Song of the Day 8/20: Barbra Streisand, “Woman in Love”
Long after people have forgotten that Barbra Streisand was a great singer (let's face it, younger people don't realize it now), she will be remembered for giving her name to…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026
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The backlash against Flock, the warrantless surveillance network masquerading as red-light cameras, reached Delaware the other day when a Graylyn Crest man damaged one with a shotgun blast. Kevin Smith,…
Song of the Day 8/19: Bruno Mars, “Natalie”
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Wow, did Jon Ossoff strike a nerve. He mentioned the name – just the first name, mind you – of the young aide who travels around with Donald Trump and…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026
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Gov. Matt Meyer's primary endorsements against incumbent Democrats who disagreed with him drew criticism from Senate Pro Tem Dave Sokola, continuing Meyer's long-running battle with a Delaware Democratic Party that…
Song of the Day 8/18: McCarthy, “The Procession of Popular Capitalism”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When Michael Stipe first sang “Exhuming McCarthy” with R.E.M. in 1987, the title alluded to the early ‘50s right-wing, commie-hunting, fear-mongering U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy.…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026
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Not only is Big Tech forcing Americans to pay for their unwanted products, the federal government is incentivizing them to do it. Last year, corporations ran away with one of…
Song of the Day 8/17: Soundmaster T, “2 Much Booty (in da Pants)”
Donald Trump has always had a capacious caboose, but as El Somnambulo points out in today's Open Thread, these days something else is going on back there. Even a diaper-covered…
Song of the Day 8/16: Franki Valli, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”
Some guys just don't know when to hang it up. Back in May Frankie Valli, who sold more records in the '60s than anyone except the Beatles, canceled a string…
Song of the Day 8/14: Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
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One of the longest-running feuds in rock history was put to bed last Wednesday, for one night at least, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore joined the current iteration of Deep Purple…
Song of the Day 8/13: Rod Stewart, “Rhythm of My Heart”
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Rod Stewart, now 81, has canceled the remaining dates on his farewell tour after a heart operation to insert a stent in a cardiac artery. His announcement said the shows…
Song of the Day 8/12: Pat Benatar, “You Better Run”
Donald Trump's escape from Turkey via a catering cart has already become the stuff of legend, and not in a good way. While journalists fume about being used as decoys,…
Song of the Day 8/11: The Cowsills, “Hair”
Donald Trump is physically decomposing. He's so decrepit he can barely move from one golf cart to another, making his latest club championship a true work of art – the…
Song of the Day 8/10: Plas Johnson/Henry Mancini, “The Pink Panther Theme”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Solos by even the most famous jazz musicians rarely get a huge national audience and become part of America's aural landscape. But that happened with…