DL Open Thread: Monday, Feb. 16, 2026
Everyone But Trump Takes Fall Over Epstein Ties. Casey Wasserman: Prominent US agent Casey Wasserman is selling his talent company after documents linking him to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell…
Song of the Day 2/15: Kate Bush, “Wuthering Heights”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Many adaptations of “Wuthering Heights” have come along since Emily Bronte wrote it in 1847, but there’s been little agreement about which has best captured…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: February 15, 2026
The 'Looksmaxxing Mainstream'. Is this what Michael Jackson was going for?: Clavicular is 6-foot-2, weighs 180 pounds and has a 31-inch waist. His biacromial width — basically the span of…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
This Is Not Fascism. Right?: The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for…
Song of the Day 2/13: Martin Denny, “Quiet Village”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona In a deep freeze like the one we’ve been locked into, one’s thoughts naturally turn to palm trees, tiki torches and exotic bird calls to…
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 13, 2026
The Conspiracy Theorists Were Right: Journalists and researchers will spend the next months ferreting through the Epstein files in search of further criminal conduct or a new conspiratorial wrinkle. But…
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending Feb. 12, 2026
“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We…
BREAKING: Trump ‘Erases Government Power To Fight Climate Change’
From the New York Times: President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal…
Song of the Day 2/12: 3 Doors Down, “Kryptonite”
Tragedy has stalked 3 Doors Down, one of the most successful rock bands of the '00s, yet again. Lead singer and original drummer Brad Arnold, the last original member of…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026
You Helped Kill The Daedalus Proposal. Along with some great reporters who wouldn't let go of the story. Sarah Mueller: The idea of Daedalus doing business with either state sparked…
Taxpayer-Funded Bribes Could Only Keep Incyte Here–Until Today
Breaking News from WDEL: Less than two years after buying two downtown Wilmington properties known as Bracebridge I and III on 11th Street at King and French streets, Incyte Corporation…
Song of the Day 2/11: Pete Seeger, “Little Boxes”
H/t El Somnambulo, who wanted to know if this song was inspired by Levittown, the early suburban development whose 750-square-foot houses would qualify as "tiny homes" today. First off, El…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026
'Flooding The Zone' In The Age Of Trump: FBI Takes Marching Orders From Discredited Conspiracy Theorist: The FBI’s rationale behind raiding the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month…