# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=82&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [Paul Simon - Something So Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simon-something-so-wrong/1029043)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simon-something-so-wrong/1029043 "2026-06-01T12:06:32Z")
Paul Simon was a recent guest on Colbert and talked about his music. He is looking all of his 84 years, but reasonably healthy. He talked about an upcoming world tour, which gave me pause. Stamina aside, his voice seemed… --- ## [Smokers: How did you find your favorite brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-how-did-you-find-your-favorite-brand/1030439)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-how-did-you-find-your-favorite-brand/1030439 "2026-06-01T11:17:26Z")
As someone who’s never smoked and never wants to pick up the habit, I’m nevertheless fascinated by the amount of different brands of cigarettes, and the loyalty that people seem to have to their particular type. So, I’d… --- ## [What’s a good “warts and all” subject matter for a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-warts-and-all-subject-matter-for-a-movie/1030355)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-warts-and-all-subject-matter-for-a-movie/1030355 "2026-06-01T09:01:21Z")
Supposedly when he was getting his portrait done Oliver Cromwell instructed the artist to paint him “warts and all”. Include the faults; make it real. If you were given license to make a movie about any subject matter,… --- ## [What Rants May Come (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rants-may-come-monthly-mini-rants/1029688)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rants-may-come-monthly-mini-rants/1029688 "2026-06-01T04:18:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from Failpril (Monthly Mini-Rants): I am so thoroughly exhausted, down to my bones. A coworker is on leave, overseas, for weeks. In the middle of that, apparently, one of the offices he suppo… --- ## [Bringing back extinct animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-extinct-animals/1030480)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-extinct-animals/1030480 "2026-06-01T03:31:40Z")
Let us say you have the power- and the desire- to bring back a few extinct animals. BUT you dont want it to be obvious- no Wooly Mammoths. The obvious two are the Ivory Billed Woodpecker and the Thylacine- both of which… --- ## [If Trump dies unexpectedly before he can preemptively pardon his entire administration and family at the end of his term who are the most likely to flee the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-dies-unexpectedly-before-he-can-preemptively-pardon-his-entire-administration-and-family-at-the-end-of-his-term-who-are-the-most-likely-to-flee-the-country/1030424)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-dies-unexpectedly-before-he-can-preemptively-pardon-his-entire-administration-and-family-at-the-end-of-his-term-who-are-the-most-likely-to-flee-the-country/1030424 "2026-06-01T02:42:10Z")
I’m not really trying to debate whether or not he will actually live thru the end of his term. Assume that he dies of a heart attack while on the shitter cranking out king memes. How much of this administration will be… --- ## [Living Colour in San Francisco in 1989?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-colour-in-san-francisco-in-1989/508856)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-colour-in-san-francisco-in-1989/508856 "2026-06-01T02:35:40Z")
When I was in high school, I saw Living Colour in San Francisco in 1989. I’m pretty sure it was in a club in North Beach. Anyone remember the date or name of the club? Any chance anyone here was there? It was a great sho… --- ## [Anybody interested in a portable band saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-interested-in-a-portable-band-saw/1030484)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-interested-in-a-portable-band-saw/1030484 "2026-06-01T02:24:50Z")
Never been used; never even had its blade installed. My SO bought this for a project but can’t remember what and her involuntary arm/hand spasms has made her afraid to use it. Cost $130 new from Amazon; we’d like $100. … --- ## [MacArthur Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macarthur-park/1030414)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macarthur-park/1030414 "2026-05-31T23:33:29Z")
I just overheard someone praising MacArthur Park, claiming it is “One of, if not THE BEST song ever written”. Well, the Harris version reached the number two spot in America and Donna Summer’s version stayed at number o… --- ## [How do will executors find estranged beneficiaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-will-executors-find-estranged-beneficiaries/1030486)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-will-executors-find-estranged-beneficiaries/1030486 "2026-05-31T22:29:46Z")
