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Song of the Day 8/2: Spinal Tap feat. Elton John, “Stonehenge”

By Alby August 2, 20251 Comment

It took forty-odd years, but it seems legendary hard rockers Spinal Tap have finally perfected the staging of their classic track "Stonehenge." As shown in this clip of Marty DiBergi's…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 2, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 2, 20253 Comments

Trump Hates The Jobs Numbers, Fires The Statistician. Seems like pretty much everybody but Trump likes her: “I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by…

‘Sen. Bipartisanship’ At It Again

By El Somnambulo August 1, 20259 Comments

No, I'm not talking about his indefensible vote for more arms sales to Israel. (BTW, you simply must read Coons' double-talk right here.) Instead, I'm talking about this. You know, where Coons…

Song of the Day 8/1: Barbara Lynn, “You’ll Lose a Good Thing”

By Alby August 1, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Aretha Franklin recorded “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” in 1964. She sounded great. Of course she did. She was Aretha. Barbara Lynn had recorded the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, August 1, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 1, 20252 Comments

More Trump Tariff Rope-A-Dope: Stock markets in Europe and across Asia-Pacific countries have fallen after Donald Trump announced new tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. Last night, as the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 31, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 31, 202516 Comments

First, a question on the upcoming Special Session: Usually, when there has been a Special Session, pretty much everything has been prepared in advance. Raising my concern: Will this Special…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: July 2025

By El Somnambulo July 31, 20255 Comments

Can't over-hype this month. It over-hypes itself. No better way to kick it off: Don't know exactly what Dev Hynes does. Don't need to: Belongs on a Justified soundtrack: A…

Song of the Day 7/30: Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, “The Girl Is Mine”

By Alby July 30, 2025

Donald Trump's latest excuse-cum-confession in L'Affaire D'Epstein demonstrates the depths of not just his depravity but his narcissism as well. Confronted with the fact that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's procurer, recruited…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 30, 202512 Comments

BREAKING: Greenhouse Gas NOT A Cause Of Climate Change. Who sez so? Trump's EPA: For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how much vehicles contribute to…

Guest Post: The Property Reassessment Controversy

By El Somnambulo July 29, 202525 Comments

By Mediawatch: Like you, I’m still trying to figure out who should be in the crosshairs. A couple of things going on here: 1. There was minimal uproar last year…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 29, 20252 Comments

Trump Sets Non-Profit Organizations In His Sights: President Trump’s actions targeting law firms, judges, media organizations, universities and labor unions have demonstrated a norm-shattering zeal for retribution and punishment of…

Song of the Day 7/29: The Zombies, “She’s Not There”

By Alby July 29, 20252 Comments

Controversial NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers has had only three confirmed concussions in his career, but he sure acts like he has brain damage. He's in the news now because, after…

Song of the Day 7/28: Tom Lehrer, “The Vatican Rag”

By Alby July 28, 20255 Comments

Tom Lehrer, the math professor whose satiric songs about nuclear war, sexual deviancy and other human follies made him a popular cult figure in the 1950s and '60s, died Saturday…