# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=173 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 174 --- ## [Have you seen Yes (the band) recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-yes-the-band-recently/990269)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-yes-the-band-recently/990269 "2023-09-21T22:32:33Z")
They’re playing nearby in a few days, and I was toying with the idea of going. I haven’t been to a rock concert in ages and thought it might be a fun change. Only guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White remain from t… --- ## [Songs, whose sonic "aura" are integral to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-sonic-aura-are-integral-to-them/990363)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-sonic-aura-are-integral-to-them/990363 "2023-09-21T21:51:55Z")
kinda hard to explain - but there are quite some songs, where the whole “sonic package” adds to the listening pleasure … by that I mean that they would sound off if they were recorded in “hi-res dolby THX 24 bits” … but… --- ## [Angus Cloud (drug dealer from "Euphoria") dead at 25 {July 31, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angus-cloud-drug-dealer-from-euphoria-dead-at-25-july-31-2023/987917)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angus-cloud-drug-dealer-from-euphoria-dead-at-25-july-31-2023/987917 "2023-09-21T20:51:32Z")
There were already major problems with making season 3, which already was supposed to not come out until 2025 and involve a 5 year time jump. Looks like a major rewrite of that will probably be called for. --- ## [What is The Howard Stern show like these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-howard-stern-show-like-these-days/990440)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-howard-stern-show-like-these-days/990440 "2023-09-21T18:48:03Z")
I have not listened to Howard even a little since his E! show and roughly the late 90’s or so on the radio. It was good interviews mixed with stupid, kind of really terrible vulgarity. Just low-brow stuff all around. I… --- ## [Pushing c in Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-c-in-star-trek/989956)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-c-in-star-trek/989956 "2023-09-21T14:45:14Z")
In Star Trek canon, was there ever any reason presented why a warp-capable vessel couldn’t push their warp engines or impluse drive right up to just under warp 1, aka 1x the speed of light, aka c? A ship going at say war… --- ## ["Sound of Freedom" - anyone seen this movie, and if so, what did you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-freedom-anyone-seen-this-movie-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/987278)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-freedom-anyone-seen-this-movie-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/987278 "2023-09-21T06:12:24Z")
In short, it’s about human trafficking and enslavement of children, and the press about it seems to be evenly divided between “Do not see this movie under any circumstances” and “This movie is a must-see, and is not grap… --- ## [Manifest (new NBC paranormal series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manifest-new-nbc-paranormal-series/821913)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manifest-new-nbc-paranormal-series/821913 "2023-09-20T22:31:20Z")
The first episode debuted last night. I was willing to give it a chance, and was glad I did. It will be shown again on Friday evening. In short, a plane that took off in the spring of 2013 from Kingston, Jamaica arriv… --- ## [Underrated, lesser known Christmas movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/977038)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/977038 "2023-09-20T20:11:50Z")
What are some underrated, overlooked or simply unconventional, but good Christmas movies? Like I mentioned a few times before, I really like “Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage” (2011). The movie, taking place in Nova Scotia a… --- ## [One Piece (TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-tv-series/989470)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-tv-series/989470 "2023-09-20T20:01:13Z")
Netflix has recently dropped a ton of One Piece content. Looks like the first 15 seasons of the main animated series, and a bunch of the films and specials, certainly all in support of their brand-new live action series. … --- ## [Razzie Awards face sharp criticism for nominating ‘Firestarter’ child star:... called an outdated relic by hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razzie-awards-face-sharp-criticism-for-nominating-firestarter-child-star-called-an-outdated-relic-by-hollywood/978726)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razzie-awards-face-sharp-criticism-for-nominating-firestarter-child-star-called-an-outdated-relic-by-hollywood/978726 "2023-09-20T18:59:44Z")
did they go too far this time? i don’t think so but are they an outdated relic as people in the article claim ? --- ## [The Foraging And Preserving Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foraging-and-preserving-thread/948931)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foraging-and-preserving-thread/948931 "2023-09-20T18:54:17Z")
For tales of your foraging and your preserving; and particularly for the preserving of the things you forage. I generally forage either on foot for local goodies (mostly blackberries) or on a bike if the resources are m… --- ## [Common Held Beliefs or Ignorance about a Film That Drives You Crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524 "2023-09-20T18:47:32Z")
Often a belief or interpretation about a film will take hold in the public and grip it like a dog with a bone…and it makes you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Here’s a lighter example. It doesn’t make me feel like… --- ## [I'm Seeing Buckethead in Concert and I Have No One Else to Tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-buckethead-in-concert-and-i-have-no-one-else-to-tell/810297)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-buckethead-in-concert-and-i-have-no-one-else-to-tell/810297 "2023-09-20T18:39:18Z")
This is about as Mundane and Pointless as you’re going to see in Cafe Society, but I have no one IRL who probably even knows who Buckethead is, much less will care I’m seeing him. Way back in 7th/8th grade I remember se… --- ## [Ring of Fire - did Johnny Cash know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-of-fire-did-johnny-cash-know/990366)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-of-fire-did-johnny-cash-know/990366 "2023-09-19T23:49:27Z")
Ring of Fire is Johnny Cash biggest hit. It solidified his career. It was also a hit for Alan Jackson. It is a song about pain and temptation. The itch a man or woman can’t scratch. Oh the pain of burning forever for … --- ## [Why do some people consider Ralph Bakshi a genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-consider-ralph-bakshi-a-genius/141766)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-consider-ralph-bakshi-a-genius/141766 "2023-09-19T23:17:09Z")
