# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=37 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 38 --- ## [Would it be better to remake the Devil wears Prada, or sequel it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-better-to-remake-the-devil-wears-prada-or-sequel-it/822998)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-better-to-remake-the-devil-wears-prada-or-sequel-it/822998 "2026-02-04T02:09:35Z")
Was just watching it last night again, and the movie had me falling down laughing at times. But time has moved on from the 2000’s, what has time done for Andy. I don’t know if Anne Hathaway would be of an age to be seni… --- ## ["Thank you" songs, non-love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-songs-non-love/1027276)
**Author:** [@Berwynite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berwynite)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-songs-non-love/1027276 "2026-02-04T00:27:43Z")
I had a co-worker go way out of her way to do something very nice for me at a time I was struggling. No other soul at the office even seemed to notice. So, as a hobbyist woodworker, I have been making her a gift as a t… --- ## [Pluribus (New Vince Gilligan show on AppleTV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluribus-new-vince-gilligan-show-on-appletv/1024659)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1210\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluribus-new-vince-gilligan-show-on-appletv/1024659 "2026-02-03T19:32:09Z")
Open spoilers – anything that has been available to stream will be open for discussion. Created by Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn, the premise of the show is “The most m… --- ## [The world is racing to ruin! (disappointing foods you've encountered)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-racing-to-ruin-disappointing-foods-youve-encountered/1027229)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-racing-to-ruin-disappointing-foods-youve-encountered/1027229 "2026-02-03T18:37:27Z")
Yesterday while grocery shopping I had an attack of childhood nostalgia. There was one of those free standing bins they put up at the end of aisles full of bags of spice drops. You know, those jelly-ish domes coated in… --- ## [Shelf Stable Milk - would you buy it or use it in cooking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shelf-stable-milk-would-you-buy-it-or-use-it-in-cooking/1027289)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shelf-stable-milk-would-you-buy-it-or-use-it-in-cooking/1027289 "2026-02-03T03:49:31Z")
I’ve seen shelf stable milk at the grocery. It requires no refrigeration. Link https://www.kroger.com/p/horizon-organic-shelf-stable-whole-milk/0074236500766?fulfillment=PICKUP Does It taste exactly the same? Any wei… --- ## [SciFi story recommended by Pluribus fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scifi-story-recommended-by-pluribus-fan/1027319)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scifi-story-recommended-by-pluribus-fan/1027319 "2026-02-03T01:01:43Z")
I was listening to a podcast recently (sorry, don’t remember which one) and they said “Fans of Pluribus should enjoy the story ‘Newsletter’”. At least I THINK they said “Newsletter”. I remember repeating the name out lo… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #38– January, 2026 – “Fire or Ice" \[Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-38-january-2026-fire-or-ice-poll-added/1026256)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-38-january-2026-fire-or-ice-poll-added/1026256 "2026-02-02T22:57:11Z")
Monthly Photo Competition #38– January, 2026 – “Fire or Ice” This is the monthly thread for January, 2026. The topic this month is “Fire or Ice” chosen by @romansperson. IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you not use Im… --- ## [Not Quite "Based on a True Story"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-based-on-a-true-story/226510)
**Author:** [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-based-on-a-true-story/226510 "2026-02-02T12:57:01Z")
After reading about the controversy behind Disney’s HIDALGO, I was wondering about other “based on a true story” films which are either totally fictional, greatly embellished or exaggerated, and/or simply factually incor… --- ## [Brett Ratner to direct Melania Trump documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-ratner-to-direct-melania-trump-documentary/1012957)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-ratner-to-direct-melania-trump-documentary/1012957 "2026-02-01T21:33:52Z")
Intrigued? I know I am! This is sure to be a memorable combination of subject and artistic talent! For those who don’t remember, Ratner was accused by six women during the MeToo movement. And Melania is Melania. --- ## [Too much time on my hands; A Cosby Show Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands-a-cosby-show-conundrum/247299)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands-a-cosby-show-conundrum/247299 "2026-02-01T20:03:16Z")
So, we were watching the Cosby show as we are wont to do. I can watch this show a million times (as is evident by the following post) and still like it. It’s simple, it’s fun, it’s feel good TV! Here is the set up to my… --- ## [Favorite "little" jokes in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-jokes-in-movies/1011688)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-little-jokes-in-movies/1011688 "2026-02-01T15:46:32Z")
I don’t know how to define a little joke, but I really just mean one that doesn’t necessarily go for the huge laugh, but it just in there to keep the comedy going and for little fun gags the writers or movie-makers thoug… --- ## [Calling our Singers! Tell me about A cappella and how it's typically used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-our-singers-tell-me-about-a-cappella-and-how-its-typically-used/1027230)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-our-singers-tell-me-about-a-cappella-and-how-its-typically-used/1027230 "2026-02-01T15:16:56Z")
I’m lostening to this recording with the best audio-mixing, headphones that I own Alison is A cappella for the first bar. I don’t think the guitarist got caught daydreaming. He’s coming in exactly on the downbeat of th… --- ## [Actors in a TV series who appeared together in an earlier work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-a-tv-series-who-appeared-together-in-an-earlier-work/1026783)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-in-a-tv-series-who-appeared-together-in-an-earlier-work/1026783 "2026-02-01T12:16:12Z")
Two examples: Charlie Sheen and Jon Cypher, the Harper brothers in Two and a Half Men, were both in the 1991 movie Hot Shots. Alice Ghostley and Marion Lorne, the bungling Esmerelda and Aunt Clara in Bewitched, respect… --- ## [Looking for a Japanese movie from 1955](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237 "2026-02-01T02:22:54Z")
