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DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 19, 20253 Comments

From Men To Boys--Those Billionaires And Their Hormones: Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to lament the absence of “masculine energy” in the…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 18, 202510 Comments

Sad. MAGAts And Donors Must Watch Inauguration--On A Jumbotron: Now, instead of hundreds of thousands of Trump voters gathering at the U.S. Capitol to watch their president begin his second…

David Lynch: An Appreciation

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20253 Comments

Guest Post By Gary Mullinax: David Lynch was a movie director who started with a slimy baby that looks like a skinned rabbit (and might really have been one), then…

Monique Johns Doesn’t Seem To Stand For Anything

By El Somnambulo January 17, 202517 Comments

Guest Post By Accende Lucem: On November 5, 2024, I walked into the polls and voted for Monique Johns for New Castle County Council President. As an old school Democrat…

Song of the Day 1/17: Arthur Conley, “Funky Street”

By Alby January 17, 2025

One-hit wonders get more attention, but there are lots of two-hit wonders out there, too. Arthur Conley, for example. Conley was singing for minor labels from the late '50s to…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 17, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 17, 20252 Comments

NYC's Top Criminal Heads To Mar-A-Lago, Seeking Pardon. Betcha he gets one: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, his re-election chances in doubt and a federal indictment looming over…

Song of the Day 1/16: Kesha, “Tik Tok”

By Alby January 16, 2025

The deadline for whatever happens to TikTok is fast approaching. I don't use social media, so it won't affect me directly no matter what happens, but lots of people are…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 16, 20258 Comments

Joseph Heller was acclaimed for his novel 'Catch-22', which enjoyed ca(t)che with anti-war protestors in the '60's. Gotta admit, started it, didn't like it, didn't finish it. Have no desire…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 16, 202521 Comments

Netanyahu Gonna Netanyahu. Holds up deal: Last-minute disputes appeared to hold up an expected Israeli cabinet vote on Thursday that could formally ratify a cease-fire deal with Hamas that has…

BREAKING: Israel and Hamas Agree To Cease-Fire, Hostage Release

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20252 Comments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/15/israel-war-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-news-hamas/ A hostage and ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel has been reached Wednesday following more than 15 months of extraordinary bloodshed and violence in Gaza, said a senior U.S.…