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Song of the Day 5/18: The O’Jays, “Give the People What They Want”
That New York Times Magazine list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters will live in infamy for overlooking some revered artists in favor of younger people whose music, to be charitable, has not yet stood the test of time. YouTuber Rick Beato’s comment, lamenting Randy Newman’s exclusion, exemplified this attitude: “He’s no Young Thug, […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 18, 2026
Some political stories simply won’t wait until the Political Weekly. This is one of them: Dwayne Bensing is primarying incumbent AG Kathleen Jennings. Here’s his statement on why he’s running: Our state stands at a crossroads, and it’s time for a new generation to take up the torch for justice. I’m ready to lead a […]
Song of the Day 5/17: Lucinda Williams, “The World’s Gone Wrong”
The New York Times Magazine’s list of 30 greatest living American songwriters did what ragebait is supposed to: “drive engagement” by pissing people off. Much of the ire centered on deserving artists who were left off the list. Needless to say, but I’ll say it anyway – that was inevitable, because there are a lot […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 17, 2026
These are just a few of the award-winning commercials created by Joe Sedelmaier, who passed away this past week: Mr. Sedelmaier stuck to comedy for his nearly 1,000 commercials. “I don’t feel there’s that much to be serious about in a commercial,” he told The Chicago Tribune in 1993. “You’re serious about selling the guy’s […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Why Democrats Suck–Case #Infinity Plus 2: DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of his […]
Song of the Day 5/15: Diana Ross & the Supremes, “Reflections”
Trump thinks he’s good at everything, but even in the one area where you’d expect him to have some expertise, construction, he’s a fuck-up. His buildings typically use glitzy facades to front for shoddy construction – the Plaza hotel he built in Atlantic City, for example, was condemned and razed in 2014 because pieces of […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 15, 2026
State Demands $876K From Police Athletic League Of Delaware. Can we just substitute ‘Val Longhurst’ for ‘PAL’?: The financial crisis facing the Police Athletic League of Delaware escalated in recent weeks after state officials demanded that the community center nonprofit repay nearly $900,000 in misspent pandemic relief money, New Castle County police chief Col. Jamie […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 14, 2026
Well–not exactly. This article has been embargoed until after 9 am because of Breaking News. I won’t keep you waiting long–in fact, not at all. 1. FOUR Delaware Progressive candidates secure major national endorsements: Kira Alejandro has been endorsed by Run for Something (RFS), a national organization that recruits and supports the next generation of […]
Song of the Day 5/14: Jimmy Webb and Willie Nelson, “If You See Me Getting Smaller”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The New York Times has published a list of who it considers the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Many of the names make sense – Bob Dylan, Carole King, Paul Simon, Dolly Parton and so on. But there was a lot of furor about who was left off. If you […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 14, 2026
One notable bill passed the Senate yesterday. SB 22 (Townsend), which aims to increase affordable access to mental health care services in Delaware, unanimously passed and now heads to the House. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Happy to see that SS1/SB 23 (Huxtable) cleared committee despite some opposition from local governments. Today’s Senate Agenda […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Who’s The Boss?: China’s leader, Xi Jinping, delivered a warning on Taiwan to President Trump as they met for a summit in Beijing on Thursday, saying that the issue, if handled poorly, could lead to conflict and “an extremely dangerous situation.” The summit, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade, could […]
Song of the Day 5/13: The Faces, “Ooh La La”
Some rock stars wear their opposition to Donald Trump on their sleeves. Rod Stewart is not one of them. Yet Sir Rod has made clear his opinion of his erstwhile Florida neighbor. Back in January, when Trump’s blustering ignorance led him to say NATO troops had “stayed a little back, little off the front lines” […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Marie Pinkney and Matt Meyer With A Legit Healthcare Proposal. I’ve come to the conclusion that all the posturing against ChristianaCare will amount to nothing because legislators have no intention to allow it to amount to anything.. But this I like: Delaware lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would greatly increase the number of patients […]
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