Song of the Day 10/30: Beru Revue, “Hoods a Go-Go”
Not many DJs get obituaries in Rolling Stone, but Pierre Robert, the midday voice for WMMR in Philadelphia for four decades, did. The 70-year-old Deadhead went to sleep Tuesday night…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 30, 2025
'Time To Break Out The Nukes': President Donald Trump on Thursday morning said he directed the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China,…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2025
Other than the undeniable bangers by Brandi Carlile and Joshua Hedley, this is the most 'El Somnambulo' month of music this year. As in lots of stuff that's kinda off…
Song of the Day 10/29: Jerry Douglas, “Patrick Meets the Brickbats”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona I basically know only three things about this song called “Patrick Meets the Brickbats.” • It has a funny title. • It has something to…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
FASCISM ON THE MARCH! (That sound you don't hear are Democrats fighting back en masse): How DHS Used Fake Footage To Claim That Cities Were In Peril: The Department of Homeland…
Song of the Day 10/28: Flamin’ Groovies, “First Plane Home”
The Flamin' Groovies were always in the wrong place at the wrong time. They started out playing rock 'n' roll in the style of the '50s and early '60s –…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
I Hope That Hurricane Melissa Isn't Jamaica's Katrina: Hurricane Melissa was on track to make a direct hit on Jamaica on Tuesday, as the nation’s prime minister warned that no…
Democrats and Republicans, Heed the Call, All Can Attend the Hypocrites’ Ball
Jeffrey Balk, the erstwhile chair of the Sussex County Democratic Party, stepped down from his position over the weekend, but not before his situation exposed the rank hypocrisy of the…
Song of the Day 10/27: Seth MacFarlane, “I Never Felt This Way Before”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona I haven’t watched “Family Guy” since right after it went on the air in 1999. It looked to me like a juvenile and unfunny copy…
DL Open Thread: Monday, October 27, 2025
Suxco County D Chair Resigns: The Sussex County Democratic Party Chair, Jeff Balk, who was the subject of recent controversy over his decision to remain in leadership despite his past…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 26, 2025
Sulawesi--The Island That Holds The Earth's Secrets?: Mount Lokon, part of an active stratovolcano. Sulawesi, Indonesia, is a spectacular and singular place, blurring the boundaries between myth and ecology. This…
John Kowalko Has Passed Away
He was among the earliest progressives who sought to challenge the Delaware Way. Many of the ideas that he that he first championed, like the creation of an Inspector General,…
Epstein Ballroom Update
As most of America's feck-free elected Democrats furrow their brows in concern, its citizens are reacting with near-universal condemnation of Donald Trump's latest display of his guiding ethos, best summed…