Song of the Day 3/20: The Tragically Hip, “Bobcaygeon”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Americans might have been puzzled by a recent Philadelphia Inquirer story about what Flyers’ hockey players want to hear on the song playlists that blast…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Banana republic isn't just a clothing store anymore. First the Supreme Court blew the layup about Texas' attempt to seize control of the border from the federal government, refusing to…
Sock Puppets Get Banned
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We've got several newbies – happens every election season – so it's time for a reminder: Sock puppets get banned. You get one screen name. Use a second one and…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Trump's lawyers whined that nobody will accept his real estate as collateral for the half-a-billion-dollar bond he has to post by Monday. Letitia James said Trump's assets could be seized…
Song of the Day 3/18: Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)”
For all the similarities between the music markets in the U.S. and Britain, some acts just never cross over. For every David Bowie, embraced as a taste-setter in America, there's…
DL Open Thread Monday, March 18, 2024
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Donald Trump continued his Dotard America tour over the weekend, promising a "bloodbath" if he's not elected. Supporters are trying to pretend that he was talking about the auto industry,…
Song of the Day 3/17: Thin Lizzy, “Whiskey in the Jar”
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Popular Irish songs might sound ancient, but many aren't very old. "The Fields of Atheny," for example, is about the potato famine, but it was written in the 1970s. "Ragland…
Song of the Day 3/16: The Ink Spots, “We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)”
A theme song for the gubernatorial race. No editorial comment intended. The Ink Spots, among the country's most popular vocal groups in the 1930s and '40s, had tremendous influence on…
Song of the Day 3/15: The Ides of March, “Vehicle”
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An old anecdote tells of the student who went to see "Hamlet" and complained, "It's just a bunch of cliches strung together." Indeed, absent the Bard, would anyone refer to…
Song of the Day 3/14: Kate Bush, “Pi”
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Pi Day, so called because in American notation it looks like the first three digits of the mathematical constant (in Europe today is 14/3), is a bona fide holiday, designated…
Let Them Eat Cereal
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The CEO of Kellogg's, which has raised prices post-pandemic more than any other cereal company, thought this was a good time to mention a concept food processors have been pushing…
O’Mara’s In
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Former DNREC Secretary Collin O'Mara filed the paperwork, becoming the first Democrat to enter the race for governor. His pitch: Democrats control every statewide office and both houses of the…
Song of the Day 3/13: David Allan Coe, “Take This Job and Shove It”
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Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado is among the 23 Republican House members who announced they would not seek reelection this year, but yesterday he went them one better: He's not…