# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=619 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 620 --- ## [Arrested Development Season 4 re-edit - thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-season-4-re-edit-thoughts/813528)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-season-4-re-edit-thoughts/813528 "2018-05-17T14:55:26Z")
Tomorrow, season 4 of Arrested Development re-hits Netflix in 22 minute or so length episodes. They re-edited all the episodes to make it so they can sell it to syndication, which prefers that episodes do not have to be … --- ## [How do You Make Pesto Pasta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-pesto-pasta/813960)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-pesto-pasta/813960 "2018-05-17T14:33:50Z")
I have tried using the dry basil leaves, putting them into the pot with the pasta as it is cooking, and you end up with regular pasta with a smell of (ordinary) leaves. What is the form of basil that they use for this an… --- ## [Can someone name this movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-name-this-movie/814121)
**Author:** [@truthseeker3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthseeker3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-name-this-movie/814121 "2018-05-17T14:03:38Z")
The other day, my sister and I were talking about a movie we saw when we were kids. We can’t remember the name of the movie, and it’s driving me nuts. Here’s what I do remember: There was a kid who was a magician. I t… --- ## ["A-ha!" moments in cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ha-moments-in-cooking/813722)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ha-moments-in-cooking/813722 "2018-05-17T13:38:09Z")
Mini-revolutions (or not-so-mini) in your food preparation. Times when, in a good way, that dish hasn’t been the same since. You discovered or learned a better way, perhaps saying to yourself “Why didn’t I think of this … --- ## [I have \*a\* chicken breast - gimme ideas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-chicken-breast-gimme-ideas/814235)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-chicken-breast-gimme-ideas/814235 "2018-05-17T12:38:31Z")
Parameters are: I wanna cook it tonight It’s stretching to feed 2 adults Reasonably well stocked pantry and fridge for staples I’ll toss out some to start us off. What sounds better and tastier than boring old chick… --- ## [Glenn Branca: RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-branca-rip/814257)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-branca-rip/814257 "2018-05-17T08:17:44Z")
Yes, I know he wasn’t incredibly popular, and most will say “Who?” But he was very important to me. Aside from his own records, he introduced several guitar techniques and concepts that other artists used in more access… --- ## [What's your obscure hipster Beatles reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-obscure-hipster-beatles-reference/813882)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-obscure-hipster-beatles-reference/813882 "2018-05-17T05:15:07Z")
I am seeing that the Beatles continue to lead to fun, interesting discussions: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=854492 So, why not pile on? What do you think of as your obscure Beatles touchpoint?… --- ## [Comics: Does DC stand for "Deny Continuity"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-does-dc-stand-for-deny-continuity/814001)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-does-dc-stand-for-deny-continuity/814001 "2018-05-17T03:45:41Z")
After all the failed attempts at rebooting the DC universe over the years, things have finally settled down and it is almost possible to follow storylines and characters. Batman is raising his son and is finally getting… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery's Timeline is irrevocably \*\*\*\*ed up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discoverys-timeline-is-irrevocably-ed-up/814030)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discoverys-timeline-is-irrevocably-ed-up/814030 "2018-05-17T03:25:54Z")
Bear with me here, this is a bit convulated. These theories assume all the timey wimey nonsense is NOT predestination loops. ENTERPRISE AND DISCOVERY SPOILERS The very first episode of ST: ENT we have a time travel inc… --- ## [Actress Pauley Perrette claims she was assaulted on NCIS set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-pauley-perrette-claims-she-was-assaulted-on-ncis-set/814270 "2018-05-17T03:08:07Z")
Story here. This is all rather odd. She’s just left the show and now she’s tweeting about physical assaults on the set. The details? “He did it.” And that’s all we’re getting for now. This matter came to the attention … --- ## [American version of Vegemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-version-of-vegemite/814289)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-version-of-vegemite/814289 "2018-05-17T02:34:19Z")
Over a decade ago I worked with an older guy (mid-60s) who said that when he was a kid he ate something similar to Vegemite. I think he was from back East. I want to say he said it was Bovril, but I’m not sure. I thin… --- ## [Bohemian Rhapsody: The Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-rhapsody-the-movie/814220)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-rhapsody-the-movie/814220 "2018-05-17T01:18:03Z")
Here’s the trailer: It looks good -- I think they got the look of the characters down. I am interested in seeing this and I also think that Freddie Mercury and Queen are worthy of a movie. --- ## [Identify classic animated short - cruise to Antarctica - midnight sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227 "2018-05-16T23:28:55Z")
Anyone remember an old animated short (Warner Brothers) from the 1940s or 50s (that I would have seen in the early 1970s) that featured a cruise ship to Antarctica and reference to midnight sun and days and nights that l… --- ## [Who played Josh Fenderman in Mr. Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-played-josh-fenderman-in-mr-show/814280)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-played-josh-fenderman-in-mr-show/814280 "2018-05-16T23:04:57Z")
Does anyone know the actors name? --- ## [Could the Big Bang universe be bigger than we see on screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-big-bang-universe-be-bigger-than-we-see-on-screen/814229)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-big-bang-universe-be-bigger-than-we-see-on-screen/814229 "2018-05-16T21:50:45Z")
So I watched the two free episodes of Cobra Kai plus some clips of other episodes from the first season and really liked it so I looked up the IMDB page. I was shocked to learn that Daniel-san’s wife is also Shelly Coop… --- ## [Songs Martians Mistake as Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-martians-mistake-as-religion/813834)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-martians-mistake-as-religion/813834 "2018-05-16T20:13:07Z")
