A non-exhaustive list of writers, artists, etc that are dear to me. The list is a bit biased towards things that have been in my life longer.
John Waters
I am easily influenced and scammed…so I can’t say he is the only reason I would join a cult, but I would follow JW anywhere. If you've read Role Models you'll see his influence on this list!
Toni Morrison
The greatest.
Nabokov
If it’s not Toni it’s him.
AO3
Specific 300k word fics shall not be named, but the corners of the internet for writing unmarred by commercial/institutional ambitions are very special! TY Naomi Novik.
Jane Bowles
One of the smallest and mightiest collections of American fiction IMO.
Cy Twombly
My all time favorite. RIP <3
Leonora Carrington
Bosch
Makes me proud to be Dutch! ++ M.C. Escher and Vermeer.
Titian
The Pope is one of my favorite paintings. The cloak! The beard! The hunch of his back!
Thomas Mann
To have read Magic Mountain while being on a cross-country train ride gave his work an unfair (or fair, idk!) advantage.
The Little Prince
The world is best with a bit of whimsy. TLP has always been a well for such things.
Roald Dahl
See TLP caption and multiply it by a few books! 
Andrei Bely
The rhythms of Petersberg hit me in the heart.
Tailypo
My go-to when I would to choose a tape cassette+book combo from the library. Remember those plastic bags with the little white handles?
Clarice Lispector
xo
Stephen Graham Jones
The first page is always a full brain recalibration, and on the other side—when the world around relents—is a whole other mind. 
Julie Buntin
Marlena has had me gasping for air ever since I read it. The teenage brains of girls are soaked in so much. One of the most beautiful books to capture it.
Madeline Miller
How rare it is to convene with the Gods! MM seems to have found a way to do it.
South Park
I cannot have this page without them. Ren & Stimpy would also have made an appearance if it weren't for its poo poo creator.
Ari Aster
Being alive during the golden age of indie horror, and the beginnings of Ari Aster, makes me feel all smug. Silver lining to having to watch the world burn.
SZA
She always says it best like she's inside my brain.
David Attenborough
There are many ways to mourn ecological collapse. Planet Earth, and the subsequent market for stunning nature documentation, is a way I can do it with reverence.
Peter Brannen
His beautiful and thorough writing about CO2 and planetary whims has really helped me grok climate crisis. This article is one I hope every person will read.
Charles Simic
Spice Girls
Amy Sedaris
Long live Jerri Blank.
Kayla E.
Dearest friend, once in a generation artist!!! You must buy her book.
This guy
Other comedians I love include Nathan Fielder, Sheng Wang, Chris Lily.
Maggie Nelson
The Argonauts is among my favorites of the 2000s.
John Waters
Because he's special and I like having the row filled.