Song of the Day 6/4: The Rolling Stones, “Slipping Away”
As El Somnambulo keeps pointing out, Trump has entered the lame duck portion of his presidency. With more court decisions going against him and more Republican lawmakers going rogue, he…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Not Better Late Than Never? I'm not so sure: The biggest legislative controversy of last summer is back before the General Assembly. Lawmakers are set to introduce a bill today…
Song of the Day 6/3: The Black Crowes, “She Talks to Angels”
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Well, that was awkward. The Black Crowes were playing a show in Tampa and were just about to launch into their signature song, "She Talks to Angels," when the video…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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The New Medical School Is A BFD. I think this is a win-win, and, yes, a coup for Gov. Matt Meyer: Delaware will soon have its own medical school, a…
Song of the Day 6/2: Phil Collins, “I Missed Again”
You probably heard about the Enhanced Games, an Olympics-style athletic competition that allowed participants to use whatever performance-enhancing drugs they cared to. Organizers promised that doped-up athletes would shatter world…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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It's A War--It's A Bore: For three months, President Trump has been deeply engaged in the Iran conflict, planning the 38 days of attack, struggling to reopen the Strait…
Q: Who Owns Nnamdi Chukwuocha, Dan Cruce, Krista Griffith And Ray Seigfried?
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Answer, albeit only a partial answer, is a Third Party Advertising PAC now running propaganda for this Delaware Way Quartet. Almost certainly to be expanding in scope. Before I get…
Song of the Day 6/1: The City w/ Carole King, “Snow Queen”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona After the pop hits Carole King wrote at the Brill Building that made stars of other people, and before the singer-songwriter fare on “Tapestry” that…
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 1, 2026
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Looks Like JFC Has Wrapped Up The FY '27 Budget: The budget writing Joint Finance Committee's mark-up hearings add $65 million in general funds to Gov. Matt Meyer’s budget proposal…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May 2026
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Perhaps not as much diversity as usual, but some real bangers. A month for rockers. Enjoy. June? You're up. Here's the alleged story of this song: "“In 1685 Alice Molland…
Song of the Day 5/31: Dr. Hook, “The Cover of Rolling Stone”
H/t Mike Dinsmore, whose comment yesterday alerted us to the death two weeks ago of Dennis Locorriere, co-frontman of Dr. Hook. No, not the guy with the eyepatch. That was…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 31, 2026
'I'm Gonna Talk': With that, the vocally-reticent Marx Brother--speaks: Groucho was the cigar-chomping wit with the improbable moustache, Chico was the piano-playing rustic grifter and Zeppo played the straight man…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 30, 2026
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Everything Falls Apart--Trump Edition. It's happening, folks: Trump Excised From Kennedy Center. Turns out he couldn't just unilaterally rename it: In his ruling that President Trump’s name must be removed…