# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=74&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 75 --- ## [Bringing back Why is there no good music anymore like in the 70s and 80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736)
**Author:** [@jrmellem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrmellem)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736 "2026-06-13T18:40:24Z")
My only thought is this. Somehow God came down and mass blessed many of the musicians in the late 60s through the 80s. And he hasn’t been back to do that so the artists tried to make it on their own but every one of them… --- ## [Opinions on this top 10 books list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-top-10-books-list/1029839)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-top-10-books-list/1029839 "2026-06-13T18:31:20Z")
I tend to read the same books over and over and over. Mainly all of Tolkiens works. I decided I should read some other things and looked up various lists of “top 10 books”. Right now I’m working through this: I’d nev… --- ## [Remodeling shows and bookcases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-shows-and-bookcases/1030658)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remodeling-shows-and-bookcases/1030658 "2026-06-13T18:10:21Z")
Been laid up for a while and seeing a ton of home remodeling shows. Almost universally when there is a bookcase, all of the books are racked with the pages out instead of the bindings, as normal people do. Why? --- ## [What's new in Vegas these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578 "2026-06-13T04:36:44Z")
I’m getting ready to book a three-night stay in Vegas this coming August. I’ve been quite a few times, but it’s been awhile - aside from a two-night stay in 2022 where I didn’t get to do much touristy stuff, my last stay… --- ## [How do I set up a birthday fundraiser on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-birthday-fundraiser-on-facebook/1030325)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-birthday-fundraiser-on-facebook/1030325 "2026-06-13T04:35:15Z")
Here are the starting instructions I found when I searched for How do I set up a birthday fundraiser on Facebook? On your computer, login to Facebook. In the promotion in your Feed, either: Select one of the nonpr… --- ## [82-0 NBA simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594 "2026-06-13T04:30:35Z")
I’m not an NBA guy, but I am a stats and optimization guy so this dumb little game is really tickling my brain. You try to build a team of 5 players given a randomized year and randomized decade. You can reroll one attri… --- ## [Thanks to the SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-the-sdmb/1030856)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-the-sdmb/1030856 "2026-06-13T02:35:36Z")
The other day, I was listening to a history podcast, which was discussing the Boer War, which reminded me of an ancient commercial I had vague memories of. When Googling for that commercial, what should pop up but this … --- ## [Should California Improve its Ballot System and How? (spun off from Election of a new Govenor of California, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-california-improve-its-ballot-system-and-how-spun-off-from-election-of-a-new-govenor-of-california-2026/1030809)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-california-improve-its-ballot-system-and-how-spun-off-from-election-of-a-new-govenor-of-california-2026/1030809 "2026-06-13T02:11:47Z")
Somewhat tangentially, California really needs to improve its ballot counting system. Sure, it’s a big State, but so are Florida and Illinois, and we both get almost all the votes counted by the next morning. The UK and … --- ## [Spanish Lyrics in 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-lyrics-in-suite-judy-blue-eyes/225940)
**Author:** [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-lyrics-in-suite-judy-blue-eyes/225940 "2026-06-13T01:16:02Z")
At the end of the song Suite: Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Crosby and Nash sing “doo-doo-doo, doo-doo…doo! doo! doo-doo doo-doo…\[repeat\]” while Stills sings a few lines in what sounds (to me) like Spanish.… --- ## [What's your favorite celebrity rumor (that does not involve Richard Gere or Rod Stewart)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-celebrity-rumor-that-does-not-involve-richard-gere-or-rod-stewart/1020100)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-celebrity-rumor-that-does-not-involve-richard-gere-or-rod-stewart/1020100 "2026-06-12T23:10:31Z")
I have a few, but I’ll start with this one: Back in the 1980s, there was a persistent rumor that Motley Crue performed the ritual sacrifice of a live baby at one of their shows. And they got away with it in front of, w… --- ## [BMalion has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmalion-has-died/1030815)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmalion-has-died/1030815 "2026-06-12T22:39:55Z")
I’m very sorry to report that my friend Brian, a longtime Doper, died at 10:10pm EST yesterday in a nursing home just west of Cleveland, Ohio. His MS hit him hard in recent years, and he had various health problems whic… --- ## [How to protect my 401k and 403b from the upcoming bear-market crash under Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-my-401k-and-403b-from-the-upcoming-bear-market-crash-under-trump/1030793)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-my-401k-and-403b-from-the-upcoming-bear-market-crash-under-trump/1030793 "2026-06-12T21:51:07Z")
I have about $120,000 in a Fidelity 401k and $3,000 in an Empower 403b (the 403b was begun only just a few months ago.) I fully expect that Trump is going to lead the nation into a big economic slump sooner or later. Is… --- ## [Vacuum beard trimmer actually works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-beard-trimmer-actually-works/1030830)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-beard-trimmer-actually-works/1030830 "2026-06-12T20:04:28Z")
I bought a beard trimmer that has a built-in vacuum on it so all your hairs go into the vacuum and not the sink. I bought this on a whim convinced it wasn’t going to work. I figured I could always just send it back. Bu… --- ## [Harmony Montgomery's killer father has murder conviction OVERTURNED in shock court ruling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmony-montgomerys-killer-father-has-murder-conviction-overturned-in-shock-court-ruling/1030827)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmony-montgomerys-killer-father-has-murder-conviction-overturned-in-shock-court-ruling/1030827 "2026-06-12T18:18:47Z")
WTH judge? Dude murders his daughter AND drags it around on his travels? AG says this monster will be retried. Link N.H. attorney general to retry Harmony Montgomery’s father on murder charge - masslive.com --- ## [Recipes on line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-on-line/1030826)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-on-line/1030826 "2026-06-12T18:03:13Z")
