# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=627 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 628 --- ## [A 'The Matrix' Movie Question - If Neo had taken the blue pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-the-matrix-movie-question-if-neo-had-taken-the-blue-pill/812546)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-the-matrix-movie-question-if-neo-had-taken-the-blue-pill/812546 "2018-04-19T21:16:05Z")
How would Morpheus have reacted? Although its pretty clear from the characterisation in the movie I recently watched an interview with Laurence Fishburne where he made the point that Morpheus is basically a fanatic. He i… --- ## [A question about TV cameras and broadcast quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-tv-cameras-and-broadcast-quality/812677)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-tv-cameras-and-broadcast-quality/812677 "2018-04-19T19:16:18Z")
This might actually be GQ worthy, but since I don’t know what I don’t know, I’ll start it here, at least. Right now, I’m watching a baseball game on ESPN that is being broadcast from Puerto Rico. The focus on most of th… --- ## [What is going on in these fragrance commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-in-these-fragrance-commercials/812544)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-in-these-fragrance-commercials/812544 "2018-04-19T19:15:59Z")
Whenever one of these is shown on TV I practically laugh out loud: Exhibit 1: Natalie Portman displays unstable, and I daresay, psychotic behavior? Exhibit 2: Kristen Stewart (Twilight fame) wraps herself in toilet pap… --- ## [Is there a musical term for 'talking' portions of songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-musical-term-for-talking-portions-of-songs/812636)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-musical-term-for-talking-portions-of-songs/812636 "2018-04-19T16:55:27Z")
Is there a musical term to describe when a singer talks while music plays? By ‘talk’ I don’t mean rhythmically as in rap, or melodically or pseudo-melodically as is sometimes heard in opera. I was trying to describe the … --- ## [Pulitzer Prize in Music: What should be eligible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulitzer-prize-in-music-what-should-be-eligible/812539)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulitzer-prize-in-music-what-should-be-eligible/812539 "2018-04-19T15:24:42Z")
Kendrick Lamar has just won the Pulitzer Prize in Music, the first time it has been awarded to a pop artist. For that matter, outside of a few jazz prizes, it has always been awarded to a classical composition. Is this… --- ## [Anybody watching the "Lost in Space" remake on Netflix? (spoiler free)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-lost-in-space-remake-on-netflix-spoiler-free/812702)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-lost-in-space-remake-on-netflix-spoiler-free/812702 "2018-04-19T14:43:17Z")
I really want to like this show, but there’s something off-putting about it I can’t put my finger on. None of the characters are particularly likable, the closest is Don West and he’s not a main character. He’s flawed a… --- ## [Art Bell dead at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-bell-dead-at-72/812412)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-bell-dead-at-72/812412 "2018-04-19T12:35:40Z")
There is sadness in the Kingdom of Nye today. Long time radio host Art Bell was found dead in his home in the Nevada desert. I haven’t listened to him in years but back when I was working midnights listening to him when… --- ## [Carl Kasell has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carl-kasell-has-died/812598)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carl-kasell-has-died/812598 "2018-04-19T12:30:20Z")
I’m bummed. --- ## [Help me find my earworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-my-earworm/812687)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-my-earworm/812687 "2018-04-19T06:12:34Z")
So I’ve been having snatches of this song in my head for two days and I can’t remember what the actual song is and it’s driving me crazy. I will start ripping out throats any time now. Help me keep my kin alive. Details… --- ## [Uncommon celebrity crushes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551 "2018-04-19T04:55:34Z")
Anyone else have some? Most people \[it seems\] go for only the very well known actors and actresses or the super popular ones. Example: I do not really find Scarlett Johansen attractive, but nearly every other male I know… --- ## [Help identify fast-ish song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-fast-ish-song/812434)
**Author:** [@Courk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Courk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-fast-ish-song/812434 "2018-04-18T23:19:57Z")
I don’t have much to go on. I heard this song for the first time last night. I was driving to a bar on a Friday night and remembered thinking it was somewhat appropriate (it may just mention Friday, or hangover, or som… --- ## [Dried fruit for snacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591 "2018-04-18T22:43:52Z")
Which are your favorites? How about specific varieties? For example, I’ve had mission figs, which I kind of like, but not enough to make a snacking mainstay. I like dates better, but I’m not sure which varieties I’ve … --- ## [Braising at Altitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braising-at-altitude/811019)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braising-at-altitude/811019 "2018-04-18T21:28:17Z")
When braising meat you don’t want to do it at a boil because the meat gets tough. I’m currently living at 3,200 feet where the boiling point is about 196 f. Does that mean I can braise at a gentle boil because the temper… --- ## [Trying to ID (1970s?) YA novel, teenage boy on (1800s?) farming commune, involving watermelon seeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-1970s-ya-novel-teenage-boy-on-1800s-farming-commune-involving-watermelon-seeds/812613)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-1970s-ya-novel-teenage-boy-on-1800s-farming-commune-involving-watermelon-seeds/812613 "2018-04-18T21:24:59Z")
(Not In Watermelon Sugar, which is what search results keeps giving me.) I read it in our school library in the late 1970s. Hardcover, so probably not a Scholastic book. Story seemed to take place in the late 1800s on… --- ## [Art is basically a Tax Shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-is-basically-a-tax-shelter/812406)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-is-basically-a-tax-shelter/812406 "2018-04-18T19:22:54Z")
