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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 3, 20269 Comments

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”

By Alby June 2, 2026

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

By El Somnambulo June 2, 20262 Comments

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?

By El Somnambulo June 2, 202632 Comments

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”

By Alby June 1, 20261 Comment

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

By El Somnambulo June 1, 20262 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo June 1, 20265 Comments

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”

By Alby May 31, 2026

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

By El Somnambulo 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

By El Somnambulo May 30, 20261 Comment

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…

Song of the Day 5/29: Sonny Rollins, “Moritat”

By Alby May 29, 20265 Comments

Jazz giant Sonny Rollins died Monday at age 95, nearly 70 years after the release of an LP that gave him a lasting sobriquet, "Saxophone Colossus." He was 26 but…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 29, 20267 Comments

Just an idle thought--Mike Purzycki was eulogized as a man of 'courage, compassion and empathy' yesterday. Why did he choose as his successor someone who possesses none of those traits? …

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 29, 20266 Comments

1. Lobbyist Bundling Party For Cruce And Nnamdi Postponed. Was supposed to take place on Tuesday at the Columbus Inn. Was postponed, no new date set. Was it postponed because…