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Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending Jan. 1, 2026
“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We can hop on our bikes and our ritual is that we are always biking from our home to L(ewe)s. We do a little bit of […]
Song of the Day 1/2: The American Breed, “Bend Me, Shape Me”
This song, a No. 5 hit for the American Breed in 1968, was prophetically titled – several bands covered it in the ’60s, and it sounded different each time. Credited to Scott English, best known for co-writing Barry Manilow’s “Mandy,” and Larry Weiss, who co-wrote “Rhinestone Cowboy,” it was first recorded by the Outsiders for […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026
I have a question to start: We’ve had two notable murders in Delaware over the past two weeks. When the former owner of the Stone Balloon, who is also the former husband of Jill Biden, has been incarcerated for allegedly murdering his wife right here in Delaware, why hasn’t a single major Delaware news outlet […]
Song of the Day 1/1: Ferko String Band, “When You’re Smiling”
When I think of Mummers string bands, I imagine the string bands of my childhood – masses of banjos in parade formation, supplemented by saxophones and glockenspiels, all played by guys wearing sequins and plywood backpieces adorned with ostrich feathers. They probably had their heyday in post-WWII era, when Ferko String Band cut some LPs. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Trump Declares Defeat In LA, Chicago and Portland: President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is pulling the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, although the troops already had a limited presence becausethe states involved had sued to block their deployment. Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that troops would […]
Delaware 2025: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous
THE GOOD: Jan. 17: Gov. Meyer commits to scaling back windfalls to large corporations. Says he will focus on small business development instead. March 5: Gov. Meyer proposes energy reforms, including more power to challenge rate increases. Both the Governor and the General Assembly ultimately follow through on these proposals. March 7: Delaware Supreme Court […]
Song of the Day 12/31: Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, “Bonnie and Clyde”
Yesterday for Song of the Day I related the story of Serge Gainsbourg’s disastrous first date with Brigitte Bardot, who was married at the time, and how she told him that to make it up to her he should write “the most beautiful love song he could imagine.” He wrote the steamy duet “Je T’Aime…Moi […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
ICE To Spend $100 Mill To Recruit More Goons: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning to spend $100 million over a one-year period to recruit gun-rights supporters and military enthusiasts through online influencers and a geo-targeted advertising campaign, part of what the agency called a “wartime recruitment” strategy it said was critical to […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Trump’s War On Venezuela Expands. Shouldn’t, what’s the term I’m looking for, Congress, have a say in this?: The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, according to people briefed on the operation, a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the […]
Song of the Day 12/30: Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus”
Brigitte Bardot, who died Sunday at 91, owed her sex kitten image to the movies she made in the ’50s and ’60s, but her ambition, and the monetization of her erotic appeal, also extended to music. She wasn’t much of a singer, but after “Sidonie,” a song she recorded for the soundtrack of a 1962 […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2025: The Top 10!!
But first, let us put all of the great tunes in one place for those who have not been breathlessly following along to the Countdown: #’s 50-41 #’s 40-31 #’s 30-21 #’s 20-11 OK, here we go: 10: 9: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: It was only as I was ordering my Top 10 that […]
Song of the Day 12/29: Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, New Year’s Eve medley
Stephen Miller, the illegitimate child of Nosferatu and Joseph Goebbels, caused a stir the other day when he tweeted, “Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids. Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world.” He was mocked widely for holding up two sons of Italian […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 29, 2025
Homelessness In Delaware: First of a five-part series: This year’s homelessness point-in-time count – which, while flawed, is considered to be the foremost method used to track homeless populations across the country – showed Delaware’s homeless population rising by 16% from 2024. The count acts as a snapshot of the state of homelessness in Delaware […]
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