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Song of the Day 7/3: The Hillside Singers, “Move Closer to Your World”

By Alby July 3, 2026No Comments

America is turning 250, and it's as spry and sprightly as you'd expect anybody turning 250 to be. I think the semiquincentarian will need help blowing out all those candles.…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 3, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 3, 2026No Comments

We're going into what, for Delaware Liberal, is traditionally one of the least-read weekends of the year. Not gonna mail it in, though. I'll continue to post out of my…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week(s) Ending July 2, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 3, 20261 Comment

I pre-empted last week's Political Weekly in order to document the massive investment that corporate lawyers have made to keep their Delaware Way drones in office. Accordingly, this week's piece…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 2, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 2, 202611 Comments

Hope They Washed Their Hands After This 'Handshake Deal'. When Tim Sheldon and Shawn Tucker shake hands, you're getting fleeced: New Castle County Councilman Tim Sheldon says he recently brokered…

Song of the Day 7/1: Randy Rainbow, “He’s De-Mented”

By Alby July 1, 2026No Comments

The Trump administration is plumbing new depths in reality denial, claiming 150,000 people have visited the sad, shabby Great American State Fair when everybody can see the acres of unoccupied…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 1, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 1, 20268 Comments

Glad I went to bed when I did. The General Assembly pulled an all-nighter. As in, gavelled out around 6 am. Allow me to note that Kerri Harris scuttled her…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2026

By El Somnambulo July 1, 20262 Comments

An absurdly-good month, with all the diversity you can handle: Yes, early '7o's folk nostalgia. Don't try to fight it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3A4DruzO_c A Piedmont blues/sweet country mash-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viTXBAKmm6w&list=RDviTXBAKmm6w&start_radio=1 Remember the name--I…

Song of the Day 6/30: Alan Jackson, “Drive”

By Alby June 30, 20261 Comment

I knew Alan Jackson was a big name in country music – since his debut in 1987 he released 35 singles that topped the country chart – but I found…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 30, 202612 Comments

What once was gonna be the obligatory last-day coverage of the key bills remaining, has instead morphed into at least three blatant examples of the casual corruption of the Delaware…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20262 Comments

We open this thread with a Call To Action. We know, just like you know, that the new design of DL is, um, wan. If you think you can un-wan it,…

Song of the Day 6/29: The Fiestas, “So Fine”

By Alby June 29, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Three fine songs hit the charts about the same time just before the Beatles era. Listeners could hardly be blamed if they got them a…

DL Open Thread: Monday, June 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 29, 20266 Comments

OK, kids, we know that the State of Delaware pulled out of the Great American Stale Fair. However, Delaware was represented, sort-of. You have until the end of the Open…

Song of the Day 6/28: Don Ho, “Tiny Bubbles”

By Alby June 28, 2026No Comments

Not that it matters – the banal triviality is part of the story's appeal – but the New York Times thinks it's gotten to the bottom of what caused the…