# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=626 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 627 --- ## [Hypothetical Star Trek movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-star-trek-movie/812900)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-star-trek-movie/812900 "2018-04-23T21:27:18Z")
I got to thinking about something recently. There are a few Star Trek episodes where the crew visits Earth, but those usually involve time travel. We don’t get to see much of Earth during the main timeline. For all th… --- ## [Pepper corns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-corns/811860)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepper-corns/811860 "2018-04-23T19:16:01Z")
A recent thread about, “what spices do you have on your counter?”, caused me to look at my pepper grinder. I’m reasonably sure the contents postdate the Eisenhower administration :slight\_smile: but the output appears to … --- ## [HBO's "The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-the-newspaperman-the-life-and-times-of-ben-bradlee/803952)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-the-newspaperman-the-life-and-times-of-ben-bradlee/803952 "2018-04-23T19:08:02Z")
Link. Anyone else see this? I watched it last night, and I was floored at how good and how interesting it was. I knew a bit about the guy, but not all that!! What an amazing character and an amazing life. I highly… --- ## [Why do so many travelers not buy tickets to attractions in advance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-travelers-not-buy-tickets-to-attractions-in-advance/812757)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-travelers-not-buy-tickets-to-attractions-in-advance/812757 "2018-04-23T18:51:17Z")
Doesn’t matter where I travel to, I always buy tickets for things before I even go. Yet when I’m there I see oodles of people standing in line for hours just to buy the tickets while I walk right on past and into the at… --- ## [Do you prefer serialized TV shows, or "\_\_\_\_ of the week" TV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-serialized-tv-shows-or-____-of-the-week-tv-shows/812981)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-serialized-tv-shows-or-____-of-the-week-tv-shows/812981 "2018-04-23T18:43:49Z")
Serialized shows being shows where you MUST watch every show, in order, or you could get lost, (24, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones etc) vs “(Case/Mystery/Crime/Monster) of the Week” shows, which I am goi… --- ## [Atomic Blonde redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-blonde-redux/812903)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atomic-blonde-redux/812903 "2018-04-23T17:31:04Z")
Previous thread here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=832168 I just watched this movie and I got two main questions. First the good: visually stunning, great action, Charlize! But… The bad: Who t… --- ## [The Damned: Evil Spirits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damned-evil-spirits/812980)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damned-evil-spirits/812980 "2018-04-23T15:08:01Z")
In case it wasn’t on your radar, The Damned have released another album. Yes, the same (basically?) The Damned that pressed the first UK punk vinyl in 1977 are still in business. They’ve changed quite a lot stylistical… --- ## [Will Silverado beat The Lion in Winter's record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-silverado-beat-the-lion-in-winters-record/812912)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-silverado-beat-the-lion-in-winters-record/812912 "2018-04-23T05:31:12Z")
Silverado was playing on TV this afternoon which got me thinking. Some people noted The Lion in Winter for the longevity of its cast. The movie was made in 1968. And as late as 2003 (the year Katherine Hepburn died) all… --- ## [Your opinion on atmospheric metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-atmospheric-metal/812905)
**Author:** [@scorchfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scorchfang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-atmospheric-metal/812905 "2018-04-23T04:30:01Z")
Listen to a few of these songs and then give me your unfiltered opinion on this genre: \[ul\] \[li\]Lacrimosa by Ufomammut\[/li\]\[li\]Strong Eye by Ortega\[/li\]\[li\]Prison of Mirrors by Xasthur\[/li\]\[li\]Swan by Body Void\[/li\]\[li… --- ## [Songs that are actually two songs in one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-actually-two-songs-in-one/812734)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-actually-two-songs-in-one/812734 "2018-04-23T02:21:31Z")
Inspired by this thread about movies. What songs can you think of that change at some point to what could be a completely different song? A famous example is the Beatles’ A Day In The Life, with John’s “I read the news… --- ## [Gimme your top three 1/2 best American actors working today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-your-top-three-1-2-best-american-actors-working-today/812832)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-your-top-three-1-2-best-american-actors-working-today/812832 "2018-04-23T02:01:47Z")
Yup actors. No women. 1/2 meaning: “guilty pleasure”…or a lot of potential but others probably won’t see it. I got: Robert Downey Jr. His “Look how effortlessly I improv or look like I improv” is kinda annoying, but wh… --- ## [I think networks are going to have to get ahead of people 'cutting the cable'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-networks-are-going-to-have-to-get-ahead-of-people-cutting-the-cable/812033)
**Author:** [@BombVoyage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BombVoyage)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-networks-are-going-to-have-to-get-ahead-of-people-cutting-the-cable/812033 "2018-04-22T23:15:18Z")
A couple of years ago, I ‘cut the cable’ meaning I do not have cable and rely on the Internet, Netflix and Hulu for show watching. Some shows/Networks are good at this like, for example, Lucifer. I have been keeping up… --- ## ["Paterno" starring Al Pacino on HBO-your reviews (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paterno-starring-al-pacino-on-hbo-your-reviews-spoilers/812051)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paterno-starring-al-pacino-on-hbo-your-reviews-spoilers/812051 "2018-04-22T19:15:31Z")
I thought it was OKAY. It delivered what was advertised and what you really wanted to see: Al Pacino playing Al Pacino playing Joe Paterno, with props to the makeup and costume guy and good casting support. He was good … --- ## [Help identifying an 80s song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-an-80s-song/812894)
