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BREAKING: Ivanka Pulls A ‘Hillary’!
I can’t make this up. Guess who just got busted for using a private e-mail server for government business. Yep, Ivanka Trump: From the Washington Post story: Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 19, 2018
Figured I’d rummage through my ‘Best Songs Of The Year’ lists to resurrect some great tunes. This one is from 2011:
Open Thread For Nov. 19, 2018: No More Mr. Nice Guy
Memo to Democrats: Nice Won’t Cut It. This is so obvious that EVEN Delaware’s neutered delegation should recognize it. You don’t have to be a dick about it. Just stand for something other than ‘reaching across the aisle’. Trump Trashes The Guy Who Got Bin Laden. Calls him a ‘Hillary supporter’. Trump gets less well […]
Open Thread For Nov. 18, 2018: “Good People On Both Sides”
Like the Pasco Pipebombers. You just know that Trump would sidestep every possibility to bury these bastards. Hey, at least it’ll be that much longer before these miscreants get their Florida voting rights back. Just check out that munitions stash. Why doesn’t California rake their forest floor? You know, like Finland. State Department Official Resigns […]
Song(s) Of The Day: Nov. 18, 2018
I had to end this week saluting artists who I’ve booked at the Gild Hall with my favorite guests of all time. Not only were the Holmes Brothers wonderful performers, but they became adopted sons to our audience. They loved coming here as much as we loved having them. The nicest people of all time. […]
Who Are Your Delaware Progressive MVP’s For 2018?
Pretty sure I didn’t do a list last year as there were so few possibilities. And/or b/c I was deep into a Trump funk. This year is different. So many choices. So, here are the rules: Nominate someone for the list. The standard is: Who most helped the progressive cause in Delaware in 2018? While […]
Open Thread For Nov. 17, 2018: American Myopia
From France, Mssr. Al sends us this gimlet-eyed view of American self-delusion. It’s brilliant. An excerpt: There’s a verbal tic particular to a certain kind of response to a certain kind of story about the thinness and desperation of American society; about the person who died of preventable illness or the Kickstarter campaign to help […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 17, 2018
Stanley Dural, aka ‘Buckwheat Zydeco’, was one of the nicest people to ever grace the Arden Gild Hall stage. During his first appearance back in 2005, he invited all the kids in the audience (there were a lot, this being a family-friendly show) up on stage, where he got them to dance and sing along […]
Open Thread For Nov. 16, 2018: WikiLeaks Leak
You’re not supposed to know this (it was not meant to be made public) but…Julian Assange has been indicted by the DOJ. It raises issues about freedom of the press that are far from simple to resolve. Trouble in paradise? Trump dissing Hannity for being lazy. The right-wing Larry King. Senate Rethugs To Trump: Name […]
Song(s) Of The Day: Nov. 16, 2018
In March of 2009, Alejandro Escovedo brought his Acoustic Trio to the Gild Hall and put on a transcendent show. The band entered through the gates of ‘Castle Adamant’, which was onstage for the upcoming Gilbert & Sullivan production. His encore was 20 minutes spent strolling and playing throughout the audience of the sold-out show. […]
Open Thread For Nov. 15, 2018: About Face(book)!
The ‘failing’ NY Times commits some great journalism, and exposes many of the sins of Facebook in this epic article. You simply must read the whole thing. Here’s an excerpt to tease you with: While Mr. Zuckerberg has conducted a public apology tour in the last year, Ms. Sandberg has overseen an aggressive lobbying campaign […]
Song(ssss) Of The Day: Nov. 15, 2018
Some of my favorite shows showcase people who aren’t well-known yet. I usually joke that our goal is to help them get to the point where we can no longer afford them. One of those shows took place on a snowy night back in January of 2010. A really good crowd, considering the weather, showed […]
Open Thread For Nov. 14, 2018: Delaware Day
New Castle County Council Gets Better. A lot better. Add Dee Durham and Dave Carter. Subtract Bob Weiner and Bill Powers. BTW, if you go to Weiner’s Facebook, he was wein-ing about his signs being defaced. Two signs. Which left him with only about 10,000 other signs in the district. Asshole. This whole Vaughn Corrections […]
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