# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=610 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 611 --- ## [DJ shadow/radiohead bootleg question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dj-shadow-radiohead-bootleg-question/193122)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dj-shadow-radiohead-bootleg-question/193122 "2018-06-17T03:01:26Z")
i got a bootleg tune on a compilation CD from a friend. on it, theres a version of ‘climbing up the walls’ by radiohead (track 9 off OK computer). the backing tracks a rough sounding version of ‘midnight in a perfect wo… --- ## [Any Saving Grace fans here? You agree it's the best role Holly Hunter ever did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-saving-grace-fans-here-you-agree-its-the-best-role-holly-hunter-ever-did/816217)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-saving-grace-fans-here-you-agree-its-the-best-role-holly-hunter-ever-did/816217 "2018-06-17T00:51:50Z")
I will never forget the first time I saw the pilot for Saving Grace. Starting with the opening music it was the wildest rollercoaster ride I’ve ever taken. I’ve never seen such a incredible & fearless performance by an … --- ## ["Go Away, Get Away" from Arrested Development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-away-get-away-from-arrested-development/816221)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-away-get-away-from-arrested-development/816221 "2018-06-16T23:05:02Z")
I just rewatched Arrested Development season 4, and caught the Mark Cherry “song” “Go Away, Get Away” which is now stuck in my head. And it sounds familiar. As far as I can tell, it’s just a fragment of a song that they… --- ## [Lucifer, Season Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucifer-season-three/797818)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucifer-season-three/797818 "2018-06-16T19:41:42Z")
“Lucifer” starts its third season tonight, Monday, October 2, 2017, with the “They’re Back, Aren’t They?” episode! --- ## [Is Stephen King Dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-king-dying/816148)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephen-king-dying/816148 "2018-06-16T04:54:55Z")
Maybe it’s just the worrier in me, but there seems to be a sudden flurry of film and TV adaptations and reboots of his work. He also seems to be slowing down a bit in his book publications…there were times he’d crank ou… --- ## [Why no more 'ONLY oldies' stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-only-oldies-stations/816059)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-only-oldies-stations/816059 "2018-06-16T03:31:01Z")
I remember growing up there were lots of radio stations that targetting my parents generation by playing ONLY stuff from the 50’s-70’s years ago (at the time). However, every radio station in my area that (that includes… --- ## [Does anyone else watch Classic Arts Showcase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-classic-arts-showcase/816133)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-classic-arts-showcase/816133 "2018-06-15T23:31:50Z")
This is a 24-hour commercial-free station that mostly airs on PBS affiliates and public access channels. A public-access college station airs it where I live, and I really enjoy having it on as background noise. They s… --- ## [Hereditary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary/815936)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary/815936 "2018-06-15T23:06:10Z")
I just saw the film “Hereditary.” I must say, I was very impressed indeed with what I saw. It’s been a while since I saw a really good horror movie. Well, this is a true contemporary horror movie, which draws as much fro… --- ## [Forget the alternate ending--an even bigger problem with Big.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-alternate-ending-an-even-bigger-problem-with-big/816166)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-alternate-ending-an-even-bigger-problem-with-big/816166 "2018-06-15T21:49:51Z")
\*Big \*is on the channel Pop right now and they are going over T.Hanks’s big idea for a hit toy. A (I assume color) flatscreen computer of comic book dimensions that allows readers to play “choose your own adventure” comi… --- ## [Stephen King The Outsider \[No Spoilers till August Please\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-the-outsider-no-spoilers-till-august-please/815790)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-the-outsider-no-spoilers-till-august-please/815790 "2018-06-15T18:32:05Z")
I am only 200 pages in so… This is a different sort of novel for King. Its a police procedural; a riff on the mob mentality; a deeply human work with few cookie cutter characters. I’m enjoying this very much. What say … --- ## [Travel suggestions for Kentucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-suggestions-for-kentucky/816146)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-suggestions-for-kentucky/816146 "2018-06-15T17:28:30Z")
Our 25th is coming up next week and we decided we’d like to head down to bourbon country. We enjoy history, natural beauty and like to try regional foods. Any suggestions on cool places you’ve visited personally? --- ## [Cloak and Dagger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloak-and-dagger/815759)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloak-and-dagger/815759 "2018-06-15T15:07:20Z")
Starting a thread in case anyone wants to discuss the new series. Two episodes in and it seems to be pretty slow moving–a movie’s worth of time and we are still essentially on the origin story. --- ## [Horror movies without music telling you when to be scared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-without-music-telling-you-when-to-be-scared/815932)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-without-music-telling-you-when-to-be-scared/815932 "2018-06-15T14:59:44Z")
Are there any good horror movies that don’t tell you, through the use of music, when to be apprehensive, when to anticipate, when to be scared, when to jump etc.? No low drumroll, no screechy violins, no overbearing bas… --- ## [The evolution of romantic scenes in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evolution-of-romantic-scenes-in-film/816135)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evolution-of-romantic-scenes-in-film/816135 "2018-06-15T14:41:29Z")
Tonight I watched a short segment of “Holiday Inn” on TCM, featuring this scene where Fred Astaire is engaged in some Valentine’s Day romancing. Then I switch to a Valentine’s Day episode of “The Simpsons” where Homer a… --- ## [Sha-boom (Life Could Be a Dream) Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sha-boom-life-could-be-a-dream-commercials/816130)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sha-boom-life-could-be-a-dream-commercials/816130 "2018-06-15T13:25:57Z")
