# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=753 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 754 --- ## [Sevenneves by Neal Stephenson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sevenneves-by-neal-stephenson/718141)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sevenneves-by-neal-stephenson/718141 "2017-04-05T14:23:15Z")
Didn’t see anything on this upcoming book. Has anyone else read the preview? Synopsis: some mysterious for destroys the moon. Humanity must send out colonizers to save the race. Last two thirds of book skips forward 500… --- ## [What do you think the best episode of Black Mirror is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-best-episode-of-black-mirror-is/783268)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-best-episode-of-black-mirror-is/783268 "2017-04-05T11:52:17Z")
…and why is it San Junipero? --- ## [Question about copyright law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-copyright-law/783621)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-copyright-law/783621 "2017-04-05T10:56:05Z")
Sitting on the back porch this afternoon enjoying a Cuba Libre, I started coming up with new lyrics to famous TV themes. In all modesty, I must say my versions were not half bad; this led me to consider copyrighting the… --- ## [What's on your impeachment party playlist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-impeachment-party-playlist/783038)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-impeachment-party-playlist/783038 "2017-04-05T02:07:44Z")
Now that it’s getting almost impossible to avoid, what do you want to sing or hear at the party? Yes, there’s the obvious “Hit the Road, Jack”, and “Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead”. But here’s a few more to help fill ou… --- ## [The Defenders (Netflix) premieres in August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders-netflix-premieres-in-august/783749 "2017-04-05T01:15:08Z")
Probably? According to this article at least. August 18th to be exact. --- ## [World's Longest Concert: 16 Days and Counting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-longest-concert-16-days-and-counting/783683)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-longest-concert-16-days-and-counting/783683 "2017-04-05T00:33:30Z")
A pub in Stouffville, Ontario has broken the Guinness record for the world’s longest concert: They hit the mark at about 7:00 AM local time Sunday, April 2. But they’re going to continue, to extend the record time. … --- ## [Have you ever had a stroopwafel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-stroopwafel/783278 "2017-04-05T00:20:40Z")
I have not. I’d like to, though. --- ## [They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-coming-to-take-me-away-ha-haaa/783689)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-coming-to-take-me-away-ha-haaa/783689 "2017-04-05T00:11:30Z")
So, if you listen to this odd novelty tune, three things appear possible: He is talking to his girlfriend, who he compares to a dog he is singing to his dog who ran away. Both- first verses are to GF, then switches to… --- ## [Hollywood has an amazing idea for moviemaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-has-an-amazing-idea-for-moviemaking/783722)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-has-an-amazing-idea-for-moviemaking/783722 "2017-04-04T23:56:04Z")
It’s the brainchild of John Malkovich and Robert Rodriguez and the teaser video is indistinguishable from a cognac commercial (which I suspect is exactly what it is). The general idea though is to make a movie and then h… --- ## [IMDb message boards: GONE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-message-boards-gone/781186)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-message-boards-gone/781186 "2017-04-04T23:54:29Z")
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/02/rip-imdb-message-boards.html This just happened, on February 20. I read them a bunch over the years but can’t remember posting anything. It was a good way to learn a bit a… --- ## [How does the "Star Trek" ownership rights work for Gene's son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-star-trek-ownership-rights-work-for-genes-son/783726)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-star-trek-ownership-rights-work-for-genes-son/783726 "2017-04-04T23:12:55Z")
CBS and Paramount has co-own the various “Star Trek” rights. Along with these 2 companies, we have the media licensors that have a stake of ownership. How does Roy Roddenberry fit into this? Being the son of Gene he ce… --- ## [Why are movies so dark these days? (Cinematography)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-movies-so-dark-these-days-cinematography/783042)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-movies-so-dark-these-days-cinematography/783042 "2017-04-04T20:09:13Z")
I watched the movie Arrival a couple of days ago, while I thought it was pretty good it was so dark I had trouble telling what was happening, in fact I had to wait until it was night and watch it in a pitch-black room to… --- ## [Grimm (half) season six discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-half-season-six-discussion-thread/776494)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-half-season-six-discussion-thread/776494 "2017-04-04T19:39:46Z")
Starts tonight (January 6, 2017). Glad I looked at the TV guide, as I saw no advertisements at all. Many questions to answer… Brian --- ## [Menu or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-or-not/783465)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-or-not/783465 "2017-04-04T18:54:39Z")
When you go out to eat, do you really look at the menu/want to know what the specials are before ordering? I usually don’t. Generally I only eat one dish at each place. It’s not a good sign if I don’t; that generally … --- ## [Drummers: What Type of "Roll" Is This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-what-type-of-roll-is-this/783702)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-what-type-of-roll-is-this/783702 "2017-04-04T18:09:26Z")
Listening to classic rock, this drumming technique does not seem to be used too often. But, I am curious to know if it has a name. You might say it sounds more like a very short “roll” or almost staccato-like “roll” remi… --- ## ["You'll find it in Balzac!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-find-it-in-balzac/783632)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-find-it-in-balzac/783632 "2017-04-04T17:41:41Z")
