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Song of the Day 12/13: The Killers, “Mr. Brightside”

By Alby December 13, 2024

WXPN concluded its countdown of the best songs of the century so far last evening, and I can't quibble with the top song. Jack White's "Seven Nation Army" is familiar…

Join Me in Donating to Friendship House

By Alby December 13, 20249 Comments

Given the city of Wilmington's war on the homeless and unhoused, my annual donation to Friendship House is needed more than ever, so I thought I'd try something here on…

DL Open Thread: Friday, December 13, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 13, 202413 Comments

Mayor Mike Vs. The Reverend (Not That One): Who Ya Gonna Believe?: A week after the pastor of a Wilmington church and 250 signatories sent a letter to the city…

Song of the Day 12/12: Joni Mitchell, “River”

By Alby December 12, 20249 Comments

I'm not violating my Only 12 Days of Christmas music rule, because this is not a Christmas song. It's a breakup song of sadness and regret that mentions the approach…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 12, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 12, 20249 Comments

Support Your Brandywine School District Teachers! As near as I can piece things together, this is why you're seeing the occasional picket line, the T-shirts in solidarity, and other public…

DL Exclusive: How Ray Seigfried’s Campaign Sought To Disenfranchise Caucus Voters…

By El Somnambulo December 11, 20249 Comments

...In fact, even threatened possible legal action if the County Democratic Party wouldn't consider the grievance filed by one of Ray's supporters. The grievance claimed that County rules should have…

Song of the Day 12/11: We Five, “You Were on My Mind”

By Alby December 11, 20242 Comments

They don't get much credit for it, but the San Francisco group We Five recorded one of the first folk-rock songs to reach the top of the American charts. In…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 11, 202421 Comments

"I got a headful of ideas, that are drivin' me insane." Bob Dylan. Couldn't sleep last night. Had a headful of ideas. Got up. Wrote a piece. Which may, or…

Song of the Day 12/10: Mary Hopkin, “Goodbye”

By Alby December 10, 2024

Paul Krugman, the Princeton economist hired by the New York Times in 2000, published his last column for the newspaper today. He will be sorely missed, or would be if…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 10, 202412 Comments

Last Night's Biggest Loser: The Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus. Since the 2020 election, the caucus has been the most effective instrument for progressive change I've ever seen in Delaware. …

Insiders Sweep Special Election Caucuses

By El Somnambulo December 9, 202417 Comments

Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried. Running to take the place of Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. They even exhumed fuckin' Gerald Brady to come out to vote for Cruce.…

DL Open Thread: Monday, December 9, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 9, 202432 Comments

Matt Meyer Was Right. And, yes, insiders are putting their thumbs on the scale when it comes to the Special Elections: Frustrations over political jockeying and an alleged lack of…

Song of the Day 12/8: The Ramones, “High Risk Insurance”

By Alby December 8, 2024

There's gonna be a big run on this stuff. The Ramones were into it before anybody. It was popular, too. "End of the Century" was the band's fifth LP, released…