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Song of the Day 10/31: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, “I Put a Spell on You”

By Alby October 31, 20261 Comment

Screamin' Jay Hawkins never made the Billboard charts, and he resented the adjective his record label affixed to his name. "If it were up to me, I wouldn't be Screamin'…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 31, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20264 Comments

Happy Halloween! Enjoy your--bug secretions?: Here’s a tip if you ever want to ruin a Halloween party. Seek out the most squeamish-seeming adult or child you can find in the…

Song of the Day 10/30: Louis Armstrong, “Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now”

By Alby October 30, 2026No Comments

If you were raised in Delaware or nearby parts of Pennsylvania or New Jersey, you probably know the night before Halloween as Mischief Night, when children and adolescents engage in…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 30, 202613 Comments

Spotlight Delaware Highlights Most Competitive Legislative Races. Good stuff. Spotlight Delaware Highlights The Two Key Suxco Council Races. Good stuff. Our (Sometimes) Man In France Highlights Delaware's Latest French Connection:…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2026

By El Somnambulo October 30, 2026No Comments

Just when I'd resigned myself to an anti-climactic year's end, a month like this comes along. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have: In which a well-meaning bloke…

Song of the Day 10/29: Oscar Isaac, “Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)”

By Alby October 29, 2026No Comments

Today is the deadline for WXPN's listener poll of the best songs from movies or television. Each voter gets to list 10 songs, and like El Somnambulo, I try to…

Need Your Help!

By El Somnambulo October 29, 2026No Comments

No, I'm not asking for your money. But there are two situations where you could really help us: 1. Liberal Geek, who has kept this blog running smoothly since the Eisenhower…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 29, 20262 Comments

Escheat Is For Es-Cheaters. Delaware Way insiders don't want you to know about its Unclaimed Property slush fund: A member of Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer’s administration expressed reluctance to openly…

Song of the Day 10/28: Neil Young, “Rockin’ in the Free World”

By Alby October 28, 2026No Comments

Neil Young is suing Donald Trump's political action committee again for the unauthorized use of "Rockin' in the Free World," and this time he's trying to hit them where it…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 28, 2026No Comments

This Year's Billionaires' Bill? Say it with me, kids: "We have to do this to protect Delaware's Corporate Franchise": A top congressional Republican is demanding information on Delaware’s plan to…

Song of the Day 10/27: Immaterialize, “Cheesecake Factory”

By Alby October 27, 2026No Comments

Do they serve the drinks with straws at the Cheesecake Factory? I hope so, because the GOP is grasping at them in its bid to stave off disaster. You might…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 27, 20267 Comments

Wilmington City Council Wastes Yet More Money In Quixotic Challenge To James Spadola: The Wilmington City Council isn’t done trying to oust Councilman James Spadola, the Republican-turned-Democrat who kept his…

Credit Where It’s Due – Kudos to Coons

By Alby October 26, 2026No Comments

Does it count as bipartisan when six Democrats and one lame-duck Republican do something right? If so, I have to give credit to Chris Coons for a bipartisan move that…