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DL Open Thread: Friday, November 3, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202317 Comments

More Proof That Israel Doesn't Give A Shit What The World Thinks: The Jabaliya neighborhood north of Gaza City was pummeled with Israeli airstrikes for a third consecutive day on…

‘XPN’s Top Songs By Female Artists Poll: My Ballot

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20238 Comments

Every year, WXPN does an 885 Countdown featuring different themes. This year, for the first time, they're featuring best songs by female artists, which can include groups as well. For…

Song of the Day 11/12: Eva Cassidy, “Autumn Leaves”

By Alby November 2, 2023

Who looks at fallen leaves and thinks of lost love instead of hours of raking and bagging? A guy without a lawn, that's who. Iconic lyricist Johnny Mercer spent most…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 2, 202315 Comments

Bleep Bobby Knight. This Guy Deserves To Be Remembered: Ady Barkan, a progressive activist and attorney who used his years-long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to call for the protection…

Song of the Day 11/1: The Jaynetts, “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”

By Alby November 1, 20231 Comment

El Somnambulo's fave tunes for October includes a psychedelic cover of this 1963 girl-group nugget by the Jaynetts, who are considered a one-hit wonder but didn't really exist at all.…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023

By Alby November 1, 202314 Comments

Observing conservatives over the decades, I've noticed they usually fall into the same trap: They believe their own bullshit or, in the parlance of our times, they get high on…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2023

By El Somnambulo November 1, 20232 Comments

There were more than 14 great tunes that I heard this month. However, I make the rules, and I must abide by the rules. So the great tunes that won't…

Song of the Day 10/31: Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers, “Monster Mash”

By Alby October 31, 20234 Comments

Yes, you've heard it a million times. Everybody's heard it a million times, and lots of them know some of the lines, even if they're too young to know that…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

By Alby October 31, 202322 Comments

Replacing soft-MAGA Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House with hard-MAGA Mike Johnson is somehow Bad News for Progressives among those who see everything as bad news for progressives, but…

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By jason330 October 31, 2023

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Song of the Day 10/30: Reba McEntire, “Turn on the Radio”

By Alby October 30, 2023

This year saw an odd trend in the agritainment business: Reba McEntire-themed corn mazes. Corn mazes are a seasonal money-maker for small farmers who market the farm along with its…

Delaware’s Most Intriguing Legislative Races Of 2024: #1–RD 21

By El Somnambulo October 30, 202314 Comments

Frank Burns, who probably would have won in 2022 if Pete 'n Val didn't do everything they could to undercut him, returns for a rematch against Mike Ramone--if Ramone decides…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 30, 2023

By Alby October 30, 202336 Comments

Israel's assault on Gaza has entered the there's-no-excuse-for-this stage. One indication of how bad it is: Desperate Gazans broke into UN aid centers and looted their already insufficient food supplies.…