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Song of the Day 9/11: Warren Zevon, “Accidentally Like a Martyr”
Yesterday he was a provocateur. Today he’s a martyr. I’m talking about the guy who said, “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that – it does a lot of damage.” The English word actually dates from 1908. You’d think a college student, which is what […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 11, 2025
A Worthy Epitaph?: “It’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights,” “That is a prudent deal.” Amateur Hour At The FBI. Does Kash have a Klown Kar?: Hopes for the fast capture of the person […]
UPDATE: Republican Activist Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot
He was shot in the neck at an event in Utah: Charlie Kirk, founder of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, died Wednesday after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump said. Kirk, 31, emerged as one of the most prominent voices on the right, gaining an audience of millions […]
Song of the Day 9/10: Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysées”
You might have heard this song while you were watching the Paris Olympics last year, or Wes Anderson’s “Darjeeling Limited.” It was a huge hit for Joe Dassin in 1969, when it sold 600,000 copies in France alone and made the charts all over Europe. Back then the Champs-Elysées was known for its nightlife, as […]
A Very Special Bonus Open Thread: Why Do We Need Chris Coons In The United States Senate?
Hmmm, let’s see–because he’s the only Democrat who can win? Uh, no. Because he stands up to the oligarch billionaires and the Pedophile-In-Chief better than anyone else could? Uh, no. Because of his moral compass as evidenced by his blind support for Netanyahu? Uh, no. I could go on, but you get the point. I […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Just an idle question: Is it possible that the reason why the Governor and certain legislators are at such loggerheads over the Port issue is because it looks like the project will never be built, meaning it’s only about who gets the blame? Between the litigation and the typical Army Corps Of Engineers’ spouting of […]
Song of the Day 9/9: Supertramp, “Just Another Nervous Wreck”
Supertramp was a band that couldn’t survive success. The band was founded by organist Rick Davies and guitarist Roger Hodgson, who shared lead vocals and songwriting duties. They began drifting apart after the success of “Breakfast in America,” the 1979 album that spawned four Billboard hit singles and went quadruple platinum, and Hodgson left in […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Any illusion that the Supreme Court was gonna pull us back from the creation of a Fascist State was crushed yesterday. Oh, sure, permitting ICE Agents to move through US cities with impunity was ‘temporary’, but that’s only because the final adjudication has yet to reach the Court. 6-3 on that ruling, BTW: The Supreme […]
Delaware Joins Regional Public Health Coalition
Good: Gov. Matt Meyer announced Sept. 5 that Delaware will join Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York in a regional public health alliance. The group was first formed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Sept. 4, following a contentious Senate hearing that day with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]
Song of the Day 9/8: Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the U.S.A.”
Earlier this year Bruce Springsteen released seven previously unreleased albums from the vaults, but didn’t include the one fans have clamored for since the ’80s – the full-band version of “Nebraska,” the one he recorded with the E Street Band, then scrapped in favor of the acoustic demos he made at home on a four-track […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, September 8, 2025
Trump’s Gone Stark-Raving Mad. 25th Amendment, Anyone? Which American City Will He Attack Next?: On Saturday, Trump posted online that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” (Last week Trump signed an order renaming the Defense Department, though Congress would have to officially change its title.) The social media […]
Song of the Day 9/7: The Turtles, “Happy Together”
Mark Volman, who co-founded the ’60s pop band the Turtles with his friend Howard Kaylan, died in Nashville Friday at age 78. He had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia several years ago but was still performing with a lineup of the Turtles, with Ron Dante of “Sugar, Sugar” fame replacing Kaylan, whose health problems […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 7, 2025
Has Elon Musk Gotten Bored With Making Cars?: Elon Musk still makes some of America’s best electric cars. Earlier this summer, I rented a brand-new, updated Tesla Model Y, the first refresh to the electric SUV since it debuted, in 2020. Compared with even just two years ago, when the Model Y became the world’s […]
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