# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=522 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 523 --- ## [When did Mexican food become mainstream in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mexican-food-become-mainstream-in-the-usa/832200)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mexican-food-become-mainstream-in-the-usa/832200 "2019-04-24T18:26:03Z")
When did Mexican food become mainstream in the USA? I don’t think I tried Mexican food aside from Taco Bell until I went to college. The college dining hall occasionally had a build your own taco bar, but that was abou… --- ## [Whats the name of that humorous internet news show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-humorous-internet-news-show/832978)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-humorous-internet-news-show/832978 "2019-04-24T18:16:04Z")
It just has one guy, his tie is askew, and gives humorous (tho spot on) accounts of the daily news. US i believe. mc --- ## [The Act (Hulu series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-act-hulu-series/833002)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-act-hulu-series/833002 "2019-04-24T17:32:51Z")
Didn’t see a thread on this one. Anyone else watching it? It’s sad, and kind of lurid and I can’t look away. If you’re a Patricia Arquette fan ( I am) you will love this performance (even while you despise her characte… --- ## [Nobody here watch Netflix's new Ultraman series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-here-watch-netflixs-new-ultraman-series/832852)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-here-watch-netflixs-new-ultraman-series/832852 "2019-04-24T16:51:48Z")
I grew up on (the American version of) Ultraman, so when I saw that Netflix put out a new series of it, I was interested. Just finished watching it last night. I love it! It’s completely different, animated instead of… --- ## [What is a "showrunner"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-showrunner/831425)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-showrunner/831425 "2019-04-24T15:17:50Z")
I keep seeing this term about TV shows. It sounds similar to a producer or director, but I’ve not seen exactly what a showrunner does? --- ## [Netflix dumping entire new seasons at once kills the communal viewing experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-dumping-entire-new-seasons-at-once-kills-the-communal-viewing-experience/832545)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-dumping-entire-new-seasons-at-once-kills-the-communal-viewing-experience/832545 "2019-04-20T07:21:32Z")
It was too long for the title, but I specifically mean the way that they dump a new season of their new, original shows a season at a time, available for anyone to binge through at their own pace. There’s something appe… --- ## [Hulu's "Ramy". For a curious look inside a Muslim-American family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-ramy-for-a-curious-look-inside-a-muslim-american-family/832934)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-ramy-for-a-curious-look-inside-a-muslim-american-family/832934 "2019-04-23T23:13:42Z")
If you like learning about other cultures, this show is pure gold. It currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s a Dramedy that focuses on the life of a 30-something\* year old still living with his parents. It covers t… --- ## [Has anyone tried the Freshly meal service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-freshly-meal-service/832035)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-freshly-meal-service/832035 "2019-04-23T22:04:44Z")
\*(I went back and forth about whether to post here or in In My Humble Opinion, because I’m asking for opinions but about a meal delivery service \[i.e., food\]. If a mod decides that I chose poorly, no worries!) \* Has an… --- ## [Stan Lee's Funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-lees-funeral/824457)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-lees-funeral/824457 "2019-04-23T17:36:12Z")
I had a dream last night that I was attending Stan Lee’s funeral and it was like “Burning Man” for geeks. There were sky writers, pyrotechnics, and movie special effects everywhere. The cosplay was professional costume … --- ## [Kirschblüten und Dämonen (open spoilers) - what did I just watch?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirschbluten-und-damonen-open-spoilers-what-did-i-just-watch/832927)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirschbluten-und-damonen-open-spoilers-what-did-i-just-watch/832927 "2019-04-23T16:40:58Z")
Okay, I gotta tell y’all about a movie I saw the other day. “Kirschblüten und Dämonen” (english: “Cherry Blossoms and Demons”). If you don’t want spoilers for this truly wild ride, by all means, go see it yourself, if … --- ## [Roadtrip/Move from St. Louis to Philly. What to do en route?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roadtrip-move-from-st-louis-to-philly-what-to-do-en-route/832781)
**Author:** [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throatwarbler_Mangrove)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roadtrip-move-from-st-louis-to-philly-what-to-do-en-route/832781 "2019-04-23T12:54:14Z")
Hey guys, my wife and I are going to be moving from St. Louis to Philly via car in a few weeks. We’re thinking of stretching out the trip over a few days, visiting some sights and generally making a roadtrip of it. We ar… --- ## [Three chords at end of song origin.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-chords-at-end-of-song-origin/832745)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-chords-at-end-of-song-origin/832745 "2019-04-22T21:12:55Z")
Hi SD, Can someone tell me the origin of the final three chords used to end many a happy song? I can only describe them as (for this example, in C Major) Dm7, D#dim and C. That is to say, D-F-A-C, D#-F#-A-C, E-G-C. … --- ## [Hulu anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-anyone/832518)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-anyone/832518 "2019-04-22T17:44:17Z")
We’d love to cut the cord, and I know Hulu offers a live tv option which I like. We have friends that tried it about a year ago and they dropped it because they said their screen would freeze a lot. Anyone using their se… --- ## [The Doors in Miami - Have You Listened To This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doors-in-miami-have-you-listened-to-this/832893)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doors-in-miami-have-you-listened-to-this/832893 "2019-04-22T15:13:31Z")
I have a few times, and laughed a few times, and a few times thought, “Jim is really hurting inside” Its quite funny with the false-start/whatever on “Touch Me” when Ray keeps playing (pretentiously) and J… --- ## [Xfinity Comcast equipment upgrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfinity-comcast-equipment-upgrade/832723)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfinity-comcast-equipment-upgrade/832723 "2019-04-22T14:58:43Z")
