# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=188 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 189 --- ## ["How to make an AI cover song with any artist's voice"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-ai-cover-song-with-any-artists-voice/985497)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-ai-cover-song-with-any-artists-voice/985497 "2023-06-17T20:16:32Z")
I keep seeing these online, after seeing some YouTubers mentioning this… I can’t imagine being able to make your own music and use anyone’s voice, someone from the dead. Or having Roger Daltrey singing Led Zeppelin songs… --- ## [So, about Seven of Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-seven-of-nine/985468)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-seven-of-nine/985468 "2023-06-17T15:35:32Z")
How come Anika was Seven of Nine, but Hugh was Third of Five? Shouldn’t Anika be “Seventh” or Hugh be “Three”? --- ## [Cormac McCarthy has died (13 June 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448 "2023-06-17T13:57:46Z")
Cormac McCarthy died today at 89 years of age. A few years ago I would have guessed he was already dead, until he released two new books last fall. He was certainly not the most public figure. I’ve mentioned here a few … --- ## [Superboy's friend Pete Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superboys-friend-pete-ross/985669)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superboys-friend-pete-ross/985669 "2023-06-17T13:01:53Z")
When I started reading comic books, I assumed this name was a kind of pun on “peat moss.” No real reason, just that I’d come across the words “peat moss” and thought this was a writer’s play on words. Now I’m not so sure… --- ## [Babylon 5 Animated Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605 "2023-06-17T03:49:43Z")
Vague info from JMS, but says is 100% done and in the can Brian --- ## [Glenda Jackson 1936-2023 RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenda-jackson-1936-2023-rip/985559)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenda-jackson-1936-2023-rip/985559 "2023-06-16T21:59:12Z")
Glenda May Jackson CBE (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. She was one of the few artists to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony… --- ## [Recommend a good audiobook for driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-audiobook-for-driving/961911)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-audiobook-for-driving/961911 "2023-06-16T17:10:00Z")
We’re driving to visit family this weekend - roughly 20 hours each way (Google says 16 hours, but their directions assume unlimited fuel tanks and bladders). With 3 of us, we’ll try to make it in one day, though we’ll se… --- ## [Dopers on Jeopardy! THE List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535 "2023-06-16T14:13:53Z")
Spurred by another Jeopardy! thread, I thought I’d create a new one for the purpose on compiling the authoritative list of Dopers who have appeared on the show. Here’s my latest version. Please advise of any additions or… --- ## [Asian Comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-comedy/985603)
**Author:** [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-comedy/985603 "2023-06-16T02:20:33Z")
Jimmy oh Yang My Dear Uncle Roger, --- ## [Shiny Happy People: Duggar family expose/documentary on Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-happy-people-duggar-family-expose-documentary-on-prime/985227)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-happy-people-duggar-family-expose-documentary-on-prime/985227 "2023-06-16T02:13:42Z")
Is anyone watching Shiny Happy People on Prime? It’s a documentary that exposes what has really been going on in families like the Duggars, with the focus on them, of course. They speak to some of the family members–ki… --- ## [How Much Chipotle Adobo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-chipotle-adobo/985519)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-chipotle-adobo/985519 "2023-06-16T00:17:25Z")
I keep hearing how great this stuff is, full of smoky flavor and heat goodness, so I picked up a couple (small) cans. I’m told it is hot stuff and see no reason to doubt it. I like a bit of heat, but I am not a fan of “b… --- ## [Algorithmic Music - Is it real music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algorithmic-music-is-it-real-music/985391)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algorithmic-music-is-it-real-music/985391 "2023-06-15T11:29:30Z")
@Disinfectus has claimed in another thread that music created using any type of computer is not real music. My question for him (and anybody is): Is Laurie Spiegel a musician and composer? She is one of the pionee… --- ## [What's your favorite example of zeugma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-example-of-zeugma/984471)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-example-of-zeugma/984471 "2023-06-15T03:34:51Z")
I’m sure I don’t have to tell my erudite fellow Dopers that zeugma is I happened to think about zeugma last week because my wife directed her school production of Fiddler on the Roof, and the song “Matchmaker, Matchma… --- ## [Candle press](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-press/985536)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-press/985536 "2023-06-15T01:51:47Z")
In this version of “The Story of the White Pet”, the cat sleeps in the candle press. What is the nature of this candle press? Are we talking about a big tub? --- ## [Live music suddenly in demand!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-music-suddenly-in-demand/979284)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-music-suddenly-in-demand/979284 "2023-06-14T23:27:34Z")
I’ve been an amateur musician all my life (guitar, vocals, harmonica). When I was in high school and college, I made money playing in bar bands. In one night, I could make the equivalent of one to two 8-hour days of mini… --- ## [Cover Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-story/985467)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-story/985467 "2023-06-14T22:18:50Z")
In much the same way some musicians do cover versions of other musician’s songs, imagine writers doing cover versions of other writer’s works, like Tom Clancy’s Clear And Present Danger covered by Janet Evanovitch. … --- ## [Why Do The Women On Christian Broadcasting Have Such Big Hairdos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-women-on-christian-broadcasting-have-such-big-hairdos/191441)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-women-on-christian-broadcasting-have-such-big-hairdos/191441 "2023-06-14T21:23:48Z")
