I can't see the Vice guys making Rodman look good in this show after this. I'm surprised they were allowed back in after their Vice Guide to SK.

Thanks much. And I'm sure Churchill is also well loved in the White House these days or...oh wait...

I'm mostly interested in the founders, any Richocheti suggestions for reading material of the non academic variety (ie. interesting reading)?

This is amazing. I was about to come onto Ricochet to ask the best online learning method for a Canadian interested in really knowing about the history and founding of the US of A. Thanks for answering my question before I could even ask it. I am guessing I should start with Constitution 101?

I believe you JUST answered the question in a "hard" dollar way: Current issue price of Playboy (circa 2013 Sandra Fluke issue) would be the correct answer.

And probably the only movie ever that Quentin Tarantino walked out of, and he was with Juliette Lewis!

Two movies that do come to mind as being completely disappointing are:

Kramer vs Kramer-

Okay this may have been due to the fact that I was 13 years old and a friend and I snuck in after seeing Meatballs.To our adolescent eyes this was a movie full of crying over a kid, only partially redeemed by JoBeth Williams’ full frontal nudity scene.

Boondock Saints-

This SHOULD have been right up my alley. Any movie about Irish brothers is generally in my wheel house. Awful movie. On the bright side it did lead to a very entertaining documentary called Overnight about the overbearing ass-hat who wrote and directed it.

I feel compelled to point out the number of movies mentioned here that I loved. I guess I’m a glass half full type:

From Dusk Til Dawn-

Love the first half more than the movie as a whole, but I consider the (pre-credits) opening scene to be an almost perfect movie opening.

Glengarry Glen Ross-

Like a musician who creates at least one timeless song in an otherwise questionable career, I have to respect any movie that has a scene as watchable as the sales meeting led by Alec Baldwin.

Blair Witch Project-

Sometimes it’s easy to hate a movie if you see it post hype. I saw this movie in the theatre, and all I “knew” about it going in is that some of the footage was apparently real (part of the genius of this movie was the fake rumors that preceded it). I don’t find most scary movies scary. This movie did manage to scare me, under the circumstances…and it made for a rather frightening weekend camping in an uninhabited area following the movie.

Barack Obama: All American-

A riveting portrait of a great, selfless, humble---okay I’m kidding on this one.

My criteria is hardly scientific. I looked at the list and asked my self: Which of these names make me me think "Of course he should be in the Hall of Fame!" the most?

1. Don Mattingly

2. Dave Parker

3. Jack Morris

If I'm not mistaken...on page 214,193 they also leak the contents of Al Capone's vault.

Alas Sergei, I think the demographic I mentioned is about as likely to read Bernard Lewis as they are to wear an "I heart Palin" t-shirt.

I originally was going to end my above question with "or am I just crazy?" But allow me to elaborate a bit on my "theory":

There is a huge percentage of the population (and virtually all of California) who have never heard or read the musings on Islam by the likes of Steyn, Hitchens, Hirsi Ali, Wilders, Geller, Spencer, etc...and never will. People who only watch Fox when Married With Children is on. People who think the NY Times practices unbiased journalism.

These people live in that PC-insulated world that doesn't generally allow for much in the way of critical analysis of cultures...other than our own.

Call me crazy but THIS could signify a major shift no?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhvhNZC51gY

Do you think that the mostly lefty Bill Maher recently sounding more like Mark Steyn when it comes to Islam and the superiority of Western Culture is a sign of a significant shift in the zeitgeist?

And good call on the Man of the 20th Century :)

Peter,

Just want to say how much I enjoy Uncommon Knowledge! My only issue with it is I hate watching a Part 1 that is so interesting and then having to wait for the rest.

On the plus side, I was able to scroll down and watch 10 consecutive A+ sections with VDH and the gorgeous and talented Claire Berlinski. And did I mention that Claire is gorgeous...man I was completely captivated. Almost made me want to move to Instanbul.

Yes keep in mind Rob that being disappointed with Mad Men is often the result of it being a show that set a very high bar. There were packs of Sopranos episodes toward the end that disappointed me in a big way (coma-dream sequences galore)...but it was still better than watching anything else on offer.

Alright then I withdraw my suspicion. I thought maybe you preferred your world leaders to be effete academics with Mom jeans.