# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=11 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Soooo... Wicker (Film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soooo-wicker-film/1032083)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soooo-wicker-film/1032083 "2026-08-06T19:32:45Z")
Online consensus seems to be either Oh, hell no! or Gotta see that! Featuring Olivia Coleman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Richard E. Grant, and Peter Dinklage. Looks like it’ll be … --- ## [Things to Watch (YouTube Channels & etc) to Keep Your Mind... Off Things (Whatever)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808 "2026-08-06T18:26:14Z")
Springing off a comment from This Thread in the Pit, the Title of Which I Have Intentionally Redacted Precisely to Avoid Thinking About the Issue, and It Could Just as Well Be Any Thread About a Current Event Taking Over… --- ## [So why are there no January 6 movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-there-no-january-6-movies/1032159)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-there-no-january-6-movies/1032159 "2026-08-06T17:21:45Z")
Trying not to make it political here, wondering if there really are any in the works or, really, why an industry which is often not pro-Republican is not making them? Killed at the distribution level? I would have though… --- ## [Olympic Canoeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-canoeist/1032185)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-canoeist/1032185 "2026-08-06T16:28:58Z")
Every mention of Davey Hearns must include his status as former Olympian. Is it still an interesting addition to the story? Does it gain him credibility somehow? --- ## [Classic Rock Play List, image: Who are the 3 beside Jim Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-play-list-image-who-are-the-3-beside-jim-morrison/1032164)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-play-list-image-who-are-the-3-beside-jim-morrison/1032164 "2026-08-06T01:46:52Z")
I’m pretty sure the 2nd one is Carlos Santana. No clue on the 1st man and the woman on the right --- ## [Most tone-deaf/out of touch commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-tone-deaf-out-of-touch-commercials/1032017)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-tone-deaf-out-of-touch-commercials/1032017 "2026-08-06T00:57:48Z")
I think of this every time I see a commercial of John Walsh for OmegaXL. He talks about how the green-lipped mussel goo gives him the energy that he needs to exercise his polo ponies on his ranch. I always think of how f… --- ## [Minnesota Dopers - ever had a South American sandwich? How are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-dopers-ever-had-a-south-american-sandwich-how-are-they/1029265)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-dopers-ever-had-a-south-american-sandwich-how-are-they/1029265 "2026-08-05T22:30:27Z")
One of my idle hobbies is to look up regional cuisines, or less-well-known recipes from various international cuisines, on Wikipedia to see if I can find anything that seems interesting that I’d like to try making. That’… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #44 – July, 2026 – “Beautiful”: Poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-44-july-2026-beautiful-poll-added/1031332)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-44-july-2026-beautiful-poll-added/1031332 "2026-08-05T18:49:19Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for July, 2026. The topic this month is “Beautiful” chosen by @romansperson. One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a br… --- ## [Favorite Miniseries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-miniseries/1031915)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-miniseries/1031915 "2026-08-05T14:53:56Z")
Instead of rating movies or rating TV series, what about miniseries? Googling “best miniseries” produces several lists, with Band of Brothers and Chernobyl at the top, and those are my two top favorites. (Roots comple… --- ## [The (SF) Futures Left Behind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sf-futures-left-behind/708674)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sf-futures-left-behind/708674 "2026-08-05T12:22:52Z")
Since it’s 2015, which is the year that Marty McFly travels forward to in Back to the Future II, it’s gotten me to thinking about all the other SF futures that we’ve caught up with, or have already left behind. The gran… --- ## ["The Martian Chronicles" is either a clumsy fix-up or a brilliant satire, and I'm not sure which but maybe it's both: A very belated book report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-chronicles-is-either-a-clumsy-fix-up-or-a-brilliant-satire-and-im-not-sure-which-but-maybe-its-both-a-very-belated-book-report/1029062)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-chronicles-is-either-a-clumsy-fix-up-or-a-brilliant-satire-and-im-not-sure-which-but-maybe-its-both-a-very-belated-book-report/1029062 "2026-08-05T01:17:13Z")
.When I was in 4th grade I was in an advanced class for gifted learners. These days, I’m not sure if I actually was gifted or if I was just an undiagnosed autist whose neurodivergent way of thinking and obsessing over fa… --- ## [Question about a writers award-Is it legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-writers-award-is-it-legit/1032124)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-writers-award-is-it-legit/1032124 "2026-08-04T22:22:47Z")
A couple of writers have contacted me about a book award supposedly using AI to pick winners. It can be found here: Book Awards for Authors That Are Actually Honest — BookyAwards, and they do charge an entry fee. They … --- ## [Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-august-4-2026-in-the-city-of-allendale-california/1032132)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-august-4-2026-in-the-city-of-allendale-california/1032132 "2026-08-04T18:14:44Z")
If you haven’t read “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, check it out. But be advised, it’s a downer. It’s also an example of how it’s not so hard to predict how technology will develop (Snow Crash is another g… --- ## [A very specific Art Direction question about Alien Earth and the rest of the Alien universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-art-direction-question-about-alien-earth-and-the-rest-of-the-alien-universe/1032081)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-specific-art-direction-question-about-alien-earth-and-the-rest-of-the-alien-universe/1032081 "2026-08-04T17:54:54Z")
I’m half way through Season 1 Ep 1 of “Alien Earth”. I’m watching a tracking shot down a hallway in the ship that has crashed. I’m noticing suddenly that just about all of the hallways in the spaceships in all of the Al… --- ## [Music you listen(ed) to when high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-listen-ed-to-when-high/949517 "2026-08-04T17:32:40Z")