Do you read the stories that seem to come before all recipes you find on line? How Great-great-grandma smuggled the secret family herb mixture across the ocean and deserts as she fled oppression? Or how Uncle Ralph was m… --- ## [Getting our kicks on Route 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-our-kicks-on-route-66/1016739)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-our-kicks-on-route-66/1016739 "2026-06-12T18:02:59Z")
My friend and I were texting the other day and the topic of driving historic Route 66 (the “Mother Road”, from Chicago to LA). There are a few threads on the topic, but the most recent are something like 10-15 years old… --- ## [My new favorite Chinese proverb - words to live by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-chinese-proverb-words-to-live-by/1030833)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-chinese-proverb-words-to-live-by/1030833 "2026-06-12T17:15:38Z")
“In sometimes the life ultimately must have in the life does not have when not demands” Or so claims this pendant. Anyone know what it really translates to? Or maybe it was made by Americans and really does say that!? … --- ## [Anyone seriously considering the switch from Windows to Linux?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seriously-considering-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux/1025650)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seriously-considering-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux/1025650 "2026-06-12T17:06:59Z")
I keep seeing a lot of people on Reddit saying they intend to (or asking how to) switch from Windows to Linux. I made that switch myself back in February and I haven’t looked back; I was already a Linux user alongside W… --- ## [From the front page of Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-front-page-of-wikipedia/984613)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-front-page-of-wikipedia/984613 "2026-06-12T16:45:45Z")
The front page of Wikipedia changes each day, sometimes twice a day. This one from the “On this Day” made me chuckle at the quintessential Englishness (although a personal tragedy for King Edmund, of course): 946 – … --- ## [Internet is crazy right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-is-crazy-right-now/1030841)
**Author:** [@nzingaseated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nzingaseated)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-is-crazy-right-now/1030841 "2026-06-12T15:22:23Z")
The internet is crazy right now. If you aren’t HYPER AWARE, you gonna get hoodwinked with AI, skits, bits, tricks, sneak ads, dark money content creators pretending to be on your side, double dealing tech bro billionair… --- ## [Representation and how much it has to be just like you (jury selection and other)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representation-and-how-much-it-has-to-be-just-like-you-jury-selection-and-other/1030800)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representation-and-how-much-it-has-to-be-just-like-you-jury-selection-and-other/1030800 "2026-06-12T14:51:17Z")
So here in the Dallas area, a high school kid (Karmelo Anthony) was just convicted and sentenced for killing another in what appears to be a weird crime of passion. Thing is, the kid who did the stabbing was a black ki… --- ## [What celebrities are known for being jerks(that are not named Chevy Chase)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-known-for-being-jerks-that-are-not-named-chevy-chase/919839)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-known-for-being-jerks-that-are-not-named-chevy-chase/919839 "2026-06-12T14:19:07Z")
Or Ellen, who I always knew was hard to work with, but had never heard was that much of a jerk. I’ve been hearing James Corden is a jerk, not sure if anyone else has heard these stories. Kind of whiny and so forth. I ha… --- ## [Best tall kitchen (13-gal) garbage bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tall-kitchen-13-gal-garbage-bags/1015725)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tall-kitchen-13-gal-garbage-bags/1015725 "2026-06-12T13:30:02Z")
When I lived in my house, I took about ten steps out the back door and tossed my full kitchen garbage bag into the big trash can that I then wheeled out to the curb once a week. Here at The Home I have to bag up my kitch… --- ## [Desert Rose Manga In English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-rose-manga-in-english/1030834)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desert-rose-manga-in-english/1030834 "2026-06-12T13:10:36Z")
Was there an English translation of the manga Desert Rose ? If so, where can I get one? No digital downloads wanted. Also, the Anime version on DVD/bluray, with English subtitles. --- ## [South Korea Declares Martial Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-declares-martial-law/1011111)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-declares-martial-law/1011111 "2026-06-12T06:33:38Z")
What the hell? I’m a pretty well informed person, I read The Economist and the BBC on a daily basis. And while I’m aware that South Korea has some issues, like a real problem with gender equality and a plummeting birt… --- ## [Is My Amazon Echo Fixing to Rise Up and Kill Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-amazon-echo-fixing-to-rise-up-and-kill-me/1030837 "2026-06-12T04:10:42Z")
Used to be when I gave my Echo a command such as to stop or pause music it had been playing, or to snooze or stop an alarm I had set, the device would comply immediately. Lately, I’ve noticed that there can be a lag of w… --- ## [The third "-gry" word, revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-gry-word-revisited/1018455)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-gry-word-revisited/1018455 "2026-06-12T02:35:05Z")
Column on the odd case that there’s someone not familiar with it. And, no, there’s still no common “third word.” Anyway. . . some stuff I found in 1970s newspaper archives, still with no published reference predating … --- ## [Early girl. The red headed champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-girl-the-red-headed-champion/1030805)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-girl-the-red-headed-champion/1030805 "2026-06-11T20:57:51Z")
My tomatoes are coming in the kitchen. Wow. I can’t say I had a whole lot to do with this project. I’m the cheering section, nowadays. I did pick the variety “Early girl” They are gloriously red. Supremely juicy. But…… --- ## [Venice, Italy and mold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venice-italy-and-mold/1030700)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venice-italy-and-mold/1030700 "2026-06-11T20:23:19Z")
Why aren’t homes in Venice made unlivable by mold and mildew? With all that water constantly bathing the place, how do they keep it at bay? --- ## [Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Open spoilers after release)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-open-spoilers-after-release/1030236)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-open-spoilers-after-release/1030236 "2026-06-11T20:07:58Z")
Starting this thread now so we have a place to discuss spoilers once it hits theaters. The official release date is Friday, but it looks like it’s actually going to start showing in theaters across the US on Thursday aft… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=73&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=75&state=muted)