**Author:** [@Melvin\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melvin_Munster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-an-80s-song/812894 "2018-04-22T13:50:13Z")
I’ve had a snippet of a tune playing mentally for days now and the problem is I can’t figure out what it the hell it is. There’s little to provide other than it’s very similar to “Maneater” by Hall and Oates in terms of… --- ## ["War for the Planet of the Apes"; I was disappointed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-i-was-disappointed/812897)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-i-was-disappointed/812897 "2018-04-22T13:26:58Z")
HBO is showing this now, and I was pretty excited to see it. I really liked the first reboot in this series and thought the 2nd one was quite good, too. But this one just didn’t deliver. I don’t know if it was bad edi… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Season One Finale (Week of 2/11/18)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-one-finale-week-of-2-11-18/808658)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-one-finale-week-of-2-11-18/808658 "2018-04-22T10:46:14Z")
Tonight is the finale… --- ## [How-To (Hollandaise) Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hollandaise-sauce/812804)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-hollandaise-sauce/812804 "2018-04-22T00:23:30Z")
I wanted to post this in another thread about Hollandaise but I think it got locked on account of beastiality… Hollandaise sauce is delicious; it’s one of the classical mother sauces and can be modified to accommodate a… --- ## [SNL's 'The Californians' recurring skit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-the-californians-recurring-skit/812637)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-the-californians-recurring-skit/812637 "2018-04-21T23:54:46Z")
Do these skits actually speak to Californians in general or LA-ians more specifically? --- ## [Jesus Christ Superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-superstar/811610)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-superstar/811610 "2018-04-21T18:19:30Z")
Anyone watching? --- ## [Bring back the sweatshops? \[short fiction\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093 "2018-04-21T15:37:48Z")
Back when I was last active on the SDMB, we would occasionally do Poetry or Flash Fiction sweatshops. There would be a few randomly chose words, and anyone who wanted could get the words and complete their creative work… --- ## ["Hawk-a-a-a!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawk-a-a-a/812644)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawk-a-a-a/812644 "2018-04-21T09:11:51Z")
Steven Spielberg is looking to produce(and perhaps direct) DC’s “Blackhawk”. Hope to hell he keeps it period, and a small Wonder Woman cameo couldn’t hurt. --- ## [Re-thinking pancakes, or: OMG BRILLIANT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-thinking-pancakes-or-omg-brilliant/812824)
**Author:** [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-thinking-pancakes-or-omg-brilliant/812824 "2018-04-21T06:41:24Z")
I love to cook. I don’t generally follow recipes; I think I have a muse. I just make it up as I go along, and have a \>90% success rate. The food is ugly, but awesome. My latest? Asiago pancakes. Nothing fancy for the … --- ## [The Daily Show: What's with the new guest chair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-show-whats-with-the-new-guest-chair/812770)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-show-whats-with-the-new-guest-chair/812770 "2018-04-20T23:25:52Z")
Maybe a month or 2 ago, The Daily Show introduced a new guest chair for the interview segment. I would call the new chair a stool, as it is higher than a normal desk/arm chair. It is noticeable because a number of gues… --- ## [iTunes Playlist Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-playlist-question/812724)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-playlist-question/812724 "2018-04-20T21:37:42Z")
iTunes has seen fit to delete the content of playlists on my Phone. The names of the playlists still show up. If you open the playlist, you either see an option to download from the cloud or to add songs. if you click th… --- ## [2001: A Space Odyssey turns 50](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-a-space-odyssey-turns-50/811723)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-a-space-odyssey-turns-50/811723 "2018-04-20T17:23:36Z")
Undoubtedly the best science fiction movie. After possibly 20 viewings, I never get tired of it. Happy Birthday! --- ## [Sign of the Times: More Pianos are Being Dumped; too costly to maintain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-of-the-times-more-pianos-are-being-dumped-too-costly-to-maintain/629842)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-of-the-times-more-pianos-are-being-dumped-too-costly-to-maintain/629842 "2018-04-20T13:45:52Z")
Pay-to-see article in the NY Times here. A poignant quote from the article: So it is not all bad news: there remains an interest in keyboard-triggered instruments and music. It is just seems there is a large populat… --- ## [The Persistence of Godzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-persistence-of-godzilla/812162)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-persistence-of-godzilla/812162 "2018-04-20T04:44:18Z")
I admit to being a Godzilla lover. I grew up on the Big Whatsis, although I’m old enough for that to mean that I watch the original 1956 film in its American incarnation, with the added Raymond Burr scenes, as well as th… --- ## [C.W. McCall's Convoy - what's going on in this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-w-mccalls-convoy-whats-going-on-in-this-song/196033)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-w-mccalls-convoy-whats-going-on-in-this-song/196033 "2018-04-20T02:01:30Z")
I’ve been listening to C.W. McCall’s song Convoy a lot lately. Very weird song. Great, but in a sick “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” kind of way. But I just don’t get it. I’ve seen Smokey and the Bandit like five times, … --- ## [Entertainer most inversely hated by the general populace as they are liked by their cohorts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainer-most-inversely-hated-by-the-general-populace-as-they-are-liked-by-their-cohorts/812660)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainer-most-inversely-hated-by-the-general-populace-as-they-are-liked-by-their-cohorts/812660 "2018-04-20T01:11:30Z")
I would say Jimmy Fallon. He seems to be greatly liked by celebrities. Will Farrell i would have said a while back when he got over exposed, but i think people are laying off him. --- ## [Gotham Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-season-4/812437)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-season-4/812437 "2018-04-19T22:01:25Z")
I couldn’t find a thread for season 4. (I hated the whole Bruce goes bad storyline) Anyhow I came to talk about the death of Jerome Valeska. After it was pretty sure that he was dead it was pretty obvious that his brothe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=625) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=627)