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Song of the Day 8/10: Plas Johnson/Henry Mancini, “The Pink Panther Theme”

By Alby August 10, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Solos by even the most famous jazz musicians rarely get a huge national audience and become part of America's aural landscape. But that happened with…

DL Open Thread: Monday, August 10, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 10, 20264 Comments

Chris Coons Is The Absolute Dirt-Worst: Sen. Chris Coons (D) and three other senators have introduced legislation that would create new federal charges for people who intentionally target law enforcement…

Song of the Day 8/9: The Polyphonic Spree, “Light and Day/Reach for the Sun”

By Alby August 9, 2026No Comments

One of the foulest MAGAts in Congress, Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, lost his primary last week. His victorious opponent, dairy farmer Charlie Hatcher, is also a pro-Trump conservative, though…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 9, 20262 Comments

Ventriloquism For--Dummies.Â A guy in Maine makes it possible: In the backroom of a small, cluttered workshop in Portland, Maine, a figure lies facedown on a table. Its head has…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 8, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 8, 20265 Comments

Wilmington Ditches Flock Cameras.Â This should be done statewide. As the debate over Flock cameras grows across the country, some officials in the Philadelphia region are taking action. Wilmington City…

Song of the Day 8/7: The Dells, “There Is”

By Alby August 7, 2026No Comments

Even with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's fondness for '50s vocal groups, it's rather surprising the Dells made it in. Formed as a doo-wop group by high school…

DL Open Thread: Friday, August 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 7, 20262 Comments

Wilmington City Council Members No-Show Meeting To Keep Water Running For Households 'Having a Person With a Disability, Children Under 5, or the Elderly': Just 5 of the 13 Wilmington…

Oops, They Did It Again. Delaware Democratic Party Still Sucks

By El Somnambulo August 6, 20268 Comments

They never learn: Last night, the Delaware Democratic Party's State Executive Committee met and made its endorsements for the statewide primary ballot.Â The Party is united behind a slate that…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 6, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 6, 202613 Comments

FINALLY, Police Crack Down On Massage Parlors.Â Meaning, they're cracking down on human trafficking: When police raided a massage â€œtherapyâ€ spa in suburban Wilmington in July, officers said they found…

Song of the Day 8/6: Fats Waller, “All That Meat and No Pototoes”

By Alby August 6, 20261 Comment

It sounds like the pitch for an SNL skit â€“ RFK Jr. does a cooking show! Except, in the bizarro world we inhabit, it's real. Or, as some critics have…

Song of the Day 8/5: Eliza Hardy Jones, “America the Beautiful”

By Alby August 5, 20262 Comments

The media loves to celebrate round-number anniversaries, even when nobody cares. The American semiquincentennial is a good example. Was anyone jazzed about celebrating it? Not that I could tell. Still,…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 5, 202616 Comments

Delaware Has A Surgeon-General--Or Does It?: Delaware House and Senate leaders are expected to meet Wednesday to decide whether or not they will sign off on using roughly $270,000 in…

Song of the Day 8/4: Brian Wilson with She and Him, “On the Island”

By Alby August 4, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona There might be no better way to spend a lazy summer than on a tropical island where you can sit around filling buckets with sand,…