Not like Amy Grant’s “Baby Baby” (ugh). Songs for which the unsuspecting being from another planet could conceivably think the song was worship material, from a religion that the aliens had not discovered yet. First ex… --- ## [Dr. No (1962)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-no-1962/813943)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-no-1962/813943 "2018-05-16T16:03:36Z")
I watched the very first Bond film for the very first time last night. Yes, I know I’m a few decades late. Funny thing is, I thought I had seen it before. Then when it began, I realized nothing seemed familiar. I was… --- ## [Writer Tom Wolfe has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writer-tom-wolfe-has-died/814223)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writer-tom-wolfe-has-died/814223 "2018-05-16T15:55:19Z")
Link here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/obituaries/tom-wolfe-pyrotechnic-nonfiction-writer-and-novelist-dies-at-87.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=… --- ## [Movies with no bad guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-no-bad-guys/813826)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-no-bad-guys/813826 "2018-05-16T13:12:19Z")
It really depends on the nature of the movie I suppose but I have been having a discussion elsewhere regarding the movie 2010 which reminded me of an aspect of The Martian. In both movies there are no ‘bad guys’, any ten… --- ## [Plot Holes in World War II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-in-world-war-ii/616463)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-holes-in-world-war-ii/616463 "2018-05-16T13:00:35Z")
Someone has finally pointed up some of the biggest failings in a very popular episode in the history of “The Universe” and we certainly can’t miss out on that, can we? Especially when it’s so incisive: Indeed; you can’… --- ## [Tom Wolfe has died at age 88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wolfe-has-died-at-age-88/814246)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wolfe-has-died-at-age-88/814246 "2018-05-16T05:50:41Z")
Whaddya bet he’ll be buried in his white suit? :cool: He wrote some terrific books. RIP. --- ## [AMC show: James Cameron's story of science fiction - anyone watching these??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amc-show-james-camerons-story-of-science-fiction-anyone-watching-these/814158)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amc-show-james-camerons-story-of-science-fiction-anyone-watching-these/814158 "2018-05-16T05:43:56Z")
Link here: http://www.amc.com/shows/james-camerons-story-of-science-fiction Looks interesting, but I have no familiarity with his style as an interviewer. Anyone seen it? Worth watching?? --- ## [Steve Wynn damages a SECOND Picasso before selling it - #picassotoo!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-wynn-damages-a-second-picasso-before-selling-it-picassotoo/814216)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-wynn-damages-a-second-picasso-before-selling-it-picassotoo/814216 "2018-05-15T23:30:29Z")
Steve Wynn, casino billionaire and recently-outed #metoo abuser who has been moved out of his company, just did it again: he suffers from a degenerative eye disease. Years ago, he put his elbow through a $155 million … --- ## [Imaginary character plot twists in movies and TV (SPOILERS AHOY)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imaginary-character-plot-twists-in-movies-and-tv-spoilers-ahoy/813973)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imaginary-character-plot-twists-in-movies-and-tv-spoilers-ahoy/813973 "2018-05-15T21:48:47Z")
I want to see if we can build a list of titles where this has been a major plot point. It’s inevitable, of course, that this may spoil stuff not everyone reading has seen, so if that worries you, get out now! I actuall… --- ## [Character pairs named after real-life people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-pairs-named-after-real-life-people/814046)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-pairs-named-after-real-life-people/814046 "2018-05-15T20:43:40Z")
I’ve always assumed that Sheldon and Leonard from The Big Bang Theory were named for legendary actor/producer Sheldon Leonard. Now, the other day, I was watching an old Night Gallery episode starring famed B-movie tough … --- ## [So, I want to start a radio station (that's a HARD maybe, big trucker)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-start-a-radio-station-thats-a-hard-maybe-big-trucker/814015)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-start-a-radio-station-thats-a-hard-maybe-big-trucker/814015 "2018-05-15T20:15:21Z")
Sorry for starting a thread title off with “So” but … well, there we are, right? I’m laid off effective November 30 from a job that really isn’t me. I mean it’s paid the bills but I’m getting a pretty good severance ch… --- ## [Crockpot roast on warm delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-roast-on-warm-delicious/814156)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-roast-on-warm-delicious/814156 "2018-05-15T19:08:29Z")
I tried something yesterday I have been wanting to try for a long time. I put a 3.5# cheap chuck roast in the crockpot about 1 hour on high and then to low until internal temp hit 130 degrees. I then switched it to warm … --- ## [Another "What Was That Book" thread (kids / YA, 70s or early 80s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-was-that-book-thread-kids-ya-70s-or-early-80s/814168)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-was-that-book-thread-kids-ya-70s-or-early-80s/814168 "2018-05-15T15:46:25Z")
So all I remember is that the main character was psychic, specifically with the gift of psychometry. I believe she was called Susan, and spent a summer? with an aunt or great-aunt. Two of the objects read were a pocket w… --- ## [Hereditary: horror movie coming out on June 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-horror-movie-coming-out-on-june-8/813388)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-horror-movie-coming-out-on-june-8/813388 "2018-05-15T11:20:34Z")
This looks scary, intense, unsettling, and I think I’ll be gripping the armrests in the theater seats tightly and not drinking anything since I don’t want to miss one bit… Behold the trailer: So, are you up for this? --- ## [Foods that make it hard to eat healthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-it-hard-to-eat-healthy/813872)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-it-hard-to-eat-healthy/813872 "2018-05-15T03:46:11Z")
Hello everyone. I’m fasting today (intermittent fasting), and so of course I’m sitting here fantasizing about food. When I’m not fasting, I try to eat healthy, which is easier in some circumstances than others. Here a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=618) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=620)