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Song of the Day 12/28: Suede, “Electricity”
There are lots of reasons Americans are firmly against AI, but perhaps the biggest is what it will do to your electric bills. A Bloomberg News analysis found that areas near data centers electricity costs increase as much as 267% compared to five years ago. And if you think it’s bad now, just wait until […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 28, 2025
AI Toys For Kids:What Could Go Wrong?: If you’re shopping for a child in your life, you may soon run into an AI toy – a stuffed animal or toy robot that can have conversations with children thanks to integration with a chatbot. AI toys have the capacity to be entertaining or educational. They also […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 27, 2025
Saltwater Intrusion In Delaware. It’s here. It’s real. What will we do about it? An award-worthy three-part series in, where else, Spotlight Delaware. Reported by Maddy Lauria: ‘Coal Mine Canaries’ of climate change: “With sea level rise increasing every year, the salinity levels are also increasing now to the point where the freshwater is not […]
Song of the Day 12/26: Ben Folds Five, “Brick”
Nobody sets a happy story on Dec. 26. So when Ben Folds’ song opens with a timestamp – 6 a.m., day after Christmas – it pretty much guarantees we’re about to hear a sad tale. And we do. Folds’ autobiographical account of his high school girlfriend’s abortion and its emotional aftermath appeared on his band’s […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 26, 2025
A Christian Nation Smiting Those Who Would Kill Christians: The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria, President Trump announced on Thursday, the latest American military campaign against a nonstate adversary — in this case, Islamic jihadis who the president asserts have been slaughtering Christians. Mr. Trump said […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 25, 2025
Happy holidays, everybody! And/or to the discerning few who read DL on what is traditionally our slowest day of the year. As always, My Christmas Gift To You, my 50 Fave Tunes of the Year, begins tomorrow. 10 tunes each day. No exchanges, no returns. Let’s see if I can conjure up some stuff worth […]
Song(s) of the Day 12/25: The Year’s Most Popular Christmas Songs From the Archive
Visitors hit the archive every Christmas for holiday songs from years past. There are the most visited holiday songs from the archive this year. Admittedly, they would make a disjointed playlist, so I’ll just leave the links here. Song of the Day 12/22: The Moonglows, “Hey Santa Claus” Song of the Day 12/20: Seymour Swine […]
Song of the Day 12/24: Jimmy Boyd, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
When you hear this novelty tune these days, it’s usually the Jackson 5’s version, with 12-year-old Michael playing the youngster shocked to see his mother canoodling with Kris Kringle. It appeared on the group’s 1970 Christmas album, their fourth for Motown, and Michael was already a star. Jimmy Boyd was a year older when he […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Trooper Died A Hero In DMV Shooting: A 44-year-old man with a gun entered the facility off of Route 13 and Hessler Boulevard in Minquidale at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2025, according to police. He confronted a Delaware State Police Trooper who was working overtime at the reception desk at the front of […]
Song of the Day 12/23: Angela Lansbury, “We Need a Little Christmas”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona “We Need a Little Christmas” is a Christmas song about celebrating Christmas when it’s not Christmastime. Auntie Mame has just lost all her money in the 1929 stock market crash. She needs cheering up right now. So forget the calendar, “We Need a Little Christmas,” she tells her household. “Haul […]
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