I’ve noticed that the women on the Christian television networks almost always have big, bouffant hairdos. Why is this? Is this type of hairstyle common in the regions they come from?? And why do they wear heavy clown m… --- ## [Is there more to "Southpark" than just an animated cable TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-to-southpark-than-just-an-animated-cable-tv-series/985518)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-to-southpark-than-just-an-animated-cable-tv-series/985518 "2023-06-14T19:07:05Z")
I started listening to talk radio way back when Rush Limbaugh started, and since then I have been listening to a wide variety of radio talk shows rangeing from politics, sports, conspiracies, paranormal, personal finance… --- ## [Is there a word for what Ronstadt is doing here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920 "2023-06-14T17:58:13Z")
I think she’s got the greatest voice in popular singing, just a fabulous set of pipes, but she does something with her voice (that I just love) that I don’t know if there’s a word for it: she sort of reaches down for som… --- ## [What band or artist, can you appreciate but don’t like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-or-artist-can-you-appreciate-but-don-t-like/984667)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-or-artist-can-you-appreciate-but-don-t-like/984667 "2023-06-14T17:43:37Z")
What band or artist, that while can you appreciate their talent and acknowledge that they are good, just don’t like them for whatever reason - within a genre you do like. I’m not talking about saying, for example, I can… --- ## [Volodymyr Zelensky, "Servant of the People" returning to Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volodymyr-zelensky-servant-of-the-people-returning-to-netflix/961261)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volodymyr-zelensky-servant-of-the-people-returning-to-netflix/961261 "2023-06-13T21:43:48Z")
The Ukrainian TV series Servant of the People, in which the current president of war-torn Ukraine once appeared as the president of Ukraine, will be made available for streaming, the video service Netflix announced in a … --- ## [Canadian Brass, Blue Man Group, The Flying Karamazov Brothers - Great Niche Entertainment Groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-brass-blue-man-group-the-flying-karamazov-brothers-great-niche-entertainment-groups/985322)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-brass-blue-man-group-the-flying-karamazov-brothers-great-niche-entertainment-groups/985322 "2023-06-13T17:24:37Z")
Browsing videos online I fell down a musical rabbit hole that brought me to brass bands, and this led me to the Canadian Brass. I had heard of them before only vaguely and I’m not really into that sort of music, but I sp… --- ## [Guardians of Justice (Netflix superhero limited series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-justice-netflix-superhero-limited-series/985310)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-justice-netflix-superhero-limited-series/985310 "2023-06-13T12:08:34Z")
Has anyone else watched the Netflix show “Guardians of Justice”? I had never heard of it, but I stumbled across it a few days ago while looking at the Wikipedia page for Will Yun Lee. It’s a dark, gritty superhero stor… --- ## [Why have movies gone away from numbered sequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-movies-gone-away-from-numbered-sequels/985267)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-movies-gone-away-from-numbered-sequels/985267 "2023-06-13T03:30:11Z")
I know numbered sequels are a relatively “new” thing (Godfather Part 2 was one of the first) but it seems like in the past couple of decades we’ve kind of gone away from the numbered sequels. Most MCU films besides Iron … --- ## [The Days (Netflix miniseries) (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-days-netflix-miniseries-open-spoilers/985395)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-days-netflix-miniseries-open-spoilers/985395 "2023-06-13T00:25:08Z")
It’s a Japanese dramatization of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear diaster. I’m hooked and binging it. This is good. --- ## [Earliest Multiverse or Parallel Universe Reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-multiverse-or-parallel-universe-reference/972925)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-multiverse-or-parallel-universe-reference/972925 "2023-06-12T23:37:57Z")
So I know Heinlein had an early story from the 40s. Elsewhen 1941. It was recently mentioned comics added the multiverse in 1961. Was there a story before Elsewhen? --- ## [Reading an uncondensed book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-an-uncondensed-book/984937)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-an-uncondensed-book/984937 "2023-06-12T22:58:27Z")
I used to have some Reader’s Digest books. Three books I like well enough that I searched out the uncondensed versions. One was a novel, In This House of Brede and the other two were about two natural disasters. One w… --- ## [Comic where woman becomes God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-where-woman-becomes-god/983654)
**Author:** [@Comicquery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Comicquery)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-where-woman-becomes-god/983654 "2023-06-12T20:24:12Z")
I had a comic from probably the early 90’s that I have no idea how to track down. It was a short story where a woman created a computer program with virtual creatures who ended up worshipping her like a god. Eventually t… --- ## [Looking for a different type of "Butterfly Effect" time travel story or movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-different-type-of-butterfly-effect-time-travel-story-or-movie/983646)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-different-type-of-butterfly-effect-time-travel-story-or-movie/983646 "2023-06-12T20:18:58Z")
In most stories that involve time travel to the past, changing the past almost always causes detrimental effects on the present, either accidentally through the so-called "Butterfly Effect, or on purpose via “The Road To… --- ## [Movies You Selected Because of a Face of an Actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-selected-because-of-a-face-of-an-actress/985221 "2023-06-12T18:40:12Z")
I’ll be browsing movies people rate/review, and some insert posters, and for some reason, I can pick em just by the face, but it’s rare that this happens. “The Forest For The Trees” is one. “Paradise: Love”… “Dance In Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=189)