# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=587 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 588 --- ## [What is your opinion of John Scalzi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-john-scalzi/819941)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-john-scalzi/819941 "2018-09-07T12:30:44Z")
I just completed reading Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi. It’s the first thing I’ve read written by him. I see from the write-up in Wikipedia that he’s been nominated multiple times for Hugo Awards, including for the afo… --- ## [New Star Trek Series With Patrick Stewart.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-trek-series-with-patrick-stewart/820928)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-trek-series-with-patrick-stewart/820928 "2018-09-07T08:14:36Z")
I just know that they recently mentioned it on TV. Patrick Stewart is going to reprise his role as Jean-Luc Picard on a new Star Trek series. My questions: When and where? They don’t mention it in the Fall preview iss… --- ## [Nice songs with one ugly chord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-songs-with-one-ugly-chord/820717)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-songs-with-one-ugly-chord/820717 "2018-09-07T04:36:53Z")
I recently stumbled on this song, Chasing Butterflies, by Mane. Listening to it on the car radio seemed to mask some of the details and once I got a chance to listen through headphones I was pleasantly surprised by just … --- ## ["Afflicted" on Netflix: woah, Nelly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afflicted-on-netflix-woah-nelly/820701)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afflicted-on-netflix-woah-nelly/820701 "2018-09-07T04:28:22Z")
Has anybody else watched this? I’m far from unquestioning worship of Western doctoring can play out (especially, very especially, in regards women’s health), but I am very fond of this thing called Science. IMHO, the f… --- ## [Does Michelob beer still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-michelob-beer-still-exist/820076)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-michelob-beer-still-exist/820076 "2018-09-07T00:44:13Z")
You couldn’t escape the Michelob ads in the late 1980s. Then, a couple years later, Michelob Dry was a hit. ‘One taste and you’ll drink it dry.’ Then the low carb craze hits in early 2000s a… --- ## [No one else willing to admit they watch America's Got Talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-else-willing-to-admit-they-watch-americas-got-talent/819652)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-else-willing-to-admit-they-watch-americas-got-talent/819652 "2018-09-06T21:19:12Z")
Last night was the first of the episodes where the audience gets to vote. As they tell us about seventy times, 12 acts perform, only 7 go forward. (Except that usually turns out to be a lie, between Judges saves and Wi… --- ## [Oscars to add popular film category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-to-add-popular-film-category/819291)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-to-add-popular-film-category/819291 "2018-09-06T20:10:33Z")
Also in 2020 moving up ceremony to early Feb. No more info on what they mean by popular film. Maybe fans will vote? --- ## [Why all of the critical vitriol and loathing towards Albert Goldman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-of-the-critical-vitriol-and-loathing-towards-albert-goldman/820823)
**Author:** [@Shut\_Up\_Lutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shut_Up_Lutz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-of-the-critical-vitriol-and-loathing-towards-albert-goldman/820823 "2018-09-06T20:03:24Z")
For those that don’t know Albert Goldman was an “academic” and author who wrote biographies of Lenny Bruce, Elvis Presley and John Lennon. Well, ok, some people call them biographies, but the people at Rolling Stone like… --- ## [Help finding a single panel cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-single-panel-cartoon/820597)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-single-panel-cartoon/820597 "2018-09-06T15:28:21Z")
Two fish performing on stage. The caption is ‘Salmon Dave’. One of the fish is singing, “I’m a sole, man”. I’ve exhausted my google-fu. Any help appreciated. --- ## [Did this kind of striped candy (mints?) have a specific name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-kind-of-striped-candy-mints-have-a-specific-name/820810)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-kind-of-striped-candy-mints-have-a-specific-name/820810 "2018-09-06T13:51:37Z")
Pic for reference. Shaped like small pillows. My aunt always kept some of them in a jar, but I don’t see them around as often now. --- ## [People Can't Get Over Pete Davidson Attending Aretha Franklin's Funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-cant-get-over-pete-davidson-attending-aretha-franklins-funeral/820609)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-cant-get-over-pete-davidson-attending-aretha-franklins-funeral/820609 "2018-09-06T09:47:54Z")
That was the headline for the Huffpost article. Not knowing who the fuck Pete Davidson is, I for some reason read the whole article, and I still don’t know why anyone cared one way or the other why he was there. Apparent… --- ## [Do you like mushrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487 "2018-09-06T06:45:53Z")
Just a simple yes-or-no question. Please answer before reading the comments. --- ## [A new, definitive bio of The Beatles - first of a three-parter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-definitive-bio-of-the-beatles-first-of-a-three-parter/673566)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-definitive-bio-of-the-beatles-first-of-a-three-parter/673566 "2018-09-06T02:37:08Z")
Mark Lewisohn’s Beatles biography Tune In, reviewed.. By Mark Lewisohn, the guy who wrote the definitive books on their day-to-day studio work at Abbey Road, the gear they used, their gig schedules while they were getti… --- ## [Big Bang Theory to End After This Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-to-end-after-this-season/820066)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-to-end-after-this-season/820066 "2018-09-05T22:33:53Z")
I’d read somewhere that the writers don’t plan out the plot much further than an episode or two. Think we’ll end with an Amy/Sheldon baby? --- ## [Common phrases ruined for you by media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-phrases-ruined-for-you-by-media/820526)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-phrases-ruined-for-you-by-media/820526 "2018-09-05T22:15:05Z")
The latest Castle Rock had an instance of someone saying “What are you doing here?”. Ever since Bojack Horseman, I can’t not then hear that phrase as Bojack badly attempting to act in Secretariat–“What are yooouuu doing … --- ## [Aluminum Christmas Trees Confessions Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-christmas-trees-confessions-thread/820826)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-christmas-trees-confessions-thread/820826 "2018-09-05T19:51:43Z")