Ralph Bakshi has, over the years, earned a sort of reputationb as being a counterculture genius. Yet, as near as I can tell, he has never actually made anything good, and most things he’s produced have been a big pile … --- ## [Robert Crais](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-crais/990337)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-crais/990337 "2023-09-19T18:18:27Z")
I really like the way this man writes. Is there any other authors like him that you know of? --- ## [Unanswered Questions From 'Dune' (open spoilers for 50-year-old book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-dune-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-book/986558)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-dune-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-book/986558 "2023-09-19T15:27:07Z")
I first read Dune about 20 years ago. I re-read it (and by “re-read” I mean “listened to it on audiobook”) and just finished it last night. I’m left with some questions. Why did the emperor displace the Haarkonens and… --- ## [What does ‘springing a leak’ mean in the context of these two songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-springing-a-leak-mean-in-the-context-of-these-two-songs/990207)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-springing-a-leak-mean-in-the-context-of-these-two-songs/990207 "2023-09-19T15:07:20Z")
So, in the wake of Jimmy Buffet’s death I’ve been getting clips of his songs in my YouTube feed. I watched / listened to a live recording of ‘A Pirate Looks at Forty’ he did with Sarah MacLachlan as a guest backup singer… --- ## [What series have final seasons that returned to their roots after having drifted from what originally made them good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-have-final-seasons-that-returned-to-their-roots-after-having-drifted-from-what-originally-made-them-good/990364)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-have-final-seasons-that-returned-to-their-roots-after-having-drifted-from-what-originally-made-them-good/990364 "2023-09-19T13:53:41Z")
I’ve been watching the 10th season of Law & Order Criminal Intent and I’m enjoying it. They got back to the original formula of Goren browbeating the killer into confessing after he figures it out using his ability to r… --- ## [Questions about non-American actors, the SAG, and the SAG-AFTRA Strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-non-american-actors-the-sag-and-the-sag-aftra-strike/990334)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-non-american-actors-the-sag-and-the-sag-aftra-strike/990334 "2023-09-19T11:46:54Z")
The SAG-AFTRA Strike has me wondering. Can actors from Canada, the UK, and other countries join SAG if they do TV and movie work in the US along with their home countries? I’m fairly sure they have actors’ unions in ot… --- ## [Real Genius (1985)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-genius-1985/986270)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-genius-1985/986270 "2023-09-18T14:30:19Z")
I recorded Real Genius, and am watching it now. I loved it when it came out. Michelle Meyrink was so freakin’ cute! Even at the time, I don’t know if I could have been in a relationship with her character, since she w… --- ## [Do spicy chile peppers confer any antibacterial properties to food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spicy-chile-peppers-confer-any-antibacterial-properties-to-food/989403)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spicy-chile-peppers-confer-any-antibacterial-properties-to-food/989403 "2023-09-18T13:25:43Z")
Tuesday I made sort of a spicy tomato-based Bolognese sauce with ground beef and lots of both seasonal ripe chiles and crumbled-up dry chiles, since the whole family likes the spice. It turned out really good, and pretty… --- ## [I saw Duran Duran last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-duran-duran-last-night/990261)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-duran-duran-last-night/990261 "2023-09-18T12:37:41Z")
Duran Duran was Mrs. solost’s favorite band back in the day, so when she saw they were coming to Detroit on their ‘Future Past’ tour she was like, hells yes. I’m not a huge DD fan; they were too ‘poppy’ for me-- back the… --- ## [ID folk song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-folk-song/990275)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-folk-song/990275 "2023-09-18T03:14:18Z")
Is anyone familiar with this song? Name? Lyrics? --- ## [The Little Mermaid is GASP! Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651 "2023-09-17T22:35:20Z")
I guess I missed this one in the culture wars, or entertainment news, or something. There’s seems to be a small backlashabout Disney’s choice of an African-American teenage actress to play Ariel in the live-action remak… --- ## [Sharing music in public for enjoyment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-music-in-public-for-enjoyment/990232)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-music-in-public-for-enjoyment/990232 "2023-09-17T21:14:35Z")
I love this channel. It’s so rare these days to find people casually playing in public. It’s such great entertainment and brings strangers together. This gentleman plays on public pianos. He’s obviously classically trai… --- ## [The Comic Fables is Now in the Public Domain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comic-fables-is-now-in-the-public-domain/990150)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comic-fables-is-now-in-the-public-domain/990150 "2023-09-17T07:02:15Z")
Bill Willingham, creator of Fables (one of my favorite Comic Book series) announced on his blog that he, as the sole owner of the IP, was releasing it to the public domain apparently in response to a very rocky relations… --- ## [Ultimate Coke: Has anyone tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-coke-has-anyone-tried-it/990179)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-coke-has-anyone-tried-it/990179 "2023-09-16T20:57:05Z")
Over the past few weeks, my local grocery stores have had pallets of this stuff, at ever-reduced prices, and yesterday, they were selling 20oz bottles, just days shy of the sell-by date, 3 for $1. I got on Facebook and … --- ## [Brady Bunch house is sold at a loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-house-is-sold-at-a-loss/990176)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-house-is-sold-at-a-loss/990176 "2023-09-16T13:10:17Z")
Lemme get my checkbook… --- ## [The Bud Lite boycott-what's the most recent news-(Sept)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bud-lite-boycott-whats-the-most-recent-news-sept/990056)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bud-lite-boycott-whats-the-most-recent-news-sept/990056 "2023-09-16T04:02:00Z")
A quick google turned up lots of older articles, from a month or more ago. The decline in sales was clear over the 4th of July. I assume that the Labor Day holiday is also a time of increased sales for all brands of bee… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=174)