I found this video about how the Rich use art to cut their taxes extremely interesting and in many ways sad. This should infuriate all those people that wring their hands when a certain News Channel tells them stories of… --- ## [Kendrick Lamar - DAMN (new album)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kendrick-lamar-damn-new-album/784444)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kendrick-lamar-damn-new-album/784444 "2018-04-18T15:26:09Z")
I know this isn’t exactly a hip hop community but I regretted not starting a thread about his album To Pimp a Butterfly when it came out, and so I’m starting one to talk about DAMN. For my money, Kendrick is the most im… --- ## [What is the connection between wearing black and identifying with the poor and the downtrodden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-connection-between-wearing-black-and-identifying-with-the-poor-and-the-downtrodden/812414)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-connection-between-wearing-black-and-identifying-with-the-poor-and-the-downtrodden/812414 "2018-04-17T23:43:09Z")
At the beginning of the video in the link below (Johnny Cash - God’s Gonna Cut You Down) a guy says Johnny always wore black because he identified with the poor and the downtrodden. I can’t understand the meaning of the … --- ## [Didn’t spaghetti sauce jars used to be 32 ounces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didn-t-spaghetti-sauce-jars-used-to-be-32-ounces/812528)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didn-t-spaghetti-sauce-jars-used-to-be-32-ounces/812528 "2018-04-17T21:29:24Z")
Most of the time I make my own but do buy some sometimes. Lately the jars are 28 ounces and the latest one I bought (the ‘fancy’ Prego Farmer’s Market) is only 23.5 ounces. That isn’t really enough for a pound of spaghet… --- ## [Portugal. The Man's Single "Feel It Still"- Does It Reference Paul Revere's 1966 Hit "Kicks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portugal-the-mans-single-feel-it-still-does-it-reference-paul-reveres-1966-hit-kicks/812483)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portugal-the-mans-single-feel-it-still-does-it-reference-paul-reveres-1966-hit-kicks/812483 "2018-04-17T15:58:27Z")
So this song " Feel It Still" was released in late 2017, by new rock/pop band Portugal. The Man. The single won the Grammy award for Best Pop/Rock Performance by a Group or Duo. In the months since, it’s been featured in… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Episode 13 (Week of 1/28/18)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episode-13-week-of-1-28-18/807695)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episode-13-week-of-1-28-18/807695 "2018-04-17T11:53:22Z")
Watching it now. So far so good! --- ## [Shawshank Redemption- When they come for the warden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-when-they-come-for-the-warden/812527)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-when-they-come-for-the-warden/812527 "2018-04-17T02:00:59Z")
How much evidence could Dufresne have put in that envelope he sent to the paper? He didn’t actually witness the greaser’s murder, and the allegations against the warden are made by an escaped murderer with an ax to grind… --- ## [New Tolkien Book: The Fall of Gondolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tolkien-book-the-fall-of-gondolin/812538)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tolkien-book-the-fall-of-gondolin/812538 "2018-04-17T00:21:26Z")
I couldn’t find a thread on the upcoming new Tolkien release, The Fall of Gondolin. I’m surprised I had to learn of this on the street, rather then from keen-eyed Straight Dopers. Here’s the scoop: https://nerdist.com/j… --- ## [Pop Songs with Slow Depressing Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-slow-depressing-music/812312)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-slow-depressing-music/812312 "2018-04-16T21:05:12Z")
There is already an interesting thread on songs where the music is cheerful but the lyrics are not. But ignore the lyrics totally for a minute. Which pop songs have gloomy slow depressing music - songs where if you hear… --- ## [Please help me figure out who Mary Elizabeth Ellis reminds me of.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-who-mary-elizabeth-ellis-reminds-me-of/812394)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-who-mary-elizabeth-ellis-reminds-me-of/812394 "2018-04-16T19:43:25Z")
She’s probably been on other shows, but Mary Elizabeth Ellis of the “Santa Clarita Diet” reminds me of an actress from the 70’s whose name I can’t remember and it’s driving me crazy. She typically played a mom character … --- ## [Your method for ordering tapas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-method-for-ordering-tapas/812503)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-method-for-ordering-tapas/812503 "2018-04-16T16:45:22Z")
Not in Spain, I mean in the U.S. where you stay at one location. My wife and I will usually order three at a time, starting with the more appetizer-like tapas, such as croquettes. After we’ve finished we’ll then order a … --- ## [R Lee Ermey Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-lee-ermey-dead/812506)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-lee-ermey-dead/812506 "2018-04-16T15:25:40Z")
Drop and give me 20! Semper Fi, Gunny. --- ## [Songs with annoying hooks you love (e.g., Oh Mickey You're So Fine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399 "2018-04-16T04:45:23Z")
The thread title says it all. When I hear Toni Basil’s Mickey, I should want to put a drill through my temple, but I bop along with a smile on my face. It’s Mickey, dammit - that song rocks. :wink: Another nomination… --- ## [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and the Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-and-the-civil-war/811967)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-and-the-civil-war/811967 "2018-04-16T04:03:01Z")
The movie takes place during the American Civil War and actively depicts the Union and Confederate armies battling each other: in the desert. I know these “Spaghetti Western” movies were shot in North African desert hen… --- ## [The Child in Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-child-in-time/812354)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-child-in-time/812354 "2018-04-16T03:27:42Z")
Has anyone watched the PBS movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Child in Time? I have so many questions… --- ## [The A.V. Club's "A.V. Undercover"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-a-v-clubs-a-v-undercover/812012)
**Author:** [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-a-v-clubs-a-v-undercover/812012 "2018-04-16T03:03:27Z")
Inspired by this thread, I’ve decided to start a general thread for “A.V. Undercover”, which I belatedly discovered not too long ago and have been watching a lot of. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, A.V. Undercover is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=626) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=628)