DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 30, 2024
I've kept up my vaccinations, so I'm immune to Olympic fever, but as a part-time resident of Paris I've been following organizers' quixotic quest to have athletes swim in the…
Song of the Day 7/29: The Police, “Every Breath You Take”
Though 1983 was the year Michael Jackson's "Thriller" put five singles on Billboard's Year-End Top 100 chart, even "Billy Jean" missed the top spot. It finished second to what became…
DL Open Thread Monday, July 29, 2024
I was assured several days ago that Republicans would welcome a race against Kamala Harris because they had lots of ways to attack her. So far the attacks have been…
Song of the Day 7/26: The Who, “Did You Steal My Money”
A musical question Bethany Hall Long's campaign donors should be asking her husband. From "Face Dances," the 1981 album that was the band's first with Kenney Jones in place of…
Song of the Day 7/24: Harry Belafonte, “Cocoanut Woman”
The siloed existence of American political reporters is a wonder to behold. They talk confidently of how Kamala Harris is perceived by the public without ever acknowledging that, as countless…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Karl Baker at Spotlight Delaware dove into the 2024 Delaware Bond Bill so you don't have to, and he found lots of specific projects under vague descriptions, obscuring the total…
Song of the Day 7/23: McFadden & Whitehead, “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”
The Harris for President people have their hands full, so I doubt anyone has thought about what the campaign's theme song should be. I humbly propose this 1979 disco hit,…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 23, 2024
America's political scribblers have been having a conniption for the past 24 hours because Democratic voters and donors rallied to Kamala Harris as soon as Biden announced his withdrawal from…
Song of the Day 7/22: NSYNC, “Bye Bye Bye”
Considering how many good things he did and tried to do, Joe Biden has been widely unappreciated during his four years in the White House. He has governed well to…
DL Open Thread Monday, July 22, 2024
It was a sad day for Delaware as its beloved hometown hero was forced to the sidelines. Aubrey Plaza was spotted on crutches at the WNBA All-Star game, where she…
Breaking: Biden Is Out
Joe Biden announced he's withdrawing from the presidential race. https://news.sky.com/story/joe-biden-pulls-out-of-2024-us-presidential-race-13178802
Song of the Day 7/20: The Newbeats, “Bread and Butter”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When the Newbeats sang their new 1964 earworm hit “Bread and Butter” on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand,” teens all over America were surprised to see…
Song of the Day 7/19: Eddie Vedder, “Save It for Later”
Lots of TV shows lean on pop and rock songs to serve as their soundtracks, some more heavily than others (when medical shows proliferated, putting the word "breathe" in your…