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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
• Terry Pratchet: the Discworld serie
• Dan Simmons: Hyperion Cantos

Also:

• Robin Hobb: the Farseer trilogy, the Liveship Traders trilogy
• J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings
• Robert Jordan: The Wheel of Time
• 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

"Franco-Belgian" comics§

• Alejandro Jodorowsky: La Caste des Méta-Barons, L'Incal, Les Technopères
• Benoît Peeters, François Schuiten: Les Cités Obscures
• Ange: La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons
• Fred Duval: Carmen Mc Callum, Travis
• Alex Alice: Siegfried

Also:

• Christophe Arleston: Lanfeust de Troy, Trolls de Troy, ...
• Jean Van Hamme: Grzegorz Rosiński, Thorgal

Manga§

• Hitoshi Ashinano: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Kabu no Isaki
• Hayao Miyazaki: Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
• Kaoru Mori: A Bride's Story, Emma, Shirley
• Kozue Amano: AQUA, ARIA, Amanchu!
• Kenji Tsuruta: Emanon

Also:

• Akihito Tsukushi: Made in Abyss
• Kumo Kagyuu: Goblin Slayer
• Tsukumizu: Girls' Last Tour
• Kei Ookubo: Arte

Webtoons§

• Myoung rang / Sulmo: Mage again

Also:

• YKB / WM: Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon
• Color_LES: Mage & Demon Queen
• atisumuffin: Witches & Wine
• Rorita: Watermelon

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:

• Park Chan-wook: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, The Handmaiden
• Edgar Wright: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• 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, Mirai

Also:

• Makoto Shinkai: Hoshi o Ou Kodomo, Kotonoha no Niwa, Kimi no Na wa, Tenki no Ko, Suzume no Tojimari
• Hideaki Anno: Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition
• Takeshi Koike: Redline

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§

• Haibane Renmei
• So Ra No Wo To
• Mushishi
• Nichijou

Also:

• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
• Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star
• Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei
• Macross (original, F, Δ)
• Katanagatari
• Toradora!
• Planetes

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, Shin-hanga, Sōsaku-hanga§

• 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 (Ukiyo-e), Wikipedia (Shin-hanga) or Wikipedia (Sōsaku-hanga).

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§

• Robert Shumann: e.g., Davidsbündlertänze
• Claude Debussy: e.g., Clair de Lune
• Erik Satie: e.g., Gymnopédie No.1

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