Posts by Alby

Is Donald Trump more unhinged than usual lately? It's a hard theory to prove, given how unhinged he's been for years, but the lunatic pronouncements seem to be coming at…

What started as a kerfuffle and grew into a foofaraw has now become a major ruckus. It started when singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour was scheduled to play at Gillette…

Ending months of speculation, Mitch McConnell was wheeled into the Capitol yesterday, proving that rumors of his death had been greatly exaggerated. It was the first time the 84-year-old was…

Delaware was the first state to adopt the Constitution, but it's the last to hold primary elections. In much of the state, the primaries are the only elections that matter.…

This one's for Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who ran as a hard-fighting progressive and turned out to be a MAGAfied wuss. "You're No Good," Linda Ronstadt's first and only No.…

Master of deflection Donald Trump, in Ireland to watch a tournament at another of his money-losing golf courses, threw the assembled media into a stenographic frenzy yesterday simply by saying…

Can we call it fascism yet? Last night's Trumpapalooza rally in Dallas featured everything but the salute, as Trump asked the less-than-full house, "Please raise your right hand. I pledge…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The story behind “Friday on My Mind” is an immigrant success story. In 1964, four young guys in Australia met at Sydney's Villawood Migrant Hostel,…

Many critics considered Cassandra Wilson, who died last week at age 70, the finest jazz singer of her generation, but the truth was she could work in any musical context…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona If songwriter Bobby Troup hadn’t changed his plan on a cross-country drive to California, his famous tune might have been called "(Get Your Kicks on)…

Donald Trump, or maybe Natalie Harp, went on an AI slop-posting spree overnight, full of the usual braggadocio, apocalyptic imagery and imbecilic ideas – renaming New Mexico "New America," blowing up…

Ever notice how all the things Trump considers entertaining are the same things that appeal to 13-year-old boys? UFC bouts on the lawn, car races through the streets, stuff going…

Every presidential administration gets the satiric songwriter it needs. Randy Rainbow got us through the first Trump term and the Biden years, but he's given way in Trump 2.0 to…