# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=301 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 302 --- ## [Musical I'm Writing--Conversation about Art as Catharsis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-im-writing-conversation-about-art-as-catharsis/952846)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-im-writing-conversation-about-art-as-catharsis/952846 "2021-10-21T14:51:31Z")
Hi Cafe Society, I wanted to share with you a piece from a musical I am writing about my own journey through Spinal Cord Injury. 16 years ago, at 21 years of age, I was paralyzed by a drunk driver and I have spent years… --- ## [The Film “Slingblade”. What would Frank and Mom’s reaction of Doyle’s death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-film-slingblade-what-would-frank-and-mom-s-reaction-of-doyle-s-death/952895)
**Author:** [@gandrews3367](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gandrews3367)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-film-slingblade-what-would-frank-and-mom-s-reaction-of-doyle-s-death/952895 "2021-10-21T13:30:44Z")
Actually the film is spelled Sling Blade…… If you have seen the movie, how do you think Frank his mother would have felt at the end with what Karl did to Doyle (to not give much away if you have never seen the film). I… --- ## [Sirius XM is really starting to suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-is-really-starting-to-suck/939071)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-is-really-starting-to-suck/939071 "2021-10-21T09:20:27Z")
When I bought my Corvette in 2014 I received a years free subscription to Sirius XM. Paying for radio is a concept I previously laughed hardily at, but I’ll take something for free. But after a year I was admittedly ho… --- ## [What is Chekov saying in the Star Trek 2009 reboot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-chekov-saying-in-the-star-trek-2009-reboot/952873)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-chekov-saying-in-the-star-trek-2009-reboot/952873 "2021-10-21T08:42:52Z")
The scene where Kirk and Sulu are in free fall together after trying to destroy Nero’s drill at Vulcan. Chekov is trying to transport them back onto the Enterprise before they splat into the ground. When Chekov succeeds,… --- ## [Why are these restaurant seafood pastas dishes so hot (temperature)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-restaurant-seafood-pastas-dishes-so-hot-temperature/952803)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-restaurant-seafood-pastas-dishes-so-hot-temperature/952803 "2021-10-21T06:29:54Z")
A particular restaurant I like often has a seafood pasta Alfredo on the menu as a special. Crab, shrimp, or lobster served in an Alfredo sauce over a bed of pasta. It’s excellent and worth the substantial calories. But, … --- ## [LA Law and the 2nd grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-law-and-the-2nd-grade/952150)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-law-and-the-2nd-grade/952150 "2021-10-21T04:31:53Z")
Feeling nostalgic, I popped in an old DVD of the first season of LA Law and watched a few episodes from 1986. I was amazed at the simplicity of it, the naivety, the flatness of the characters in a legal drama I used to w… --- ## [What song actually makes you shout NO! and change the station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-actually-makes-you-shout-no-and-change-the-station/952172)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-actually-makes-you-shout-no-and-change-the-station/952172 "2021-10-21T02:24:04Z")
One for me is “We Built This City”. A horrible earworm and a truly bad song. --- ## [Pitchfork Readers' Ranking of the 200 Best Albums of the last 25 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitchfork-readers-ranking-of-the-200-best-albums-of-the-last-25-years/952563)
**Author:** [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitchfork-readers-ranking-of-the-200-best-albums-of-the-last-25-years/952563 "2021-10-21T00:44:22Z")
An interesting list, especially after we had a fun discussion on Rolling Stones’ Top 500 Songs. Of course, knowing Pitchfork readers, there are certain things you’d expect - like Radiohead having 3 of the top 5 albums (a… --- ## [Please identify: Short run drama anthology on PBS, circa 1990?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-short-run-drama-anthology-on-pbs-circa-1990/796936)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-short-run-drama-anthology-on-pbs-circa-1990/796936 "2021-10-20T23:25:43Z")
Back in 1990, I remember catching a few episodes of a PBS (I think) drama anthology that was very well-made and a bit odd. Two episodes I remember A guy with a humdrum existence is apparently mistaken for a subversiv… --- ## [What is the scariest book you ever read? (Title already used almost 15 years ago)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-book-you-ever-read-title-already-used-almost-15-years-ago/952447)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-book-you-ever-read-title-already-used-almost-15-years-ago/952447 "2021-10-20T23:14:24Z")