I think I’ve made threads about getting high before, with some success on these boards… but never Cafe Society. C’mon, I know y’all are stoners, or former stoners. Anyway. What do you like to listen too when you’re hi… --- ## [Babylon Five full episodes coming to YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-five-full-episodes-coming-to-youtube/1032126)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-five-full-episodes-coming-to-youtube/1032126 "2026-08-04T13:32:11Z")
I have the boxed DVD set, but we may get updated comments from JMS Brian ETA: some eps are already there --- ## [Pussy is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-is-dead/1032102)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-is-dead/1032102 "2026-08-04T08:35:05Z")
Really surprised to not see a thread for actor Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy Bonpensiero on The Sopranos). He was a major player in that series, but I suspect it was difficult for him to leave that character behind. He was … --- ## [Oscar-winning Irish folk musician Glen Hansard has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-winning-irish-folk-musician-glen-hansard-has-died/1031997)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-winning-irish-folk-musician-glen-hansard-has-died/1031997 "2026-08-03T21:42:56Z")
BBC reports it was a motorcycle crash outside of Dublin. He was only 56. Incredibly sad; I loved his music. What a loss. --- ## [Savannah Guthrie (Today Show, co-anchor) mother missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414 "2026-08-03T17:25:44Z")
Anyone, else following the case? It’s looking more and more like kidnapping. The ransom note mailed to TMZ included private details an scummy, opportunist wouldn’t know. Blood drops on front steps were tested and cam… --- ## [Pressure - upcoming release. A D-Day movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-upcoming-release-a-d-day-movie/1029919 "2026-08-03T17:01:38Z")
Releases May 29 on Memorial Day Weekend The trailer looks interesting. Most WWII buffs already know D Day was abruptly delayed because of bad weather. There’s a surreal scene in Band of Brothers. The 101st Airborne sold… --- ## [Tell me about the "bacon butty" sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-bacon-butty-sandwich/1032074)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-bacon-butty-sandwich/1032074 "2026-08-03T13:27:59Z")
I just found a brand of back bacon made here in the U.S. (Beeler’s), and I understand this is the kind you use to make an English “bacon butty”. Although I heard about them once, I’ve never seen or tasted this sandwich … --- ## [Nuclear War (Annie Jacobsen novel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-annie-jacobsen-novel/1010477)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-annie-jacobsen-novel/1010477 "2026-08-03T05:46:22Z")
Anyone read this book I’m about 35% of the way through. Interesting book, although there really aren’t characters in the book so far. No one to root for or despise. Quite frightening, in many ways. I do wonder if the b… --- ## [Anyone got a good fondue recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-fondue-recipe/1032077)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-fondue-recipe/1032077 "2026-08-03T03:25:23Z")
If you’ve been reading my MPSIMS thread, I recently got my own apartment for the first time. I’m nearly finished furnishing the place and in a few weeks I’m going to have a small housewarming party - just my mother, myse… --- ## [Jeff Conolly (Lyres, DMZ) is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-conolly-lyres-dmz-is-dead/1032090)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-conolly-lyres-dmz-is-dead/1032090 "2026-08-02T16:40:11Z")
I don’t do RIP threads. I’ll just say it: Jeff Conolly had cancer and is dead at 69. Damn. Jeff was one of the best, most vital musicians in the Boston club scene. He also could piss people off, which was part of his w… --- ## [Songs with local radio station call letters placed into the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-local-radio-station-call-letters-placed-into-the-lyrics/996441)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-local-radio-station-call-letters-placed-into-the-lyrics/996441 "2026-08-02T12:28:28Z")
I recently heard the song “Fire” by the Pointer Sisters and remembered how the local radio station would insert it’s call letters into the lyrics. Like this: I’m ridin’ in your car You turn on the radio K-Earth 101 … --- ## ["Blade Runner 2099" coming to Amazon Prime Video in Nov](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2099-coming-to-amazon-prime-video-in-nov/1032026)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2099-coming-to-amazon-prime-video-in-nov/1032026 "2026-08-02T01:16:21Z")
Teaser trailer included: https://collider.com/blade-runner-2099-limited-series-no-season-2/ And see: Can’t wait! --- ## [Sexism/male chauvinism in television commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-male-chauvinism-in-television-commercials/1031931)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism-male-chauvinism-in-television-commercials/1031931 "2026-08-01T23:27:04Z")
I was watching retro commercials on the Roku “Time Portal TV” app, and this golden oldie Folger’s Coffee ad featuring Yvonne Craig popped up: Folgers Coffee Commercial #11 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Intern… --- ## [Yet another song identification question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765 "2026-08-01T19:44:10Z")
I was at the grocery store today, and heard a song that is definitely from the 1990s or before, because I used to hear it then, but never found out who did it or what it’s called. It has a female lead singer, possibly t… --- ## [Avengers 5 officially renamed (Avengers: Doomsday)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-5-officially-renamed-avengers-doomsday/1004881)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-5-officially-renamed-avengers-doomsday/1004881 "2026-08-01T17:31:06Z")
Kang is out and they are apparently throwing out that storyline. The new title is: Avengers Doomsday. The big bad is Doctor Doom and he is played by none other than Mr. Robert Downey Jr. --- ## [Tea! Beyond the mundane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-beyond-the-mundane/1026025)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-beyond-the-mundane/1026025 "2026-08-01T02:10:22Z")
OMG so good! My Christmas present to myself was an order of four teas from Harney & Sons Fine Teas. The box arrived today and I’m currently sipping a mug of the New England Breakfast, described by their website as “our … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=12)