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Song of the Day 5/4: Jill Sobule, “America Back”

By Alby May 4, 20252 Comments

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule died early Thursday in a house fire in Minnesota. Every obit identifies her by her 1995 single, "I Kissed a Girl," a queer milestone as the first…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 4, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 4, 20254 Comments

A Cardinal Fan?: Photo: The White House The Musk Myth As Kabuki Theatre? Howzabout a little schadenfreude to start your day?: It’s ornate. It’s stylized. It’s ritualized. And like all…

The New Castle County Democratic Convention

By El Somnambulo May 3, 202520 Comments

Well. That was quite the morning. Let me just say that I might be an unreliable narrator here, since I was there as a participant. And, yes, I won't bury…

DL Open Thread Saturday, May 3, 2025

By Alby May 3, 20256 Comments

Speed bumps on Newark's Main Street? There's pressure to make that happen after a stolen U-Haul van fatally struck a student, eight months after another student was killed by a…

Song of the Day 5/2: Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, “The Twist”

By Alby May 2, 2025

Discussing the induction of Chubby Checker into the rock and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nathan Arizona said one song – "The Twist," obviously – shouldn't be enough to…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 2, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 2, 20252 Comments

Trump Judge Declares Trump Deportation Policy Illegal: A Trump-appointed federal judge has ruled that the US president cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants. US District Judge…

Song of the Day 5/1: Ed Pickford, “The Workers’ Song”

By Alby May 1, 20251 Comment

It's International Workers' Day, something Americans don't observe – socialism has never appealed to a nation full of millionaires-in-waiting. Well, too bad, capitalist scum. It's unlikely the workers of the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 1, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 1, 202516 Comments

Satire Is Dead: Port Of Wilmington Edition. General Assembly creates a task force with no legal authority, 'Honorables' feign anger when Governor's people don't show up: The inaugural meeting on…

Song of the Day 4/30: Counting Crows, “Spaceman in Tulsa”

By Alby April 30, 2025

This song, released in February, hasn't made El Somnambulo's list of faves (I'm not sure it qualifies yet by his rules), but it caught my ear the other day when…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 30, 202515 Comments

I've (largely) avoided MSNBC and (completely) avoided polling since the election. However, as Trump hits the 100-day-in-office mark, I compromise on my principles, if only just this once: This only…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April 2025

By El Somnambulo April 30, 20251 Comment

Lots of discoveries this month, along with some long-time faves. And short-time faves. My kind of month: Owww!: Discovered this band last year. One reason I do this is to…

Song of the Day 4/29: Chubby Checker, “Let’s Twist Again”

By Alby April 29, 20256 Comments

For me, the biggest surprise among this year's inductees to the Rock Hall of Fame was Chubby Checker, who popularized the twist and several other novelty dances, and whose hit-making…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 29, 20258 Comments

Trump Unites Canada: Prime Minister Mark Carney led his Liberal Party to a narrow victory in Canada’s pivotal election on Monday, securing a fourth term in power for the party…