Something to do
DL alumni, Nemski, runs a "crime fiction" short story reading series called "Noir at the Bar." It's good. I've been twice. One time Donviti read some of his fiction. It…
Highlands Bunker – E27 pt2 – Hangoutology
Highlands Bunker - E27 pt2 - Hangoutology Michael Kalmbachof the Creative Vision Factory joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about his work with the CVF, the politics of…
Highlands Bunker – E27 pt1 – Make More Artists
Highlands Bunker - E27 pt1 - Make More Artists Michael Kalmbachof the Creative Vision Factory joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about how he ended up in the…
Song of the Day 8/12: The New Pornographers, “Falling Down the Stairs of Your Love”
Vancouver supergroup the New Pornographers last week released this single from their upcoming LP "In the Morse Code of Brake Lights." This is the indie group's eighth album, and by…
DL Open Thread: Mon., Aug. 12, 2019
Cyanide: It's Not Just For Killing Humans Now. Nope. Trump has authorized the use of 'cyanide bombs' to kill animals. Epstein's Gone, But 'Thousands And Thousands' Of Unreleased Documents Remain. …
DL Open Thread: Sun., Aug. 11, 2019
Why Is DNC Chair Stifling Debate On Climate Change? Pretty much every D wants a debate but the chair. Gaffe-Machine Joe Keeps On 'Gaffe-in'. Seriously, he doesn't have it. He…
Song of the Day 8/10: Frijid Pink, “House of the Rising Sun”
In the late '60s and early '70s the American Midwest was one of the world's hottest markets for rock music, and the region's musicians responded by forming an ever-changing succession…
Joe VanWinkle Spins Some Yarns Iowa
This is taken in full from Lawyers,Gun&Money. It seems I'm not the only one who can understand why Joe's "I want to be the President of 1982" is working on…
DL Open Thread: Sat., Aug. 10, 2019
Trump Uses Latinos Without Papers To Build Hyuuge Projects. Of course he does. And they're really good at what they do. It's time to face the truth. At this point,…
Song of the Day 8/9: Brute Force, “The King of Fuh”
Recorded back in 1969, this single seems to presage the coming of a certain someone. There was a beautiful land called Fuh And in this land there was a king…
DL Open Thread: Friday, Aug. 9, 2019
ICE Tried To Raid Brooklyn Homeless Shelter. Turned away b/c they had no warrants. ICE and Trump are one and the same: Enemies of the people. Which reminds me, is…
A tidy summary of the bullshit that Republicans will be saying no matter who wins the nomination
As terrible a human being as he is, Dana actually provided us with a service in laying out the Fox News talking points about the eventual Democratic candidate that will…
Song of the Day 8/8: The Tremeloes, “Here Comes My Baby”
So I'm at a wedding with a pretty kick-ass band -- horn section, multiple vocalists, the kind of $10,000-a-gig wedding band that can cover anything and sound good doing it.…