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Song of the Day 10/13: The Beach Boys feat. John Stamos, “Forever”

By Alby October 13, 20261 Comment

Music news these days is full of stories about octogenarians trying, and often failing, to perform for paying audiences. Barry Manilow, Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart, – all have had…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 13, 20265 Comments

Firefighting Foam Finally Finished In Delaware. With one notable exception...: Thousands of residents living near military bases in Delaware drank contaminated tap water for years, unaware they were ingesting toxic…

Song of the Day 10/12: Matt Munro, “From Russia With Love”

By Alby October 12, 20261 Comment

Was Trump trying to help himself or his buddy Vladimir when he agreed to buy boatloads of diesel fuel from Russia? Hey, why not both? Forget about the corruption, the…

DL Open Thread: Monday, October 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 12, 20262 Comments

Progressives Poised To Gain Seats In Delaware. While most of this is not new, it's a nice pick-me-up for a Monday morning: Progressive candidates are poised to win big in…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 11, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 11, 20267 Comments

Since neither my wife or I could find much that fit the theme this week, I decided to share my fave ideas for this year's 'XPN 885 Countdown: Songs From…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 10, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 10, 2026No Comments

Trump And Putin Continue Mutual Protection Pact. We're talkin' diesel fuel this time: President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal…

Song of the Day 10/9: Johnny Marr, “It’s Time”

By Alby October 9, 20261 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona One of the most highly regarded guitar players of the past four decades has just sold about 80 of them for nearly $5 million. But…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 9, 20263 Comments

Did Delaware's Department Of Elections Tell Dark Money PAC's How To Avoid Detection In Delaware? According to one of our barrister commenters, yes. From our tipline: Just for the record,…

I Have Retracted The Story About Speaker Minor-Brown

By El Somnambulo October 8, 2026

While it may reappear, I have determined that I failed to follow the requisite standards when it came to reporting the story. For now, my deepest apologies to the Speaker…

Song of the Day 10/8: Electric Light Orchestra, “Oh No Not Susan”

By Alby October 8, 2026No Comments

Though Republican senators in even deep-red states face close re-election races, Democrats in some blue states are having trouble getting traction. In Maine, a purplish state that usually votes for…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026

By Alby October 8, 2026No Comments

Former State Senate Pro Tem Patty Blevins died at age 72. Lots of politicians had nice things to say about her. I'll let El Som have his say when he's…

R. I. P. Patti Blevins

By El Somnambulo October 8, 2026No Comments

She was a very good President Pro Tempore. Karen Peterson, who served with Patti in the Senate, said it better than I ever could: She was a champion of all…

Song of the Day 10/7: Elvis Costello, “Waiting for the End of the World”

By Alby October 7, 2026No Comments

If it doesn't seem like Elvis Costello's debut album, "My Aim Is True," is 50 years old, that's because it's not. It hit the stores in 1977, when British punk…