Perhaps the perfect encapsulation of Delaware Way politics: Delaware Democrats, who held the Governorship and both houses of the General Assembly, ran an “inadequately transparent” process in which “incumbent protection appeared to trump protecting communities of interest or consideration of public testimony” and still managed to gift Republicans a district (the new RD 4, which moved from Wilmington to Sussex County).
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An Opinionated History of Modern Rock
In PlaylistsHypothesis: while it is usually impossible to pick a precise genesis of any cultural movement, for the purposes of this exercise, R.E.M.’s “Radio Free Europe” gave birth to “modern rock,” and Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” killed it. I slid in some obvious precursors to R.E.M. and covered the dénouement and fallout from OK Computer as well.…
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Bookmarked Delaware earns a C- on Common Cause’s …
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Bookmarked Ep 189: PragerU, the ‘Product Of His …
How can we take pride in and venerate the supposedly good things Americans in history did but ignore and dismiss the bad things? How can we pick and choose our moral inheritance at will? How does the need for us to downplay slavery, colonization, and Jim Crow continue to be such a strong political force? And whose interests does this down-playing serve in 2023?
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Beaver Hall, Junior Year
In PlaylistsInspired by the announcement of R.E.M.’s “Up” reissue, I took a trip back to Fall ’98, my first semester away at Penn State. Here’s the contemporaneous music that was spinning in my dorm room on the 4th floor of Beaver Hall. Listen on Apple Music, Spotify or Last.fm.
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Folks, it seems like there’s a pending announcement …
In MusicFolks, it seems like there’s a pending announcement of new music from Charles Bissell of The Wrens coming next week. This is *not* a drill. Prepare accordingly.
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The Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie at The Mann Center
In Live MusicLucky enough to have seen Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service last night at the Mann. My son’s first concert (he’s a huge Postal Service fan). I think we both made a bunch of core memories; I know I did.
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Sunny Day Real Estate live at Baltimore Sound Stage
In Live MusicStill can’t believe how tight these guys sound and how well Jeremy’s voice holds up.
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The Politics of Design – Race for US House
Three candidates have announced their 2024 candidacy for Delaware’s lone U.S. House seat. How did they use branding to differentiate themselves in an already crowded field? In the next installment of “The Politics of Design,” I critiqued all three for the Delaware Call.
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Strong Enough?
In PlaylistsPulling the thread that connects Sheryl Crow’s “Strong Enough” and boygenius’s “Not Strong Enough” in both directions. Listen on Apple Music, Spotify or Last.fm.
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Bookmarked Roy Choi’s Salsa Verde Recipe: Tips for …
Made the Roy Choi salsa verde tonight and, folks? It’s good.
Admittedly fudged the recipe a bit based on what was on hand but it’s a hell of a starting place.