DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 6, 2025
Ringo Really Is Just A Cool Guy: Starr has the amiable manner of a goofy, wisecracking uncle who happens to have been in the most successful band in the history…
Song of the Day 7/5: Kyu Sakamoto, “Sukiyaki”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona You could hardly turn on Top 40 radio in 1963 without hearing a pretty, slightly melancholy pop song called “Sukiyaki.” But there was something different…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 5, 2025
Can We Have Those Expanded Tax Brackets Now?: The ink is not even dry on the far-reaching domestic policy law that President Trump signed on Friday, and already state governments…
Song of the Day 7/4: Albert Brooks, “A Phone Call to Americans”
Albert Brooks released this 50 years ago on his comedy album "A Star Is Bought." The LP's concept was that it included a cut for each genre of radio station,…
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 4, 2025
W-what? Real news on the 4th Of July? I mean, besides America's ongoing experiment with Fascism? Ladeez And Gentlemen--YOUR 20th RD Democratic Candidate: Alonna Berry has been selected as the…
Song of the Day 7/3: The Pyramid, “The Summer of Last Year”
A bright, sunshiny day at the start of a holiday weekend calls for some sunshine pop. Bet you've never heard this one before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-U7Nge5bTw The Pyramid was a short-lived surf-music…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 3, 2025
The Final Day Of America As We Know It? Yes. There's no way the Rethugs get this close and fail to seal the deal on Fascism: The House took its…
Song of the Day 7/2: Fine Young Cannibals, “She Drives Me Crazy”
If you thought the Immigrants Are Eating Pets story was as gormless as Republican fantasies got, think again. You could tell Kristi Noem wasn't right in the head when she…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Just Shut Up-Part One: Republican Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday that despite voting in favor of the sweeping tax and spending package, she wants the House to return the…
Song of the Day 7/1: Seatrain, “I’m Willin’”
El Som revealed the other day that the first albums he purchased were the debut LPs by Rotary Connection and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Commenter Erik Van Anglen chipped in…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Major shout-outs to Joe Connor, The MoMo, and others who stayed up later than I do these days, for keeping the midnight oil burning in Leg Hall. Were there any…
Song of the Day 6/30: Mott the Hoople, “Ready for Love”
Nobody ever had to tell Mick Ralphs "shut up and play your guitar." The founding guitarist for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, who died last week, always let his…
WTF Is Going On In RD 20?
More specifically, WTF is going on with the RD 20 Democrats? Unless I missed it, we have neither a 'call' to the election, nor a date for the Special Election. …