Long story short, I’m in the process of writing a will, and two of my children are estranged. I would like to leave them some inheritance (not a lot, because the little shits are estranged, obviously!) but just curious h… --- ## [What are some good examples of recent buggy whip \[manufacturer\] obsolete items/jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-examples-of-recent-buggy-whip-manufacturer-obsolete-items-jobs/449897)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-examples-of-recent-buggy-whip-manufacturer-obsolete-items-jobs/449897 "2026-05-31T22:06:36Z")
For those not familiar, “buggy whip/buggy whip manufacturer” is a term used in business/marketing kind of like “widgets”. It’s an item or job that was once much in demand but with changing technology is no more. On the… --- ## [The hidden price of free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-price-of-free/1030318)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-price-of-free/1030318 "2026-05-31T20:42:42Z")
Netflix has a $17 tier where you get an ad free version of their streaming service. They also offer a reduced cost $8 tier where you have to watch 12 or 13 minutes of ads per hour. When people select a subscription, they… --- ## [The Enhanced Games Sports Exibition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-enhanced-games-sports-exibition/1030413)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-enhanced-games-sports-exibition/1030413 "2026-05-31T20:33:43Z")
At the Enhanced Games, drugs don’t get athletes banned. They could get them rich. They took place in Las Vegas this previous weekend, and I wonder what message is being sent here during this “winning at any cost is the … --- ## [What candy could you identify by feel alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448 "2026-05-31T20:18:04Z")
I could do NECCO Wafers. --- ## [Worst double feature you ever saw in a theater or drive-in Please read OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-double-feature-you-ever-saw-in-a-theater-or-drive-in-please-read-op/1030477)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-double-feature-you-ever-saw-in-a-theater-or-drive-in-please-read-op/1030477 "2026-05-31T19:49:43Z")
By worst I don’t mean two bad movies. I mean two movies that are so unlike each other that “What the fuck were they thinking when they put these two movies as a double feature??”. What brought this to mind was a friend… --- ## [The Unretirement thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unretirement-thread/1030509)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unretirement-thread/1030509 "2026-05-31T19:23:35Z")
Inspired by the Countdown to Retirement thread, this thread is for people who retired and went back to work, or retired and picked up a volunteer “job” that consumes… Oh, maybe 15+ hours a week, or who could retire but d… --- ## [I'm not saying it's aliens, but ... it's aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-saying-its-aliens-but-its-aliens/985168)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-saying-its-aliens-but-its-aliens/985168 "2026-05-31T16:36:51Z")
Welp, this about wraps it up for the human race I guess. If the Guardian says it, it must be true: The US has been urged to disclose evidence of UFOs after a whistleblower former intelligence official said the governme… --- ## [How can Iran’s enriched uranium be destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-iran-s-enriched-uranium-be-destroyed/1030478)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-iran-s-enriched-uranium-be-destroyed/1030478 "2026-05-31T13:04:25Z")
One potential sticking point of making an agreement with Iran is the disposition of their 60% enriched uranium. One option that I see in media reports is to “destroy” it while it is still in Iran. Without going into the … --- ## [Asteroid burns up in Cleveland, OH area (3/16/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531 "2026-05-31T12:23:05Z")
Scientists are estimating that this thing weighed 7 or 8 tons. We could have had another Chelyabinsk if things had been a little different! Did anyone here see or hear it? --- ## [Botticelli -- May 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772 "2026-05-31T02:37:07Z")
I am F. --- ## [The Endless Summer: a question about an apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-endless-summer-a-question-about-an-apocalypse/1030457)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-endless-summer-a-question-about-an-apocalypse/1030457 "2026-05-31T01:49:30Z")
Back in the sixties, there was a documentary made about a couple of surfer dudes who traveled around the world and between northern and southern hemispheres in search of constant summer weather and waves. But that’s not… --- ## [What Powers a TV's video When Streaming direct from a Desktop PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-a-tvs-video-when-streaming-direct-from-a-desktop-pc/1030007)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-powers-a-tvs-video-when-streaming-direct-from-a-desktop-pc/1030007 "2026-05-31T01:22:51Z")
