# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=657 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 658 --- ## [So... did the actress Tamara Feldman change her name or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-the-actress-tamara-feldman-change-her-name-or-something/805328)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-the-actress-tamara-feldman-change-her-name-or-something/805328 "2018-01-15T21:58:45Z")
This is just bizarre. --- ## [Any good place to listen to online radios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-place-to-listen-to-online-radios/806689)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-place-to-listen-to-online-radios/806689 "2018-01-15T21:41:15Z")
I have a great online radio app on my phone that plays radio streams instantly, you have a bunch of countries, you select one, then you have a bunch of radio stations and that’s it, you can listen to (almost) any radio s… --- ## [Fire and Fury Book the "Book Club" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-book-the-book-club-thread/806274)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-book-the-book-club-thread/806274 "2018-01-15T19:29:19Z")
I started reading through Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff. I’m starting this thread for other interested readers who would like to discuss the book as we read it. Book blurb: --- ## [Zero Dark Thirty - seen it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-dark-thirty-seen-it/646228)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-dark-thirty-seen-it/646228 "2018-01-15T15:13:24Z")
Anyone else seen this movie? I have to say…it was OK. The entire first 2 hours or so are basically dedicated to the hunt for Bin Laden. I have absolutely zero idea how much is true and how much is made up. I tend to ass… --- ## [How do I cut down the sugar in a chocolate chip cookie recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-down-the-sugar-in-a-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/806276)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-down-the-sugar-in-a-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/806276 "2018-01-15T04:50:40Z")
I use the basic Toll House recipe that’s on the back of Nestles chips. However, that is too much sugar. Here’s what happens when I cut it down: The cookies do not spread out when baked. I drop them, they cook just like … --- ## [WordMan, please help me: The Ventures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordman-please-help-me-the-ventures/806514)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordman-please-help-me-the-ventures/806514 "2018-01-15T04:02:11Z")
Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards The Ventures! 1966, the year I was born: Bass player speaking: Holy fuck, Nokie Edwards … what a fucking insane bass player! I saw The Ventures live … 1986 32 years ago Nokie now plays le… --- ## [Do you know all the words to the "Star-Spangled Banner"? (The USA national anthem)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-all-the-words-to-the-star-spangled-banner-the-usa-national-anthem/806198)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-all-the-words-to-the-star-spangled-banner-the-usa-national-anthem/806198 "2018-01-15T01:57:18Z")
Enquiring minds want to know. This is primarily for American citizens and residents of the United States, but if you’re not, you may still participate. Specify in a post where you’re from, please. --- ## [Anybody use AT&T Fiber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-at-t-fiber/806467)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-use-at-t-fiber/806467 "2018-01-15T01:56:02Z")
They just moved into my neighborhood and I’m thinking about moving from Time Warner (Spectrum) to AT&T Fiber. I imagine they both have the same “spectacular” customer service, so that’s not really a deciding factor for … --- ## [The fight between the blackest black and the pinkest pink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fight-between-the-blackest-black-and-the-pinkest-pink/806588)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fight-between-the-blackest-black-and-the-pinkest-pink/806588 "2018-01-15T01:45:17Z")
Tech company Sussex Nanosystems developed a technology that produces an ultimate black color during their work on nanotubes and light. The process, called Vantablack, attracted the attention of artist Anish Kapoor, who … --- ## [What is the difference in Martha White Sweet Cornbread mix and](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-in-martha-white-sweet-cornbread-mix-and/806576)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-in-martha-white-sweet-cornbread-mix-and/806576 "2018-01-15T01:02:35Z")
Huh, my thread title was too long and got truncated. Cute treat Tapatalk. It could have warned me. I’ve bought Martha White Sweet Yellow for many years. Buy it locally at Kroger. Saw this Gladiola by Martha White on A… --- ## [Dip: Hero, or sidekick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dip-hero-or-sidekick/806472)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dip-hero-or-sidekick/806472 "2018-01-14T23:48:05Z")
When you have chips and dip (or crackers and dip, or whatever), is the dip the lead actor, with the chips serving as mere conveyances from the bowl to your mouth? Or do you see it as a collaborative effort with the perf… --- ## [Whiplash (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939 "2018-01-14T16:55:50Z")
I’m surprised that this never seemed to have received its own thread, so I’m starting one. I just saw it last night, not expecting to enjoy it very much (just rounding out my Best Picture nominees list), and was blown a… --- ## [Phil Rosenthal has taken "I'll Have What Phil's Having" to Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-rosenthal-has-taken-ill-have-what-phils-having-to-netflix/806589)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-rosenthal-has-taken-ill-have-what-phils-having-to-netflix/806589 "2018-01-14T08:12:07Z")
If you liked the PBS show and have Netflix, check out “Somebody Feed Phil”. It’s really the second season of the PBS show with a new title. Also check it out if you haven’t seen the PBS show but like cross-culture conte… --- ## [What happened next? “Spoilers for certain”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-next-spoilers-for-certain/806539)
**Author:** [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-next-spoilers-for-certain/806539 "2018-01-14T01:47:08Z")
I rarely wish for more in a movie or book. The author/screenwriter did their job and I accept that. THE END. However occasionally my mind goes a wondering and I think. . .what happened next? “L.A Confidential” The last… --- ## [Isn't the National Anthem ungrammatical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-national-anthem-ungrammatical/806389)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-national-anthem-ungrammatical/806389 "2018-01-13T23:07:53Z")
