DL Open Thread Sunday, May 30, 2021
Another day, another reason to worry that Chris Coons is going to fuck us up like the no-so-secret Republican he is. David Dayen the American Prospect reports that Coons is…
Song of the Day 5/28: Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides, Now”
I'm going to guess this is Chris Coons' favorite song. He's looked at the issues from both sides now, and still somehow he really doesn't know Republicans at all. Before…
Song of the Day 5/27: Everclear, “Santa Monica”
I've been on a bit of a '90s kick lately -- I'm more and more convinced that decade was rock music's last hurrah -- and this tune has gotten lodged…
Bipartisanship Is a Mug’s Game
The seeds of our current obstructionist Republican Party were sown during the Clinton administration, when Bill Clinton signed a Republican "welfare reform" bill and, in the Republican view, stole all…
DL Open Thread Thursday, May 27, 2021
Whenever someone has suggested that the Covid-19 virus might have escaped from a Chinese lab, authorities have been quick to bat it down (see what I did there?) That's probably…
Song of the Day 5/26: Bobby McFerrin, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
I wanted to follow up yesterday's examination of "We Built This City" with another tune that turns up high on most lists of Worst Songs Ever, so I offer this…
Song of the Day 5/25: Starship, “We Built This City”
There is a widely held misconception about this song. It is not the "worst song" of all time. It's the most hated song of all time. It might sound like…
Song of the Day 5/24: Pink Floyd w/ Stephane Grappelli, “Wish You Were Here”
I'm not much of a Pink Floyd fan -- I probably haven't listened to "Dark Side of the Moon" all the way through in 40 years -- but you don't…
Song of the Day 5/23: Frank Zappa, “Montana”
As if the story of the Hockessin woman who dognapped her neighbor's 6-month-old Pyredoodle and dumped it on a New Jersey roadside wasn't weird enough, the victim said this incident…
DL Open Thread Sunday, May 23, 2021
Quote of the Day: Maybe it’s just because of lingering cartoon stereotypes about German efficiency, but I always assumed Nazis would be, like, unusually competent, y’know? Having lived through the…
Song of the Day 5/21: Pink Floyd, “Have a Cigar”
This one's for El Somnambulo, who's a bit miffed that guys who smoke expensive cigars will pay a lower tax rate than people who smoke El Ropos. Contra Sigmund Freud,…
DL Open Thread Friday, May 21, 2021
This is a short news roundup today for a simple reason: Damn near every story on the internet tells me I should be very, very afraid of damn near everything.…
Song of the Day 5/20: Carole King, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”
There's no question Carole King belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- she's been there, along with her first husband and lyricist, Gerry Goffin, since 1990. By…