# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=204 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 205 --- ## [Tiger King - new series on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-king-new-series-on-netflix/849966)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-king-new-series-on-netflix/849966 "2023-03-14T21:24:09Z")
CNN review: ‘Tiger King’ is the weird docu-series distraction we can use right now Wow, this is a pretty wild story involving a bunch of, shall we say, very passionate exotic cat aficionados. The thread running though t… --- ## [What does an orchestra conductor do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-orchestra-conductor-do/818173)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-orchestra-conductor-do/818173 "2023-03-14T08:10:37Z")
Ok, I admit I’m a Philistine. I know little about performing music of any kind, and even less about symphonic music. But I’ve never understood just what the conductor does, and why he’s considered so important in an or… --- ## [(Chaim) Topol, 1935-2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-1935-2023/980906)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-1935-2023/980906 "2023-03-14T07:32:20Z")
It hasn’t hit the international press yet, but Israeli actor Chaim Topol, most famous for his definitive performance in Fiddler on the Roof, passed away last night at the age of 87. --- ## [Robert Blake has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-blake-has-died/980958)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-blake-has-died/980958 "2023-03-14T01:34:19Z")
Robert Blake, the controversial actor who won a Lead Actor Emmy for Baretta and starred in films including In Cold Blood and Lost Highway before a murder trial ended his career, died today of heart disease in Los Ange… --- ## [Xkcd 03/11/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-03-11-2023/981074)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-03-11-2023/981074 "2023-03-14T01:05:48Z")
What’s the joke here? AFAIK radians in fact do allow one to calculate the number of square degrees of sky. --- ## [What’s up with Slingblade and where can I watch it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-slingblade-and-where-can-i-watch-it/981026)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-slingblade-and-where-can-i-watch-it/981026 "2023-03-13T23:18:35Z")
So I had a hankering for some biscuits and mustard last week and my wife had never seen slingblade so I went to find somewhere to stream it and to my shock it’s not only missing from the subscription services but it’s al… --- ## [Pls help ID this recent mystery/horror movie I watched last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-help-id-this-recent-mystery-horror-movie-i-watched-last-night/981128)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pls-help-id-this-recent-mystery-horror-movie-i-watched-last-night/981128 "2023-03-13T21:16:35Z")
This is a fairly new movies. I don’t remember the name. I just read the description and clicked the movie. It starts out this guy and girl hook up at a bar. They then proceed to go back to her place. Which is basically … --- ## [Judy Garland - any opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judy-garland-any-opinions/981046)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judy-garland-any-opinions/981046 "2023-03-13T20:42:58Z")
I was watching ‘A Star is Born’ on tv today, and I cranked up the volume when she sang ‘The Man That Got Away’. Her rendition still sends chills down my spine. But the millennial here got a bit irritated and said wha… --- ## [Price Is Right Contestants Who Bid $1 More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-is-right-contestants-who-bid-1-more/979324)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-is-right-contestants-who-bid-1-more/979324 "2023-03-13T17:54:44Z")
Admit it. You have an opinion on these people. So what is it? Wise strategists or curmudgeonly spoilsports? --- ## [Mel Brooks History of the World Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/980848)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/980848 "2023-03-13T17:34:14Z")
Anyone watching it? I saw the first episode and it’s……ok? I’ve always felt Brooks lost a step or two comedically in Dracula, Men In Tights, and other more recent movies. Not a lot of laughs or even chuckles. I’m curious … --- ## [Why did the fish fast food chains close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-fish-fast-food-chains-close/980860)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-fish-fast-food-chains-close/980860 "2023-03-13T17:23:29Z")
I remember there used to be Long John Silver, H Salt, Arthur Treacher, but now I can’t find them. What happened? I would think when people started getting healthy that they would flock to fish as better than beef --- ## [Tom Sizemore has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-sizemore-has-passed-away/980713)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-sizemore-has-passed-away/980713 "2023-03-13T16:50:56Z")
He was good in the roles I’ve seen as the tough guy, but he had his demons too. Story here. --- ## [Diamond Painting - how to start with beginners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-painting-how-to-start-with-beginners/981047)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-painting-how-to-start-with-beginners/981047 "2023-03-13T13:42:41Z")
We desperately need a nice stress-relieving hobby here. Diamond Painting seems to be popular - any tips? Just jump right in? what’s good for a beginner? --- ## [Out Of The Furnace \[no spoilers in OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-the-furnace-no-spoilers-in-op/676428)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-the-furnace-no-spoilers-in-op/676428 "2023-03-13T11:16:11Z")
I just saw this. It is very good. Masterful. All of the characters are extremely well written. The thing that strikes me most is the clichés it avoids. Check out the cast: Christian Bale Woody Harrelson Casey Affleck … --- ## [Did anyone see Chris Rock’s live Netflix special last night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-chris-rock-s-live-netflix-special-last-night/980753)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-chris-rock-s-live-netflix-special-last-night/980753 "2023-03-13T10:13:51Z")
I’m still processing it. IMO he deserved his shot at a time of his choosing, and I get that this close to the Oscars with a large viewership first-time-ever live Netflix special was a way to get equal footing with that … --- ## [Has Anyone Ever Been Un-Canceled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-un-canceled/980654)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-been-un-canceled/980654 "2023-03-13T03:48:35Z")