From the brief clip I’ve seen, “The Green Music Box” might be the rough equivalent of “The Wizard Of Oz”. Does anyone know where it can be streamed, or even bought outright? --- ## [Demond Wilson of Sanford and Son has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demond-wilson-of-sanford-and-son-has-died/1027231)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demond-wilson-of-sanford-and-son-has-died/1027231 "2026-02-01T00:18:50Z")
He was the son of course, Lamont Sanford. The foil to Redd Foxx’s crusty old garbageman character. RIP --- ## [Springsteen “Streets of Minneapolis”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis/1027139)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis/1027139 "2026-01-31T20:34:31Z")
Not sure what forum this best fits. Springsteen released this anthem and it is worth sharing. If this should be in politics please move. --- ## [Anyone here made Einkorn bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-made-einkorn-bread/1027175)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-made-einkorn-bread/1027175 "2026-01-31T19:08:13Z")
I used to bake sourdough bread weekly before I went on a keto diet to lose weight. I went from keto to low-carb for a few years, and I’m moving to a moderate-carb diet, which means I’m now allowing myself to enjoy bread … --- ## [How do you feel about vegetarian products made as ersatz animal based foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-vegetarian-products-made-as-ersatz-animal-based-foods/1025292)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-vegetarian-products-made-as-ersatz-animal-based-foods/1025292 "2026-01-31T16:23:16Z")
Oat “milk” came up in another thread and inspired me to rant a bit about vegetarian products that are designed to be as much like a specific animal based product as possible. The vegetarian based “milks” are the lowest … --- ## [Identify this scene from All in the Family - "Every key your singing in Edith"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-scene-from-all-in-the-family-every-key-your-singing-in-edith/1027060)
**Author:** [@JohnM58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM58)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-scene-from-all-in-the-family-every-key-your-singing-in-edith/1027060 "2026-01-31T14:19:27Z")
Can anyone identify the name of the All in the Family episode where Archie and Edith are at the piano. Edith asks Archie what key he is playing in and Archie replies “All the keys you’re singing in Edith”. I want to reco… --- ## [There's a light on Broadway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-light-on-broadway/1027221)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-light-on-broadway/1027221 "2026-01-31T08:50:31Z")
To be more specific…over at the Frankenstein place! A revival of the original musical “The Rocky Horror Show” is going to Broadway, and the cast looks stupendous. There is even a clip of the lead, Luke Evans, singing a… --- ## [A pre-Columbo Peter Falk series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pre-columbo-peter-falk-series/1027027)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pre-columbo-peter-falk-series/1027027 "2026-01-31T02:53:12Z")
Does anyone remember this show from 1965? The Trials of O’Brien (TV Series 1965–1966) - IMDb I certainly don’t, but the viewer revues are quite good. I wish I could get a set of the hard-to-find DVDs, if there are any… --- ## [Roster of musicians on the Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roster-of-musicians-on-the-board/1021587)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roster-of-musicians-on-the-board/1021587 "2026-01-30T23:40:38Z")
Apologies if this has been covered before, but since a lot of musical topics get discussed here, I wonder how many members are actively involved in music? As players, writers, audio engineers or whatever. Me, of course… --- ## [Is there any music, film, or TV show we ALL would agree is terrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-music-film-or-tv-show-we-all-would-agree-is-terrible/1026691)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-music-film-or-tv-show-we-all-would-agree-is-terrible/1026691 "2026-01-30T22:26:45Z")
Nominations for music, movies, and scripted TV we can all concur is irredeemable shit. --- ## [Viral protest songs for the second Trump administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viral-protest-songs-for-the-second-trump-administration/1027195 "2026-01-30T18:36:35Z")
This was uploaded to YouTube eight years ago. It was originally written by Irving Berlin in 1941 about Hitler. For reasons surpassing my understanding, the song “When That Man is Dead and Gone” is once again going viral … --- ## [Changes in literary styles over the centuries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-literary-styles-over-the-centuries/1026451)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-literary-styles-over-the-centuries/1026451 "2026-01-30T18:29:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from What was the point of Saruman in LotR?: How have literary styles changes over the centuries? Or even over recent decades? Modern writers and readers seem to prefer stories with tight p… --- ## [How should I store cooked rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-store-cooked-rice/1027127)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-store-cooked-rice/1027127 "2026-01-30T13:17:35Z")
I couldn’t find any previous posts, so here goes. After I’ve cooked white rice, should I store it immediately after cooking, i.e. warm, or let it cool first before storing? I keep getting different suggestions in Google,… --- ## [Greenland (the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenland-the-movie/1027151)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenland-the-movie/1027151 "2026-01-30T05:08:16Z")
My SiL was over last night, and she had never seen the movie, “Greenland”, with Gerard Butler. She really enjoyed it because it stresses the human element in a disaster situation. My question is, has anyone seen “Green… --- ## [Who was the best actor of Monty Python?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-actor-of-monty-python/1027106)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-actor-of-monty-python/1027106 "2026-01-30T02:58:11Z")
In alphabetical order: poll IMO, it’s either Cleese or Idle but I’ll give a slight edge to Idle. He seems to have a little more range than Cleese. --- ## [Lesser Known Local Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-local-foods/1026704)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-local-foods/1026704 "2026-01-30T02:26:12Z")
Philly Cheesesteak. Chicago Deep Dish. New York Pizza. These are some of the heavy hitting famous delicacies based out of a particular locale. What are some others people should know about, and perhaps try if they happe… --- ## [A Horror movie franchise is back after 47 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-franchise-is-back-after-47-years/1027168 "2026-01-29T22:43:57Z")
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