Sarah Vowell. I'm re-reading Assassination Vacation before I give a copy to a Republican friend of mine. It's just as much fun the second time around. Hope she thinks so.
Rome, which leaves me exhausted and drained at the end of each episode. This is one of the few shows that I watch with dread and glee. It is smart and glorious and beautiful and violent, and I will be sad next Sunday when I see how it all ends.