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Song of the Day 10/14: Pulp, “Common People”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Jarvis Cocker of the British band Pulp was once at a party when a posh girl asked him how to “live like common people do.” He felt a little insulted by the patronizing, but he got a tune called “Common People” out of it. It turned out to be the […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Making Black Lung Great Again: When coal miners came to Washington in April, they posed behind President Trump at the White House, wearing their hard hats and thanking him for trying to reinvigorate their struggling industry. But on Tuesday dozens of miners and their families will be in a more unusual position: protesting the Trump […]
Song of the Day 10/13: Curtis Mayfield, “We Got to Have Peace”
Give credit where it’s due: Donald Trump has managed to stop the slaughter in Gaza, at least temporarily, and because of his relationships with both Gulf princes and Netanyahu he’s probably the only one who could have pulled it off. Josh Marshall made this point last week: The key here is Trump’s extremely close relationships […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, October 13, 2025
My Thoughts: Thank G-d It’s Over, and Who Will Rebuild Gaza? The orgy of congratulations is at least partially earned, at least on the part of everyone but the genocidal Netanyahu: “Our enemies now understand just how powerful and just how determined Israel is,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “They understand that attacking Israel on […]
Song of the Day 10/12: Paul McCartney, “We All Stand Together (The Frog Song)”
Everyone by now knows the story of the Portland Frog, who mocked the “war zone” narrative of Fox News and Trump’s Melting Brain by protesting in an inflatable frog costume, and got pepper-sprayed for his trouble. What you might not realize is that he’s spawned a group of imitators. So don’t be surprised if you […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 12, 2025
Most Fascinating Person Of The Week: Lee Lozano–who didn’t speak for women for 28 years: LEE LOZANO CRASHED through New York’s art world between 1960 and 1972, a restless decade during which she went about disrupting all of its conventions. A compatriot and challenger to a cadre of mostly male artists who would become leading […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 11, 2025
John Bolton Next To Face Trumped-Up Charges?: The acting U.S. Attorney in Maryland is moving forward quickly to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, according to two people familiar with the case. A complaint or an indictment could come as early as next week, said the sources, who […]
My XPN List Of Ten Fave Cover Songs
This year, the WXPN 885 Countdown will be an all-covers countdown. This is the list I submitted to XPN. I skipped the obvious choices like Hendrix doing ‘All Along The Watchtower’ because that song hardly needs my vote. Based on lists from hosts and XPN staff, it seems pretty apparent to me that ‘Hallelujah’ by […]
Song of the Day 10/10: The Gentrys, “Keep on Dancing”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona After the Gentrys recorded what became the first part of “Keep on Dancing,” they apparently couldn’t figure out how to keep on singing. Not even the vocalist who became the celebrity wrestling manager known as the Mouth of the South. No radio station was going to play a song roughly […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 10, 2025
Did Nepotism Influence Gov. Meyer’s Agreement (and/or surrender) With Christiana Care? The question becomes more germane as Mediawatch uncovered this potential conflict-of-interest for us. Dr. Cooksey is Matt Meyer’s wife. It’s not the only action that Meyer has taken that raises questions, though. Remember this? That’s right. Meyer’s two appointments to the Hospital Cost Review […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending October 9, 2025
1. James Spadola Is Suddenly A Democrat. Here’s why, in his own words: In his post, Spadola said that he weighed the decision to stay Republican. “Other than staying the course, I could not find a reason that fit my values or my vision for Wilmington, certainly not under the GOP’s nostalgic claim of fiscal […]
Song of the Day 10/9: Bram Tchaikovsky, “Girl of My Dreams”
Hollywood is up in arms over a new actress who literally came out of nowhere. Tilly Norwood is an AI creation that has real actors worried that they’ll soon be looking for new careers. Variety scoffs at the threat, pointing out that Tilly is the brainchild of a serial provocateur, but that’s unlikely to tamp […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 9, 2025
While Trump tries To stake his claim to the Nobel Peace Prize (Spoiler Alert–he’s not getting it), the Big Story remains that Our Demented President Wages War On American Cities. Months ago, Donald Trump claimed that Los Angeles “would be burning” if not for the federal troops he was sending there. On Sunday, in a similarly […]
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