This is a thread on a different board (there are others but none as good as this one) and I wanted to see what you guys would say. For me, beyond a doubt, the scariest fiction book I read has got to be 'Salem’s Lot. It’… --- ## [Sci-Fi movie id: 'Black' robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-movie-id-black-robot/952845)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-movie-id-black-robot/952845 "2021-10-20T21:07:17Z")
As in ‘African-American.’ The character who creates the robot is black, and when he is asked ‘Why did you make it black?’ He responded, ‘Because I wanted him to be perfect.’ And it could be I just imagined the whole th… --- ## [Marvel's Black Widow (2021) \[Be warned, Open Spoilers after post 11\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-black-widow-2021-be-warned-open-spoilers-after-post-11/946101)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-black-widow-2021-be-warned-open-spoilers-after-post-11/946101 "2021-10-20T20:41:09Z")
The new Black Widow movie is out today, in theaters and streaming. I haven’t seen it yet, but will probably tonight. I’m looking forward to it. There’s a lot of great potential, although prequels have a big chance to me… --- ## [Amazon's Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series Coming in November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-robert-jordans-wheel-of-time-series-coming-in-november/949131)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-robert-jordans-wheel-of-time-series-coming-in-november/949131 "2021-10-20T15:06:05Z")
Sounds interesting. --- ## [Port Wines Commonly Available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/port-wines-commonly-available/952818)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/port-wines-commonly-available/952818 "2021-10-20T14:03:03Z")
Can anyone recommend a decent Port that might be commonly available in a well-stocked liquor store? I’ve only tried Port once or twice long ago and I’m pretty sure they were always ruby ports. I don’t think I’ve tried a… --- ## [What's in your egg nog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-egg-nog/928849)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-egg-nog/928849 "2021-10-20T11:35:06Z")
'Tis the season and all that. Inquiring minds want to know: With what do you spike your egg nog? I’m a bit of a traditionalist here in that I prefer brandy. The Takeout ranks Brandy+Rum as the Best Tasting. Friends swear… --- ## [Wynonna Earp Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wynonna-earp-season-4/913511)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wynonna-earp-season-4/913511 "2021-10-20T08:45:43Z")
I watched the previous seasons on Netflix, In general I liked them. One of my favorite aspects is that at first it seems that Sheriff Nedley is going to be the typical clueless/incompetent small town sheriff, but if not … --- ## [Batwoman Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batwoman-season-3/952351)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batwoman-season-3/952351 "2021-10-20T07:49:10Z")
Batwoman Season 3 premieres on Oct 13. Note the change in schedule; the show now airs on Wednesday. Season 3 promos Casting changes Most of the main cast remains with the show: Javicia Leslie … --- ## [I.D. a 70s/80s action movie: in finale, guy stops bullet with metal bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-a-70s-80s-action-movie-in-finale-guy-stops-bullet-with-metal-bar/951458)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-a-70s-80s-action-movie-in-finale-guy-stops-bullet-with-metal-bar/951458 "2021-10-20T02:58:58Z")
I’ve been trying to remember the title of an action movie that was one of those films on endless repeat on cable (probably HBO or PRISM, if anyone remembers that channel) when I was a kid in the early 1980s. I can remem… --- ## [Disney and race issues of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-and-race-issues-of-the-past/952754)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-and-race-issues-of-the-past/952754 "2021-10-20T02:35:13Z")
I have Disney+. I was watching a show from 1966 about Disneyland. It was an episode of the Wonderful World of Color I think. Before the show started, they put up a notice that said “This program includes negative depi… --- ## [Trans creators to recommend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-creators-to-recommend/952703)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-creators-to-recommend/952703 "2021-10-20T01:08:59Z")
