Song of the Day 11/12: Eva Cassidy, “Autumn Leaves”
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
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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”
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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
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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
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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”
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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
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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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Song of the Day 10/30: Reba McEntire, “Turn on the Radio”
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
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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
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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.…
Song of the Day 10/29: Milli Vanilli, “Girl You Know It’s True”
You can tell the '90s are having their day in the nostalgia-industrial complex – there's a new documentary out about Milli Vanilli, the dance-pop duo who had to give up…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 29, 2023
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The Man Who Saved Democracy Bows Out Of Presidential Race. Largely because he saved democracy. The story, of course, is more complicated: His decision to align himself with Mr. Trump…