As yesterday's Graham Parker song illustrated, something about minor chords and a reggae beat seemed to put '70s and '80s rockers in an apocalyptic mood. When Eric Bazilian and Rob…
Despite all the post-election finger-pointing, everyone has overlooked what might have turned the tide in Trump's favor: P'Nut the squirrel. For those too busy paying attention to important matters like…
While everything pretty much sucked on the national scene, Delaware continued to break the mold when it comes to progressive success. Why? Well, first because progressive policies are popular and…
There ain't no answers in me. This was one of Graham Parker's signature tunes when he burst onto the British music scene in the brief period in 1976 between the…
The idiom is so old its origins are uncertain, but for centuries now going to the dogs has meant going downhill, if not to outright ruin. Now it's America's turn.…
You can find lots of analysis anywhere you look about how and why Democrats lost the election, but you're going to have to find it without any help from me,…
On Return Day, House members and staff wore '495' stickers, celebrating the end of the short, but far-too-long, reign of Val Longhurst as Speaker. 495 days. Such humorous stickers are…
Back in March, Song of the Day featured a tune dubbed the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet. Known only from a tape made from a radio broadcast back in…
I kinda buried this story a couple of days ago, but it deserves better. As do the people that Purzycki and the cops are trying to roust out of Buccini/Pollinville:…
Yesterday I set out to find an alternative to fill the void in the post-MSNBC phase of my life. I'd always been intrigued with the notion of Scandinavian noir. Perhaps…
Quincy Jones scored almost three dozen films, including "In the Heat of the Night," "The Italian Job" and "The Color Purple." The first of them came years after he wrote…
What ProPublica Will Cover In A Second Trump Presidency. At least we can look forward to great journalism from one place that hasn't been utterly compromised: Sixteen years ago, we…