These two commercials are playing frequently in our market, sometimes during the same commercial break, and sometimes back-to-back: NexGuard Chewables for dogs Honda Accord How often do commercials use the same song a… --- ## [Kanye West New album - Ye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-new-album-ye/815533)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-new-album-ye/815533 "2018-06-15T12:46:05Z")
Kanye dropped a new album last Friday. It’s called Ye. It was written and recorded in approximately 4 weeks after Kanye did the “Slavery is a Choice” TMZ interview, taking the place of an album he had been working on for… --- ## ["Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch-lyrics/342769)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch-lyrics/342769 "2018-06-15T02:31:07Z")
Way back yonder in the late 60s, Buck Owens put out an album entitled, Meanwhile Back at the Ranch. According to every source I’ve found on the 'net, the title track is an instrumental. I recall seeing him perform this o… --- ## [Request for cocktail recipe advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-cocktail-recipe-advice/815933)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-cocktail-recipe-advice/815933 "2018-06-14T21:54:10Z")
I’m having a party on Friday, and I thought it would be fun to make these Strawberry Granita cocktails. Also it’s very hot here so something granita based sounds very good. The recipe calls for champagne, but I do have … --- ## [Survivor 36: Ghost Island premieres tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-36-ghost-island-premieres-tonight/809748)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-36-ghost-island-premieres-tonight/809748 "2018-06-14T21:28:31Z")
All new cast, randomly split into 2 tribes. The schtick is that “Ghost Island” is scattered with relics of mistakes from the past - poorly played HIIs, etc. No clear indication what power they’ll actually have, but I’m s… --- ## [Why is modern Family Feud almost always a white family vs a black family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-feud-almost-always-a-white-family-vs-a-black-family/816065)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-modern-family-feud-almost-always-a-white-family-vs-a-black-family/816065 "2018-06-14T18:23:16Z")
I watch Family Feud almost every day because its air-time always coincides with my break during my work and whatever network its on is the default for my break room TV. During this time without fail every single episode … --- ## [A Quiet Place--the ending (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-the-ending-open-spoilers/815765)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-the-ending-open-spoilers/815765 "2018-06-14T17:55:14Z")
So what happened at the end? The implication is that the cochlear implant type device amplified over the speaker, along with the approximately five shotgun shells have saved the day. But has it? The sound only showed … --- ## [Shawshank Redemption Question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-question/815926)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-question/815926 "2018-06-14T17:40:11Z")
Is it plausible that Andy could have made it all the way to Mexico without being caught? After all, while innocent of the charges, he was still an escapee…I would think they would have been looking everywhere for him. A… --- ## [Can you get alerts when books by an author are published?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-alerts-when-books-by-an-author-are-published/816084)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-alerts-when-books-by-an-author-are-published/816084 "2018-06-14T15:46:49Z")
There are maybe a dozen or two authors that I enjoy enough that I’d like to read a new book by that author whenever one comes out. But I don’t always know when they publish something new. I’d love to have a list of autho… --- ## [Fargo S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s2/732840)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s2/732840 "2018-06-14T13:49:21Z")
Premieres Oct. 12 on FX. Looks like it’ll be a prequel, of sorts: - YouTube Patrick Wilson is playing the Keith Carradine character from S1 as a young Minn. State Trooper: Fargo (TV series) - Wikipedia. You can briefl… --- ## [country time lemonade creates "legal-aide" for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-time-lemonade-creates-legal-aide-for-kids/815714)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-time-lemonade-creates-legal-aide-for-kids/815714 "2018-06-14T13:30:30Z")
Apparently you cant have a lemonade stand even if your a kid with out the G getting its share … So to help out the kids country time lemonade is creating a legal defense fund for any kid cited for having one Of cour… --- ## [Episode of Cheers with 2 men/light beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-of-cheers-with-2-men-light-beer/816067)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-of-cheers-with-2-men-light-beer/816067 "2018-06-14T06:20:38Z")
I’m trying to remember if this scene was in an episode of Cheers. Two men come into a bar and order light beers, the bartender automatically assumes they’re gay because they ordered light beers. Was this in an episode o… --- ## [Celebrities who look better with grey hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-look-better-with-grey-hair/815807)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-look-better-with-grey-hair/815807 "2018-06-14T05:51:02Z")
Sadly Anthony Bourdain, who looked much better as a grey haired man IMO, made me think of this. Typically, in American culture grey hair is seen as a sign of aging. But for some celebrities it works, here are a few of m… --- ## [Preacher, Season 2 Thread, Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-season-2-thread-open-spoilers/789879)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-season-2-thread-open-spoilers/789879 "2018-06-14T03:59:00Z")
After the first post anyway. :smiley: --- ## [Foods you will only eat prepared a specific way (or, exceptions for foods that you otherwise hate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496 "2018-06-14T01:26:08Z")
Is there any foodstuff that you will only eat if it’s prepared in a specific way? Or, is there a food that you hate, but you will eat under certain circumstances? For example, I hate mushrooms, but if I’m cooking a nic… --- ## [Clever movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-movies/815217)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-movies/815217 "2018-06-13T23:24:49Z")
Memento - the scenes are shown end to beginning. At the start of the movie you see how it ended and throughout the movie you find out how they got there. Inception - dream (within a dream (within a dream)), etc What m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=609) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=611)