It has seemed to me for a while that a lot of Dopers aren’t very familiar with trans voices. I’ve long wanted to recommend people watch or read things from trans people who talk about trans issues, but couldn’t think of … --- ## [Recommend me some of your favorite Youtube channels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-of-your-favorite-youtube-channels/752341)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-of-your-favorite-youtube-channels/752341 "2021-10-20T00:23:19Z")
I’ve been looking for more Youtube channels to subscribe to. I tend to like channels that have lists on them (like, “10 of the scariest Halloween costumes ever”) or other factoids or trivia. I also like channels that tea… --- ## [Ever Hear of Peanut Soup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-peanut-soup/952674)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-peanut-soup/952674 "2021-10-19T22:57:37Z")
When I was still in HS, in the 1980’s, my mother bought the book, at a garage sale, Yes, You May Have the Recipe by Maria Baker. Best purchase we ever made. The book doesn’t look too special. Cheap plastic cover in a s… --- ## [The film Kiss Me Deadly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-film-kiss-me-deadly/952625)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-film-kiss-me-deadly/952625 "2021-10-19T22:43:47Z")
LIEUTENANT MURPHY: Now listen, Mike. Listen carefully. I’m going to pronounce a few words. They’re harmless words. Just a bunch of letters scrambled together. But their meaning is very important. Try to understand what t… --- ## [HouseBroken (animated sitcom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housebroken-animated-sitcom/952761)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housebroken-animated-sitcom/952761 "2021-10-19T21:50:48Z")
Has anyone else watched the Fox animated show HouseBroken (about household pets having group therapy sessions)? I hadn’t even heard anything about it until it had finished airing, but I thought it was really funny, with… --- ## ["Another Life" in Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-life-in-netflix/837815)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-life-in-netflix/837815 "2021-10-19T21:33:34Z")
Let me start by saying I’m not a huge Sci Fi fan - especially shows that want to be taken seriously but can’t be bothered to do even basic research. I can suspend a certain amount of disbelief and accept certain future i… --- ## [Rolling Stone top 500 songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-top-500-songs/950715)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-top-500-songs/950715 "2021-10-19T20:28:42Z")
They did this last in 2004 Most of the top 50 I am OK with except not a rap fan. Have at it --- ## [Does Joaquin Phoenix have a history of mental illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-joaquin-phoenix-have-a-history-of-mental-illness/330514)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-joaquin-phoenix-have-a-history-of-mental-illness/330514 "2021-10-19T18:41:33Z")
(Take 2) I’ve never really followed his career, however a recent blurb on salon.com made me wonder if he has a history of mental illness: Other posters in a previous thread have suggested it may be due to substance ab… --- ## ["Truth, Justice And The American Way"- No more \[Superman New Motto\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-justice-and-the-american-way-no-more-superman-new-motto/952617)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-justice-and-the-american-way-no-more-superman-new-motto/952617 "2021-10-19T15:17:44Z")
After more than 80 years, Superman’s official motto is changing. Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow is the new motto, and I love it. Superman’s motto gets a modern update: ‘Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow’ - CNN … --- ## [The Newbery Book Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newbery-book-club/779674)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newbery-book-club/779674 "2021-10-18T22:30:20Z")
Inspired by the thread on the All-Time Best Newbery Medal Book, In Your Opinion thread. Several of us have set out to read all of the Newbery Medal winners on the list , and I expect others will be reading at least some… --- ## [Betty Lynn aka Thelma Lou has died (Not our regular poster, ThelmaLou.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-lynn-aka-thelma-lou-has-died-not-our-regular-poster-thelmalou/952667)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-lynn-aka-thelma-lou-has-died-not-our-regular-poster-thelmalou/952667 "2021-10-18T18:50:37Z")
The Andy Griffith show brought me many wonderful hours of entertainment. Betty met a lot of fans after retiring to Mount Airy, N.C. Ron and Clint Howard and Maggie Peterson are the three cast members still living. Maggi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=300) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=302)