary view of the Gallery of the Louvre as a Ruin
Claude Lorrain: e.g., The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba
Nicolas Poussin: e.g., Paysage avec saint Jean à Patmos
Charles-Louis Clérisseau: e.g., Ruins of a Roman Bath
Thomas Cole: e.g., The Course of Empire
More on Wikipedia .
Art nouveau§
Alphonse Mucha: e.g., Zodiac , Princess Hyacinth , Moonlight /The Moon
More on Wikipedia .
Art deco§
Cassandre: e.g., posters such as Normandie or l'Atlantique
More on Wikipedia .
Concrete Art / Op Art / De Stijl§
Hans Hinterreiter
M.C. Escher
Piet Mondrian
More on Wikipedia (concrete art) ,
Wikipedia (op art) , or
Wikipedia (de stijl) .
Modern Architecture in General§
Art Nouveau (1890–1910)
Art Deco (1910–1939)
Bauhaus (1919–1933)
Streamline Moderne (1925–1950)
International style (1920s–)
Brutalism (1940s–late 1970s)
Postmodernism (1960s–late 2010s)
Neomodern (1990s–)
Contemporary (2000s–)
Music§
Hard to classify, hard to give examples...
Classical§
According to Spotify§
Electronica, Indietronica, New wave, Synth-pop, Synthwave: e.g., Daft Punk, Empire of the Sun, FM-84, MGMT, Miike Snow, Owl City
Alternative rock, Art rock, Indie pop, Indie rock, Lo-fi, Pop rock: e.g., Arcade Fire, Artic Monkeys, Cocoon, Coldplay, Deerhunder, Friendly Fires, Golden Slivers, Kaiser Chiefs, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, Pet Shop Boys, Two Doors Cinema Club
City pop, Future punk, Vaporwave: Anri, GHOST DATA, Macross 82-99, Mariya Takeuchi, TANUKI, tofubeats
J-pop: e.g., DJ Okawari, Fujifabric, Hikaru Utada, Lamp, Perfume, Naoko Ken, Sakanaction, supercell
Chiptune, Future bass: e.g., cYsmix, Disasterpeace, fusq, Lifeformed, Pixelh8, Slime Girls, Snail's House
Other: e.g., Oskar Schuster, Siobhan Owen, Wintergatan