Has anyone whom popular culture has “canceled” ever managed to make a comeback? As in, they owned up to it, publicly apologized, and then were forgiven? Or something approaching that scenario? About the only examples I … --- ## [Brendan Fraser - what do you think happened 20 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brendan-fraser-what-do-you-think-happened-20-years-ago/981081)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brendan-fraser-what-do-you-think-happened-20-years-ago/981081 "2023-03-12T22:45:05Z")
Brendan Fraser is thought to be a front-runner for the Oscars tonight. For The Whale. I do wonder, though - what do you think happened to him 20 years ago? He was sexually assaulted, he says - groped - but is ther… --- ## [Movie trope - beaning someone at a distance with a thrown object](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trope-beaning-someone-at-a-distance-with-a-thrown-object/951675)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trope-beaning-someone-at-a-distance-with-a-thrown-object/951675 "2023-03-12T19:57:30Z")
I was watching a recent movie where someone throws an object at someone, at some distance, and conks them perfectly on the head (side note: feel free to PM if you think you know the movie, but no spoilers please). It st… --- ## [What’s a good recipe for using homemade chicken broth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-recipe-for-using-homemade-chicken-broth/981035)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-recipe-for-using-homemade-chicken-broth/981035 "2023-03-12T14:43:45Z")
I made some bodacious chicken stock / bone broth, nicely jellified after being in the fridge overnight. Wondering what I could use it for that highlights the broth. I can and have added homemade broth to stuff like gumbo… --- ## [The Food-Based Metaphorical Villain Threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-food-based-metaphorical-villain-threat/981042)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-food-based-metaphorical-villain-threat/981042 "2023-03-12T12:21:34Z")
OK, so obviously, not the snappiest title. But there’s this thing I’ve been noticing with increasing frequency in movies, and I don’t have any good name for it, and even TVTropes wasn’t helpful. So I wanted to gauge whet… --- ## [Which band best typifies "hard rock"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-best-typifies-hard-rock/937397)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-best-typifies-hard-rock/937397 "2023-03-11T20:35:54Z")
If you had to pick one band to represent “hard rock”, which would it be? --- ## [A couple booked a 14-course meal as cover to steal $1.7 million worth of wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-booked-a-14-course-meal-as-cover-to-steal-1-7-million-worth-of-wine/980861)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-booked-a-14-course-meal-as-cover-to-steal-1-7-million-worth-of-wine/980861 "2023-03-11T17:13:35Z")
What im wondering is how long did that meal take? because in another thread there was a larger meal that was made and it only took 3 hours to eat … and I feel if the desk guy followed his instincts it wouldn’t have hap… --- ## [Saw Paul Reiser doing standup this past Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-paul-reiser-doing-standup-this-past-saturday/980787)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-paul-reiser-doing-standup-this-past-saturday/980787 "2023-03-11T17:04:46Z")
Mrs. solost saw he was going to make a local appearance. She asked me “is this something you might want to see?” Tickets were relatively cheap. I said eh, why not? Something to do. I had no idea what kind of standup chop… --- ## [Let's talk about Ceviche. Please share your favorite recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ceviche-please-share-your-favorite-recipe/980863)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ceviche-please-share-your-favorite-recipe/980863 "2023-03-11T16:46:25Z")
I’ve been watching Top Chef for as long as it’s been on and I see a lot of Ceviche served, but I’d never tried it until last year when I saw a tub for sale at Costco. I’m a fan! But I haven’t been able to find it since… --- ## [What are the big "never seen" unreleased movies or other projects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-big-never-seen-unreleased-movies-or-other-projects/981025)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-big-never-seen-unreleased-movies-or-other-projects/981025 "2023-03-11T14:28:07Z")
I think The Day The Clown Cried is probably the winner, though clips have now gone online and I think the entire movie will eventually be viewable? It was, I believe, finished and edited. Not sure if entire post-producti… --- ## [What do you think about the upcoming Apple Music Classical app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998 "2023-03-11T14:18:57Z")
The app will be released on March 28. Apple Music Classical is available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost. Apple App Store I currently have a free trial to Apple Music and I’m liking it a lot. (Haven’… --- ## [Pop Tart Purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-tart-purchase/980341)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-tart-purchase/980341 "2023-03-11T07:54:04Z")
OK, first off I’m older than Pop Tarts by many years. In fact they were never part of my breakfast/snack experience. I’ve been watching a series on TV including the Foods That Made America and the latest one was about t… --- ## ["3 Feet High and Rising" by De La Soul is finally streaming today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-feet-high-and-rising-by-de-la-soul-is-finally-streaming-today/980680)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-feet-high-and-rising-by-de-la-soul-is-finally-streaming-today/980680 "2023-03-10T20:03:09Z")
“3 Feet High and RIsing”, De La Soul’s first album released in 1989, is finally available on streaming services today. It has been tied up forever by legal issues around hundreds of samples in the album that hadn’t been … --- ## [Chaim Topol passes away at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-passes-away-at-87/980959)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaim-topol-passes-away-at-87/980959 "2023-03-10T02:38:25Z")
Many will remember him more for his Tevye in the film Fiddler On The Roof than anything else. My cohort remembers Topol as Dr. Zarkov in Flash Gordon. --- ## [Another help-ID-this-book thread: 1970s-ish story anthology aimed at teen girls (?), with some Jane Austen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-id-this-book-thread-1970s-ish-story-anthology-aimed-at-teen-girls-with-some-jane-austen/980957)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-id-this-book-thread-1970s-ish-story-anthology-aimed-at-teen-girls-with-some-jane-austen/980957 "2023-03-10T01:09:20Z")
Cannot recall title or editor, but I do remember it included at least some excerpts from classic novels along with some less distinguished typical YA fodder, primarily about love and dating. One of those excerpts was one… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=205)