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Song of the Day 10/1: Rod McKuen, “Jean”

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

For all the tributes to Dame Maggie Smith since her death last week, I haven't seen a single one mention the No. 2 hit that its composer said was written…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

Now that Israel has decapitated Iran's proxy, Hezbollah, Iran itself has decided to get into the act, firing off almost 200 missiles at Israel. You don't have to be Nostradamus…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

By Alby October 1, 202423 Comments

Israel has let slip its dogs of war with a military invasion of Lebanon. If the idea is to wipe out Hezbollah, well, it didn't work last time, it almost…

Song of the Day 9/30: Kris Kristofferson, “The Law Is for Protection of the People”

By Alby September 30, 2024

If Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at 88, had been invented by a novelist, the author would be accused of engaging in magical realism. C'mon, a Rhodes Scholar helicopter pilot…

DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 30, 2024

By Alby September 30, 20243 Comments

Reading the news has convinced me that there are way, way too many people writing about the election, which most people don't want to read about because Republicans make them…

DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 28, 2024

By Alby September 29, 20242 Comments

Politicians will lie about anything, but a Republican running for Congress in Virginia's 7th District has taken it to a new level. Derrick Anderson, an ex-Green Beret, is single, but…

Song of the Day 9/28: Stevie Nicks, “The Lighthouse”

By Alby September 28, 20241 Comment

Stevie Nicks has never been a topical songwriter. Almost all her songs are personal and emotional, which makes the single she released Friday, her first new song in years, all…

DL Open Thread Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024

By Alby September 28, 202417 Comments

When Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, many pundits pointed out that what seemed like a truncated campaign, a three-month "sprint" to Election Day, was the full length…

Song of the Day 9/27: The Cure, “Friday I’m in Love”

By Alby September 27, 20241 Comment

The Cure, the venerable British band led by Robert Smith, released its first new song in 16 years this week ahead of the November release of a new album. "Alone"…

DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 27, 2024

By Alby September 27, 202410 Comments

We'll have another damp day, but nothing like the inundation in the Southeast, where Helene dumped an amount of rain seen once every thousand years. Given the lack of progress…

What Else I Want to See Happen

By Alby September 26, 20248 Comments

El Somnambulo asked this question last week, but unlike others, my answer is backward-looking. I still want to see an actual audit of Bethany Hall-Long's books, because I still don't…

Song of the Day 9/26: Scorpions, “Rock You Like a Hurricane”

By Alby September 26, 2024

As Hurricane Helene prepares to strike Florida's Gulf Coast, I'm reminded of how frequently those storms come up in popular music, at least here in the Western Hemisphere. Hurricanes go…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

By Alby September 26, 20241 Comment

It was so quaint of Hillary Clinton to think that our nation's deplorables would fit in one basket. We got more than a basketful just in yesterday's news. New York…