I figured that Cafe Society would be the best place for this as it involves entertainment delivery but feel free to move… Is equipment upgrading a big thing or was I one of the few with ancient equipment? I have some q… --- ## [Jim Morrison And Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-and-film/832865)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-and-film/832865 "2019-04-22T14:07:41Z")
In interviews, Jim always talks how he’s not that interested in music, and has always been most interested with film, and of course got his degree from UCLA film school. I have and read all of the books on Jim, and was c… --- ## [It's all about the bread, man...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-about-the-bread-man/832530)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-about-the-bread-man/832530 "2019-04-22T04:30:36Z")
Literally - bread. What’s your bread of choice? When I was a kid, we pretty much just had generic white bread in the house. Sometimes at my grandmother’s, I’d see rye or pumpernickel, but all I ever ate was white. Ev… --- ## [Was Eazy-E most likely gay and on the down low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-eazy-e-most-likely-gay-and-on-the-down-low/438420)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-eazy-e-most-likely-gay-and-on-the-down-low/438420 "2019-04-22T01:31:35Z")
Eazy-E is probably best remembered as the most famous mainstream rapper to die of AIDS. In an era where the majority of rap stars engaged in unsafe sex practices with a lot of women, it seems odd that Eazy is the only vi… --- ## [Help Me Identify My High School (78-82) English Textbooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-my-high-school-78-82-english-textbooks/832838)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-my-high-school-78-82-english-textbooks/832838 "2019-04-21T22:17:52Z")
Google has failed me (or I, it) in locating said books. (My search was: “High school English textbooks, 1970s, hardback, red, yellow, green”) These English textbooks were rather small (maybe four inches by six, but a c… --- ## [Newly learnt-of author M. Jokai -- known to anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-learnt-of-author-m-jokai-known-to-anyone/832759)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-learnt-of-author-m-jokai-known-to-anyone/832759 "2019-04-21T21:14:08Z")
Am feeling curious about a prolific nineteenth-century author of whom I have just heard for the first time – referred to with some enthusiasm by Patrick Leigh Fermor in his series of books about his travels as a very you… --- ## [Game of Thrones "Winterfell" 8.01 4/14/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-winterfell-8-01-4-14-19/832542)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-winterfell-8-01-4-14-19/832542 "2019-04-21T20:20:33Z")
I usually put the episode title in the thread title, but apparently HBO isn’t even releasing the title to the next episode. Which seems a bit silly. But for now, we just have episode numbers. Traditionally we’ve had a T… --- ## [Anyone wanna talk banjo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-talk-banjo/831067)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-wanna-talk-banjo/831067 "2019-04-21T15:40:04Z")
I play upright bass, but have long considered picking up a second instrument, if for no reason other than to have something that is easier to haul around - especially as I get older. Have been playing the banjo more and… --- ## [The Story that Movie was based on appeared originally in Playboy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-that-movie-was-based-on-appeared-originally-in-playboy/831796)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-that-movie-was-based-on-appeared-originally-in-playboy/831796 "2019-04-21T06:56:55Z")
I recently picked up a collection of William Castle’s films. Although I’ve known of them and read about them for years, I haven’t seen most of them. So I finally got a chance to see Mr. Sardonicus, a rather Poe-esque sto… --- ## [Computer dating episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-dating-episodes/832833)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-dating-episodes/832833 "2019-04-21T04:24:10Z")
It seems like every show in the 60s and 70s had a show based on computer dating. Earlier this week I saw it on an episode of My Three Sons (and I see that MTS dipped into that well twice!) As I write this a computer dati… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 19 (April 18, 2019) -- "The Inspiration Deprivation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-19-april-18-2019-the-inspiration-deprivation/832719)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-19-april-18-2019-the-inspiration-deprivation/832719 "2019-04-21T02:40:19Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Saw Picnic at Hanging Rock for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-picnic-at-hanging-rock-for-the-first-time/228264)
**Author:** [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-picnic-at-hanging-rock-for-the-first-time/228264 "2019-04-20T20:37:33Z")
Wow. Gorgeous movie. Incredibly subtle, atmospheric. I suppose the restrained pace of the film borders on tedious in spots, but the overall effect became hypnotic for me. I wish to pick people’s brains about one aspect … --- ## [Is cornbread bread or cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cornbread-bread-or-cake/832585)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cornbread-bread-or-cake/832585 "2019-04-20T14:52:20Z")
Which is it? --- ## [I give a little talk to the club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-a-little-talk-to-the-club/832771)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-a-little-talk-to-the-club/832771 "2019-04-20T14:35:55Z")
The monthly meeting of the Galaxy Hobby Sci-Fi Club was a few days ago. The members had requested more informative presentations, so, as president, I booked a guest speaker: Myself. So for a bit less than half an hour… --- ## [Death Of The Working-Class Leading Man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-working-class-leading-man/832744)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-working-class-leading-man/832744 "2019-04-20T09:36:22Z")
I’m reading Steve McQueen’s biography, and the author mentioned how most of the heroes were working-class… Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Cagney, John Wayne, Marlon Brando, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen himself and others… I ca… --- ## [Baby Blues comic strip.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-blues-comic-strip/832766)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-blues-comic-strip/832766 "2019-04-20T06:36:01Z")
What do you think of the strip Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott? I loved the strip when I was a kid, and still read it daily. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=521) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=523)