A line from The Music Man. I want to ask “Why this line? Why this author?” I never studied French Literature. What I know about Balzac and his writing is limited to “19th Century French author”. From the context, I a… --- ## [Fruit Riddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-riddles/712784)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-riddles/712784 "2015-02-19T15:44:45Z")
See how many you can get right! What is red or green, round and sometimes sweet and sometimes sour? What is long and white or green and comes in the spring? What is tall and green with lots of small heads on it? What i… --- ## [We've done this before...making a SDMB shared playlist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-done-this-before-making-a-sdmb-shared-playlist/783631)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-done-this-before-making-a-sdmb-shared-playlist/783631 "2017-04-04T16:17:07Z")
So I’ve started a new playlist here, on Spotify, that I think anyone (if they log into Spotify) can add songs to. Add a few songs if you like and and listen to the other songs on the playlist if you like and perhaps we … --- ## [Trump sings (not a joke)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sings-not-a-joke/783450)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sings-not-a-joke/783450 "2017-04-04T15:05:41Z")
Link.. Who knew the guy has a sense of humor? ETA: You’ll need to scroll down and click on the video. --- ## [Black Sails Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-season-4/778654)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-season-4/778654 "2017-04-04T14:54:11Z")
The final season of one of the best shows on TV that no one is watching started a couple of days ago. It’s a serialized show, so if you’re new, you’ll have to go back and catch up from the beginning. It starts off slowl… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 19 (March 30, 2017) -- "The Collaboration Fluctuation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-19-march-30-2017-the-collaboration-fluctuation/783353)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-19-march-30-2017-the-collaboration-fluctuation/783353 "2017-04-04T14:44:04Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [The Flash S03E18: Abra Kadabra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e18-abra-kadabra/783211)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e18-abra-kadabra/783211 "2017-04-04T14:29:43Z")
Tonight, we finally encounter the magician from the future Abra Kadabra who is - shocker! - actually not H.R. Hopefully he’ll be as fun as Mr. Mxyzptlk or Music Meister, and we can get away from seeing angsty Allen agai… --- ## [Yevgeny Yevtushenko has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yevgeny-yevtushenko-has-died/783699)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yevgeny-yevtushenko-has-died/783699 "2017-04-04T13:20:30Z")
Not a household name today, but he was at one time. Source In this passage, the New York Times excerpts some lines from one of his poems. (My italics.) How indeed do we keep the past from repeating itself? This is … --- ## [What movie is this scene from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this-scene-from/783637)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this-scene-from/783637 "2017-04-04T03:57:17Z")
When I was a kid my parents were really laissez faire about my TV viewing with the exception of nudity and sex, go figure. Stephen King Is ok, but boobs and butts are not.:rolleyes: This occurred in the late 90s when I … --- ## [How was Carrie Fisher on the last episode of Family Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-carrie-fisher-on-the-last-episode-of-family-guy/783318)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-carrie-fisher-on-the-last-episode-of-family-guy/783318 "2017-04-04T03:56:46Z")
She died 3 months ago. Do they record the voices earlier than that? Or was that a different actress? --- ## [Thoughts on seeing North by Northwest in the theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-seeing-north-by-northwest-in-the-theater/783655)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-seeing-north-by-northwest-in-the-theater/783655 "2017-04-03T17:22:35Z")
We saw the TCM showing of North by Northwest in a local movie theater. They’re showing it only two days, 4/2 and also 4/5 if you want to catch it. I hadn’t seen this movie in a theater and thought it would be a good thr… --- ## [Finding The West Wing - online TV show streaming services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-west-wing-online-tv-show-streaming-services/600955)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-west-wing-online-tv-show-streaming-services/600955 "2011-10-28T17:57:25Z")
So I would like to revisit the TV series The West Wing, so I wanted to see where I could stream it online. When I Googled “hulu West Wing” I didn’t see it there. Same with Netflix. But I did get a result…on the websit… --- ## [Artists who won a unique set of awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-won-a-unique-set-of-awards/783448)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-won-a-unique-set-of-awards/783448 "2017-04-03T04:25:02Z")
It just came to my mind that Bob Dylan is the only person to have been awarded a Grammy, an Oscar and a Nobel prize. Can you think of other people in the artistic field with a similar unique record? (if someone, say, won… --- ## [How long can you save egg yolks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-save-egg-yolks/783529)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-save-egg-yolks/783529 "2017-04-03T03:54:09Z")
I am making a recipe that calls for egg whites. I often make key lime pie, which only uses the yolks. How long can I save the yolks for? Can I freeze them? --- ## [Nolan shows preview of Dunkirk at CinemaCon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nolan-shows-preview-of-dunkirk-at-cinemacon/783337)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nolan-shows-preview-of-dunkirk-at-cinemacon/783337 "2017-04-03T03:43:53Z")
A trailer for the movie has been out for a while but Christopher Nolan showed extensive footage to those attending the CinemaCon trade show in Las Vegas. (Not up on the net unfortunately.) I am really looking forward to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=752) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=754)