The following checks out. It’s grammatical. And the following also checks out. But the following does not check out: What do you think? --- ## [Girls - Do you feel movies that show a girls private area "crosses the line?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-do-you-feel-movies-that-show-a-girls-private-area-crosses-the-line/806528)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-do-you-feel-movies-that-show-a-girls-private-area-crosses-the-line/806528 "2018-01-13T14:18:45Z")
Girls when watching a movie with your boyfriend or a guy you like and all of a sudden shows female frontal nudity or full nudity do you get annoyed and offended? Girls should not be walking around exposed in the movies … --- ## [Why is it ok for movies to show totally naked girls but never show naked men? Is that fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525 "2018-01-13T14:18:26Z")
They even show a female’s private parts. That should never be shown in a movie --- ## [TV Stars/Celebrities you disliked when you were a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-stars-celebrities-you-disliked-when-you-were-a-child/806435)
**Author:** [@Reecejackox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reecejackox)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-stars-celebrities-you-disliked-when-you-were-a-child/806435 "2018-01-13T06:27:16Z")
as the one about shows is popular , lets start one about tv stars or characters you disliked when you were younger i will start Justine of Tracy Beaker , didnt like her also Ronaldo when he played for man united , bei… --- ## [Can telekinetic characters use touchscreens....with their minds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-telekinetic-characters-use-touchscreens-with-their-minds/806384)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-telekinetic-characters-use-touchscreens-with-their-minds/806384 "2018-01-13T01:24:32Z")
I guess the OP says it. How are touch screens handled in the various worlds and stories where telekinetic characters exist? How is their in/ability to use them discussed or used, if at all? --- ## [Why are physical book sales doing so well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-physical-book-sales-doing-so-well/806153)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-physical-book-sales-doing-so-well/806153 "2018-01-13T01:12:56Z")
While looking up info on “Fire and Fury” sales, I found this intriguing article. It says for the past four years, book sales are up–and by far most of these are physical book sales. It’s no secret both physical DVD and… --- ## [Jerry Van Dyke, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-van-dyke-rip/806004)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-van-dyke-rip/806004 "2018-01-12T23:16:07Z")
Jerry Van Dyke, co-star of Coach, and Dick Van Dyke’s younger brother, has passed. --- ## [What TV character would you like to cook for you? (Or fictional foods or restaurants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-like-to-cook-for-you-or-fictional-foods-or-restaurants/806396)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-like-to-cook-for-you-or-fictional-foods-or-restaurants/806396 "2018-01-12T22:44:38Z")
A fun thread. Ever watch a show and think to yourself: “Damn, I’d like to be sit’n down at that dinner table!” Or share what fictional restaurants you’d like to eat at. Or fictional foods. Mine: Aunt Bee Raymond’s mo… --- ## [Most Original Song Concepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-original-song-concepts/806430)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-original-song-concepts/806430 "2018-01-12T20:54:56Z")
I was listening to the radio the other day when Eminem’s “Stan” came on. It’s a song I’ve always enjoyed listening to, but this time I heard it I realized how unique of a song concept it is. The song is laid out in a ser… --- ## [David Bowie's reputation going forward - stable; improve; decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowies-reputation-going-forward-stable-improve-decline/743495)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowies-reputation-going-forward-stable-improve-decline/743495 "2018-01-12T20:05:26Z")
I had this conversation with friends a few years ago. Now it seems more poignant, unfortunately. I had argued, and still do, that Bowie’s reputation is likely to increase and bloom in the future. The “Current Convent… --- ## [Do Radio Personalities Get "The Look"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-radio-personalities-get-the-look/806437)
**Author:** [@schnebs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnebs)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-radio-personalities-get-the-look/806437 "2018-01-12T19:21:10Z")
An episode of an old TV show I caught recently (okay, it was \*Magnum, P.I., \*if you must know) featured a story about a radio DJ who mentions getting “the look” from listeners when they met her- a surprised reaction base… --- ## [Post the Last Song Lyrics You Had to Look Up...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-last-song-lyrics-you-had-to-look-up/806414)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-last-song-lyrics-you-had-to-look-up/806414 "2018-01-12T14:38:25Z")
…just the line or two that you couldn’t get no matter how many times you’ve heard them. Mine - Springsteen’s “Badlands” Well keep pushin’ till it’s understood And these badlands start treating us good --- ## [Yet another question about an old book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-question-about-an-old-book/806425)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-question-about-an-old-book/806425 "2018-01-12T05:42:32Z")
About 20 years ago, Random House released two “contest books,” each of which was part of a $10,000 contest. One was a trivia contest, edited by Henry Hook, and had a green cover; I know this exists, as I have a copy of… --- ## [RiP Fast Eddie Clarke of Motörhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fast-eddie-clarke-of-motorhead/806392)
**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fast-eddie-clarke-of-motorhead/806392 "2018-01-12T04:44:16Z")
--- ## [Musicians - questions about transposing music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-questions-about-transposing-music/806046)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-questions-about-transposing-music/806046 "2018-01-12T04:39:37Z")
I’ve been playing piano for decades, all self-taught. As a consequence, I think I’ve avoided some shortcuts that might have made my learning easier. One of these is that I’ve always learned music in the key it was presen… --- ## [Another "ID this Song!" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-song-thread/806427)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-song-thread/806427 "2018-01-12T01:10:35Z")
\- YouTube (I was able to skip to the end without watching the whole thing) What is the song playing at the end of this show/over the credits? I tried searching the 7 bands listed in the credits, but no joy. Anybody? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=656) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=658)