Hi. I’m trying to figure out what TV to buy (probably a 55" 4K QLED) and might have a million questions at some point. But for right now I’d like to know about what happens when I send a signal directly from my desktop P… --- ## [Trump and the Hatch Act - Feasible Remedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-hatch-act-feasible-remedy/1030495)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-the-hatch-act-feasible-remedy/1030495 "2026-05-30T22:59:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from The lineup for the Trump-backed America250 Concert is a little sus: This is the biggest question for me (though more P&E than Cafe Society at this point). There’s plenty of deniability w… --- ## [Two movie theaters near me have ZERO cell phone reception, coincidence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-movie-theaters-near-me-have-zero-cell-phone-reception-coincidence/1024494)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-movie-theaters-near-me-have-zero-cell-phone-reception-coincidence/1024494 "2026-05-30T21:51:29Z")
I’ve noticed two local movie theaters have zero 5G phone reception throughout the entire theater and I know this since it’s my local theaters so I’ve gone to each probably a hundred times since I started noticing this. M… --- ## [Smell memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/1030331)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/1030331 "2026-05-30T19:20:23Z")
I bought a couple of pairs of pj’s today, one at my local Target, the other at a Goodwill Shop (Op Shop here in Aus). I should have gone to the op shop first, because the pair in Target cost me $40 whilst the pair at the… --- ## [Windrose is an excellent new pirate game, now in Early Access on Steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windrose-is-an-excellent-new-pirate-game-now-in-early-access-on-steam/1029300)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windrose-is-an-excellent-new-pirate-game-now-in-early-access-on-steam/1029300 "2026-05-30T17:38:16Z")
I’ve been enthralled with this game since I started playing the demo a few months ago. The full game is now in Early Access and it’s very promising. Please share your experiences and tips here. As time goes on, perhap… --- ## [Colbert's new YouTube channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colberts-new-youtube-channel/1030474)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colberts-new-youtube-channel/1030474 "2026-05-30T16:18:30Z")
Colbert has launched a new YouTube channel that for now only has the 1-hour “Only in Monroe” show he did on a Michigan public access channel right after his last CBS show. No telling what he will post there later. It ha… --- ## [July 4, 1776 is a weird date to assign as "America's Birthday"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-4-1776-is-a-weird-date-to-assign-as-americas-birthday/1030461)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-4-1776-is-a-weird-date-to-assign-as-americas-birthday/1030461 "2026-05-30T15:29:59Z")
I know we’re about 249 years too late, but with all of the hullaballoo concerning the 250th anniversary of … something … later this summer, I’m reminded of what a horrible choice of dates July 4 1776 is. For one, nothin… --- ## [Even if you hate "America's Got Talent", this is worth a watch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-you-hate-americas-got-talent-this-is-worth-a-watch/1030027)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-you-hate-americas-got-talent-this-is-worth-a-watch/1030027 "2026-05-30T15:29:40Z")
I generally quite dislike “reality” crap like “{America’s, Britain’s, or Canada’s} Got Talent”, because mostly they don’t, and it mostly consists of delusional people making asses of themselves on television while pompou… --- ## [Is it just me or is Reddit not worth the trouble of actually posting to (they make it non-easy to become a regular user)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-reddit-not-worth-the-trouble-of-actually-posting-to-they-make-it-non-easy-to-become-a-regular-user/1030233)
**Author:** [@Past\_Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Past_Paper)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-reddit-not-worth-the-trouble-of-actually-posting-to-they-make-it-non-easy-to-become-a-regular-user/1030233 "2026-05-30T15:24:00Z")
Here’s what I mean - Reddit is great when it comes to reading or watching what people have put there (especially if it’s related to a specific thing you just googled or searched on reddit), BUT - Pretty much all (or a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=81&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=83&state=watching)