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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2023
Voters in Ohio added abortion rights to the state constitution Tuesday, and it wasn’t particularly close – more than 56% voted “yes.” Abortion wasn’t on the ballot in Virginia but Democrats ran on the issue and took control of both houses of the legislature. The Democratic governor of Kentucky was re-elected, even as most down-ballot […]
Song of the Day 11/7: Wayne County and the Electric Chairs, “Out of Control”
In honor of Trump’s meltdown on the stand in his fraud trial yesterday. Wayne County, who became Jayne County more than 40 years ago, was involved with Andy Warhol in the New York avant-garde scene and formed a proto-punk band in the early ’70s that influenced David Bowie and the glam rock trend. Her penchant […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Trump took the stand in his New York civil trial for fraud yesterday and, as was widely predicted, he did not comport himself in a professional manner. Y’all can believe what you want to believe, but I believe a country that could elect this malicious fucknugget is probably beyond redemption. As always seems to happen, […]
BREAKING: Carney Files Committee To Run For Mayor Of Wilmington
This is not The Onion, this is real life. He filed his campaign committee today. It’s obvious that this Delaware Way fix was in for some time. He promises to bring his same paucity of vision and unquestioning support for the Chamber of Commerce to Wilmington that he’s inflicted on the State of Delaware for […]
Song of the Day 11/6: The Sugarcubes, “Birthday (Ammæli)”
Here’s one from my WXPN list of Greatest Songs by Women. The not-yet-mononomous Bjôrk Guðmundsdóttir fronted the Icelandic avant-rock sextet the Sugarcubes when she wrote the lyrics to the song that broke the band, and Icelandic music in general, to a world audience in 1987. Of the enigmatic lyrics she said, “It was only an […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
Didja ever notice that the more fundamentalist religious people are, the more hung up they are about sex? Another day, another story about what a weird creepazoid new House speaker Mike Johnson is. Seems he has a deal where he and someone else monitor each other’s online activity, acting as the porn police. Johnson’s partner […]
Song of the Day 11/5: The Beatles, “Now and Then”
Forty-six years ago John Lennon sat down at his piano, turned on his tape recorder and played a song he was working on that wasn’t quite complete. Last week, after decades of musical massaging, “Now and Then” finally got an official release as the final Beatles song. It’s incorrect to call it a “new” Beatles […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 5, 2023
Nothing To See Here, Folks. I’m not a big proponent of early polls, however: President Biden is trailing Donald J. Trump in five of the six most important battleground states one year before the 2024 election, suffering from enormous doubts about his age and deep dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy and a host […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 4, 2023
How And Why Netanyahu Propped Up Hamas. Must-reading–if only to add a little context to the back-and-forth we’ve had here: For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach that divided power between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — bringing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to his knees while making […]
‘XPN’s Top Songs By Female Artists: Nathan Arizona’s Ballot
“Based on some combination of ‘accomplishment,’ impact, historical significance and what I like.”-Nathan Arizona 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
Song of the Day 11/3: Kate Bush, “Hounds of Love”
El Somnambulo posted yesterday about WXPN’s year-end countdown being devoted to female artists this year. So is this year’s class at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, being inducted tonight in Brooklyn. There are three, count ’em, three women among the seven honorees: Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow and Kate Bush. Elliott and Crow are […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2023
1. Candidates Can Now File For The Ballot. Some Have. We now have our first two official primaries for 2024: Karen Hartley Nagle vs. Marcus Henry for NCC Council President and George Smiley (Incumbent) vs. Michael A. Brown in NCC District 7. These are both Democratic primaries. Some brief comments: Karen Hartley Nagle is unfit […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 3, 2023
More Proof That Israel Doesn’t Give A Shit What The World Thinks: The Jabaliya neighborhood north of Gaza City was pummeled with Israeli airstrikes for a third consecutive day on Thursday, while doctors treating the victims described nightmarish scenes of operating without basic supplies or anesthesia. Dr. Hussam Abu Safyia, director of the pediatric ward […]
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