I’ll start: I didn’t know real people say “Bloody hell” --- ## [Gary Shteyngart's new novel, "Lake Success"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-shteyngarts-new-novel-lake-success/820822)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-shteyngarts-new-novel-lake-success/820822 "2018-09-05T19:04:37Z")
I had this pre-ordered on Kindle and have been eagerly awaiting the release for months. Shteyngart is one of my favorites and I killed the book overnight. My overwhelming feeling is “meh.” Anybody else read it? --- ## [Default non-winter holiday meal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-non-winter-holiday-meal/820715)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-non-winter-holiday-meal/820715 "2018-09-05T17:56:52Z")
NOT counting Thanksgiving and Christmas! It’s Spring/Summer/Fall and you’ve got an extra day off. 4th of July, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Arbor Day, Philo T. Farnsworth’s birthday, (Elvis’s birthday for our fellows in Oz)… --- ## [Stuff that should NOT be rebooted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-should-not-be-rebooted/820741)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-should-not-be-rebooted/820741 "2018-09-05T17:27:32Z")
Steve Guttenberg says new Police Academy is coming. WTF? Is this something the public actually asked for? If I want to be entertained by gross levels of police incompetence, I’ll just watch the daily news. --- ## [Chili-size and Chili-mac a thing where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-size-and-chili-mac-a-thing-where-you-live/820255)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-size-and-chili-mac-a-thing-where-you-live/820255 "2018-09-05T16:21:04Z")
My BF never heard of them, thinks I’m nuts. What else do you do with leftover chili? --- ## [Recipe for low sugar ginger molasses cookie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-low-sugar-ginger-molasses-cookie/820795)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-low-sugar-ginger-molasses-cookie/820795 "2018-09-05T13:31:10Z")
I’m looking for a recipe for a spicy, not-very-sweet ginger molasses cookie that limits sweeteners. In fact it would be best if a little molasses and bits of candied ginger are the only sweet ingredients. Any ideas? --- ## [One Hour Photo? What the hell??? WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-photo-what-the-hell-warning-possible-spoilers/168907)
**Author:** [@Kyann22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyann22)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-photo-what-the-hell-warning-possible-spoilers/168907 "2018-09-05T12:48:36Z")
Just watched this movie over the weekend. Can someone please explain what was up with that ending?? Was he imagining the scenes in the hotel room? Did he actually have those people perform and simply pretended to ta… --- ## [I walked out of a concert last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-of-a-concert-last-night/820374)
**Author:** [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-of-a-concert-last-night/820374 "2018-09-05T11:34:20Z")
So last night mrs andros and I went to get our 80s on: Midge Ure (Ultravox, Visage) and Paul “Every Time You Go Away” Young. We’ve seen Midge before. He’s a brilliant songwriter, an energetic and engaging performer, s… --- ## [Once Upon a Time in the West film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-film/820666)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-film/820666 "2018-09-05T02:02:40Z")
I recorded it yesterday, and only watched a few minutes before the DVR ran out of disk space and I had to restart it. Why did an actor like Henry Fonda play a bad guy who murders children? Did he need the money that bad… --- ## [Today was the day in which I listened from "I Saw Her Standing There" to "Get Back"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-was-the-day-in-which-i-listened-from-i-saw-her-standing-there-to-get-back/820497)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-was-the-day-in-which-i-listened-from-i-saw-her-standing-there-to-get-back/820497 "2018-09-05T01:45:58Z")
Had a very long drive home from vacation today. I realized that despite my relatively advanced years, I really didn’t know the Beatles like I should. I was born in ‘63, so they by the time I was paying attention to roc… --- ## [I'm on a home-made cold brewed coffee kick now. Anyone else enjoy the stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-on-a-home-made-cold-brewed-coffee-kick-now-anyone-else-enjoy-the-stuff/820630)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-on-a-home-made-cold-brewed-coffee-kick-now-anyone-else-enjoy-the-stuff/820630 "2018-09-04T20:38:35Z")
I do still loves me good espresso. But the cold brewed coffee I make at home is just so damned convenient, plus it just tastes so wonderful. Smooth, full of strong coffee flavor without bitterness. So the Mrs. and I h… --- ## [The Greatest Showman (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-showman-spoilers/805712)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-showman-spoilers/805712 "2018-09-04T18:27:21Z")
I have seen this movie and was wondering what everyone thinks. Actually, I’ve seen it twice, and already prepurchased the Blu Ray. I thought it was pretty awesome. I would say, not as good as Moulin Rouge, but good. So… --- ## [Do you ever give up on a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-give-up-on-a-book/820206)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-give-up-on-a-book/820206 "2018-09-04T16:55:59Z")
By give up, I mean you have time invested in it. Maybe money too. But you get at least half way through, throw up your hands and just surrender. What are the causes? It’s rare for me. But I will. I know at least a … --- ## [Have any of Q's "Bond cars" survived the movie they were introduced in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-qs-bond-cars-survived-the-movie-they-were-introduced-in/818442)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-qs-bond-cars-survived-the-movie-they-were-introduced-in/818442 "2018-09-04T16:37:48Z")
I’m not talking about any of the vehicles-Just the ones that Q has assigned to him. --- ## [Movie recommendations, bring the funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-bring-the-funny/820263)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-bring-the-funny/820263 "2018-09-04T14:43:57Z")
My guy and I just watched Death at a Funeral and laughed our heads off. I need some recommendations for some more movies this funny. (The 2010 version, apparently there was another one.) I have googled “movies like…” an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=586) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=588)