Song of the Day 12/15: Herb Alpert, “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The other day I heard a Christmas song I’d never heard before, by a composer whose songs I’ve been listening to most of my life.…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 15, 2024
ABC To Pay Trump $15 Million. Because, he didn't 'rape' E. Jean Carroll, he only 'sexually assaulted' her: Trump sued ABC and Stephanopoulos in federal court in Miami days after…
Song of the Day 12/14: Dean Martin, “A Marshmallow World”
Despite a crying need for Christmas music that hasn't been played to death, some holiday songs that used to be popular have fallen out of favor. But there's always hope…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Carney's Final Friday News Dump Of The Year? Or did the Senate just wait until now? (Update: Nope. Governor made the appointments on Friday, was unavailable for comment.) Oh, and…
Song of the Day 12/13: The Killers, “Mr. Brightside”
WXPN concluded its countdown of the best songs of the century so far last evening, and I can't quibble with the top song. Jack White's "Seven Nation Army" is familiar…
Join Me in Donating to Friendship House
Given the city of Wilmington's war on the homeless and unhoused, my annual donation to Friendship House is needed more than ever, so I thought I'd try something here on…
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 13, 2024
Mayor Mike Vs. The Reverend (Not That One): Who Ya Gonna Believe?: A week after the pastor of a Wilmington church and 250 signatories sent a letter to the city…
Song of the Day 12/12: Joni Mitchell, “River”
I'm not violating my Only 12 Days of Christmas music rule, because this is not a Christmas song. It's a breakup song of sadness and regret that mentions the approach…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Support Your Brandywine School District Teachers! As near as I can piece things together, this is why you're seeing the occasional picket line, the T-shirts in solidarity, and other public…
DL Exclusive: How Ray Seigfried’s Campaign Sought To Disenfranchise Caucus Voters…
...In fact, even threatened possible legal action if the County Democratic Party wouldn't consider the grievance filed by one of Ray's supporters. The grievance claimed that County rules should have…
Song of the Day 12/11: We Five, “You Were on My Mind”
They don't get much credit for it, but the San Francisco group We Five recorded one of the first folk-rock songs to reach the top of the American charts. In…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
"I got a headful of ideas, that are drivin' me insane." Bob Dylan. Couldn't sleep last night. Had a headful of ideas. Got up. Wrote a piece. Which may, or…
Song of the Day 12/10: Mary Hopkin, “Goodbye”
Paul Krugman, the Princeton economist hired by the New York Times in 2000, published his last column for the newspaper today. He will be sorely missed, or would be if…