Song of the Day 5/26: Stevie Wonder, “Too High”
There's a reason "the dog ate my homework" was a plausible excuse, and had a better chance of working with teachers who owned dogs: Dogs will eat anything. Too picky…
Song of the Day 5/23: Paul Simon, “Graceland”
For supermarket tabloids, Elvis is the gift that keeps on giving, even though he's been dead for nearly 50 years. A headline the Weekly World News might have invented declared…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 22, 2024
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Rehoboth Beach, the resort town of 1,100 year-round residents that gifted Delaware politics with Pete Schwartzkopf and Kathy McGuiness, is embroiled in a controversy that for once involves neither of…
Song of the Day 5/21: Randy Rainbow, “Forty-Five”
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This is a weird coincidence. Just a couple of days after featuring "9 to 5" as Song of the Day, Randy Rainbow released a new parody song set to its…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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That Trump trial in New York is getting close to its conclusion, with all the plot twists the writers could think up. Michael Cohen revealed on cross-examination that he stole…
Song of the Day 5/20: King Willonius, “Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body”
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It's not exactly life imitating art, more like reality imitating reality TV, but the Catfightin' Congresswomen of Washington could be the hottest new show in the capital. In last week's…
DL Open Thread Monday, May 20, 2024
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Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed when his helicopter crashed. That should give conspiracy theorists plenty of grist, but analysts agree the effects will be internal, because he was seen…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 19, 2024
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Brief campaign note. Was knocking doors for Branden Fletcher Dominguez yesterday, and I was paired with Susan Sander, who just won a seat on the Red Clay School Board. She's…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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You can tell Donald Trump has been stung by the fact that, contrary to what pollsters will tell you, he doesn't have all that many diehard fans. The proof: He…
DL Open Thread Monday, May 13, 2024
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A little wake-up call for anyone who thinks putting Republicans in power would help the Palestinians in Gaza: South Carolina lickspittle Lindsay Graham wants Israel to nuke Gaza. It won't…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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If you want to dominate the headlines, it helps to be the defendant in four legal proceedings simultaneously. Luckily for Trump, the one serious crime he's accused of, stealing top-secret…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Hamas has agreed to a cease-fire proposal put together by Egypt and Qatar. Netanyahu, who faces jail time for corruption as soon as the fighting stops, rejected it. I wish…
DL Open Thread Monday, May 6, 2024
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Whatever happened to "the home of the brave"? This country has an entire political party scared to confront the sociopath who leads it, and his lickspittles are vying for a…