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DL Open Thread Thursday, June 3, 2021

By Alby June 3, 20216 Comments

All of us who thought Biden for President was a dreadful mistake are settling down for a hearty meal of crow these days -- Smilin' Joe turns out to be…

Generic News Roundup (In Case of Ennui Break Glass)

By Alby June 1, 20216 Comments

I understand Jason330's despair at trying to summarize the news lately. The media, as they did during the maladministration of the Last Guy, have fallen into a tiresome reliance on…

Song of the Day 5/31: “Taps”

By Alby May 31, 20212 Comments

The 24 notes of this bugle call might be America's most recognizable tune. Veterans are most familiar with it from its daily sounding at 2100 hours, or lights out --…

Song of the Day 5/30: B.J. Thomas, “[Hey Won’t You Play] Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”

By Alby May 30, 20211 Comment

Pop, county and gospel singer Billy Joe Thomas died yesterday at age 78, three months after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Though he's most famous for his pop…

DL Open Thread Sunday, May 30, 2021

By Alby May 30, 20212 Comments

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”

By Alby May 28, 20214 Comments

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”

By Alby May 27, 20211 Comment

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

By Alby May 27, 20212 Comments

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

By Alby May 27, 20218 Comments

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”

By Alby May 26, 20211 Comment

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”

By Alby May 25, 20216 Comments

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”

By Alby May 24, 20213 Comments

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”

By Alby May 23, 20214 Comments

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…