When a friend emailed to invite me to cover this past weekend’s DNC protests, I had blogger visions running through my head of life-size puppets, patchouli and lots and lots of yelling. Sadly, it seems like most of the good stuff happened inside the hotel, where the protesters weren’t supposed to be and I didn’t try to go. But I’ve got your boring, ill-attended protest round-up anyway, complete with pictures of as much of the…

When a friend emailed to invite me to cover this past weekend’s DNC protests, I had blogger visions running through my head of life-size puppets, patchouli and lots and lots of yelling. Sadly, it seems like most of the good stuff happened inside the hotel, where the protesters weren’t supposed to be and I didn’t try to go. But I’ve got your boring, ill-attended protest round-up anyway, complete with pictures of as much of the…

Hordes of summer interns have once again descended on Washington, leaving many of us rolling our collective eyes and bitching to friends about the latest thong sighting, overheard “I was sooo drunk” story, or just being stuck with training someone who appears to lack the ability to function in an office. But let’s say you’re one of those rare interns who has actually come to D.C. to learn something, or are planning on using…