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Song of the Day 11/12: The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket”

By Alby November 12, 20232 Comments

Another entry on my Greatest Songs by Women ballot, this was the hit that ushered in the '80s – in Great Britain, at least. It was the third single off…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 12, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 12, 20231 Comment

How Army Munitions Plant Arms Mass Shooters. With No Accountability: The initials stand for the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Built during World War II, the federal site, in Independence,…

Song of the Day 11/11: Paul Simon, “Armistice Day”

By Alby November 11, 20231 Comment

We don't call it that any more, of course. Armistice Day honors the end of the war that was going to end all wars. After the peace failed, so did…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 11, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 11, 20233 Comments

Rethug Lawyer, Former NCC Councilman, Disbarred. Richard Abbott. Man, you just gotta read this opinion. An excerpt: We cannot help but lament that a seemingly mundane lawsuit would escalate into a nasty…

Song of the Day 11/10: Jefferson Airplane, “White Rabbit”

By Alby November 10, 20232 Comments

Grace Slick faded relatively young, but back in the '60s she was among the most important female artists in rock, the face of the San Francisco sound that turned made…

DL Open Thread: Friday, November 10, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 10, 20237 Comments

Government Shutdown Next Week? You'd forgotten all about that, hadn't you? So had I. But it's almost upon us: At odds with one another on spending, House Republicans abruptly scrapped…

Delaware Political Weekly: November 3-9, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 10, 202341 Comments

1. Carney For Wilmington. First, even with the lowered journalistic standards that have become the new normal, I can't believe that, as I'm writing this, not a single news organization…

Song of the Day 11/9: Janis Joplin, “Mercedes Benz”

By Alby November 9, 2023

Several Janis Joplin songs will make WXPN's Greatest Songs by Women Countdown next month. This, the last one she ever recorded, got my vote. Joplin recorded the tune in one…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 9, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 9, 20238 Comments

Actors' Strike Over: The union is so far providing some details of the agreement, more of which will likely emerge in the next few days prior to the union’s ratification…

Song of the Day 11/8: Kristin Hersh, “Me and My Charms”

By Alby November 8, 2023

I engaged in lots of strategic voting when I filled out my list of the 10 greatest songs by women for WXPN. I didn't agonize over which Joni Mitchell song…

Great Night For Democrats–And Working Families Party

By El Somnambulo November 8, 202310 Comments

Let's start with WFP. Despite (or perhaps in part because of) a crumbling Democratic machine in Philly: Working Families Party candidates Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke appeared to have won…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2023

By Alby November 8, 202311 Comments

Voters in Ohio added abortion rights to the state constitution Tuesday, and it wasn't particularly close – more than 56% voted "yes." Abortion wasn't on the ballot in Virginia but…

Song of the Day 11/7: Wayne County and the Electric Chairs, “Out of Control”

By Alby November 7, 2023

In honor of Trump's meltdown on the stand in his fraud trial yesterday. Wayne County, who became Jayne County more than 40 years ago, was involved with Andy Warhol in…