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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 2, 20264 Comments

Early voting has started. So, um, vote early. Stephanie Bolden: 'It's Not My Problem'. It's a story about squalid conditions at the Windsor Apartments. It's also about Stephanie Bolden--and Michelle…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 1, 20269 Comments

So. Hakeem Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner. Followed by multiple daily e-mails from Jeffries begging me for $$'s to flip the House. Yo, Hakeem, any money that I send will…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: August 2026

By El Somnambulo September 1, 20265 Comments

We scratch Nathan Arizona's power pop itch early this month: https://2ndgrade.bandcamp.com/track/cellophane-girls From the first time I heard Phoebe Bridgers (Smoke Signals), I felt like I was in the presence of…

Song of the Day 8/31: Sonny & Cher, “I Got You, Babe”

By Alby August 31, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The pop duo Sonny & Cher are kind of a joke these days, an outdated idea kept alive by Cher’s confounding screen career and a…

DL Open Thread: Monday, August 31, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 31, 20261 Comment

So That's Where Those Mailers Are Coming From. The facts are true, the imagery is kinda stark for Delaware. That's b/c the ads didn't come from Delaware: A progressive political…

Song of the Day 8/30: Brown’s Ferry Four, “If We Never Meet Again”

By Alby August 30, 2026No Comments

Dolly Parton's family held a private funeral ceremony for her Friday, her niece Lainey revealed. She didn't provide any details, but Dolly herself told an Entertainment Weekly interviewer a decade…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 30, 2026No Comments

A 'Super El Niño' May Be Coming. What it means: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a new report that there is a 90 percent chance of a “very strong”…

Song of the Day 8/29: Jaye P. Morgan, “That’s All I Want from You”

By Alby August 29, 2026No Comments

Jaye P. Morgan, a singing star of the '50s who's best remembered for flashing her breasts on an episode of "The Gong Show," died Monday at age 94. Unlike Dolly…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 29, 20265 Comments

Wanna Know Why Gov. Meyer Endorsed Stellar Progressive Challengers Like Shay Frisby, Adrianna Leela Bohm And Rae Krantz? Listen here. (Endorsements begin around the 47-minute mark.) I also love his…

The Rethug Undead Live Again!

By El Somnambulo August 28, 202612 Comments

They sorta come to life in August of even-numbered years, and disappear after Election Day. You've heard most of their names, if only in passing. Here are said names, before…

Song of the Day 8/28: Roxy Music, “The Thrill of It All”

By Alby August 28, 2026No Comments

America has become such a hostile place that even our amusement rides are killing people. A roller coaster called the X2 at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif.,…

DL Open Thread: Friday, August 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 28, 20263 Comments

Project Washington Dead? Appears to be, at least in its current form: Plans for a massive data center to be built near Delaware City appear to be at a dead…

Song of the Day 8/27: Shelley Fabares, “Johnny Angel”

By Alby August 27, 2026No Comments

Actress Shelley Fabares, by her own admission, was no singer, yet she had the same number of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 as Dolly Parton. That's where the…