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Song of the Day 11/5: Counting Crows, “Omaha”

By Alby November 5, 20242 Comments

The odds are against it, but thanks to the quirks of the Electoral College, if all the toss-up states break just the right way, the presidential race could come down…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

By Alby November 5, 202418 Comments

I don't know who first said this or where it originally appeared, but I've seen it referenced a couple of times in recent days, and I think it comes closer…

Song of the Day 11/4: Huffamoose, “Wait”

By Alby November 4, 2024

WXPN's David Dye is so impatient for the election to be over he devoted an entire show yesterday to songs about waiting. I had completely forgotten about this one, which…

DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 4, 2024

By Alby November 4, 202433 Comments

See what happens when you don't pay the paperboy? There's not much point in linking to news stories this late in the day. Use the space to make your predictions,…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 3, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202411 Comments

Looks Like The Harris Surge Is--Real. The NYTimes/Siena Poll, which has shown weaker numbers for Harris than comparable polls in the past, now shows a significant surge for Harris. I…

Different Strokes for Different Folks

By Alby November 2, 20244 Comments

Two Monica Beard mailers landed in my mailbox yesterday. At first glance they seemed like duplicates, because both showed her against a pink background on the front, with a list…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 2, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20249 Comments

Does Trump WANT To Lose? I'm starting to think so. Because he'd rather have to reprise the 'election was stolen' meme from 2020 than to actually have to do the…

Song of the Day 11/1: The Temptations, “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)”

By Alby November 1, 2024

Another song that sadly hasn't lost any relevance over the past 54 years. In early 1970 Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong took a hard look at the wreckage of the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, November 1, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 1, 20245 Comments

Trump Fantasizes About Liz Cheney...With Guns Trained On Her: During an onstage conversation with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Ariz., Trump launched into a meandering diatribe against Cheney, who…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2024

By El Somnambulo November 1, 202412 Comments

A surprisingly superb selection this month. 'Surprising' in that I have a rule. It's a stupid rule, but a rule nonetheless: If a song comes out, but is on an…

Song of the Day 10/31: Camille Saint-Saëns, “La Danse Macabre”

By Alby October 31, 20247 Comments

Camille Saint-Saëns was one of the most famous and prolific composers of his day, and his serious works are part of the classical canon, but he's best known to the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 31, 2024

By El Somnambulo October 31, 202421 Comments

Personal To Feckless Joe: Can't you just shut up for one more week? Or, you know, maybe stop sending more weapons to Israel? Or both? A Garbage Truck Named Trump. …

Song of the Day 10/30: Garbage, “The Men Who Rule the World”

By Alby October 30, 2024

Joe Biden is getting grief for calling MAGAts "garbage," which I maintain was just him being polite. Garbage got its name when a friend used the term to describe the…