>> Now fellas, we know circumcision is a serious issue, and everyone is pleased to learn that the procedure could protect millions from contracting HIV, but our inner ten-year-old also delighted in the Post’s coverage today. Speaking about the foreskin research on behalf of the World Health Organization was none other than Kevin De Cock. Seriously. We’re happy to see he has taken the problem firmly in hand and cut through social issues surrounding the…

We’ve been looking forward to the launch of Patrick Gavin and Jeff DuFour’s new daily Beltway column, “Yeas and Nays”, for a few weeks now, largely so we could finally be sure just what sorts of topics the two would be covering under the somewhat inscrutable decscription of “people, power and politics.” C’mon guys, that could be about anything from the current brouhaha at The New Republic to what kind of toilet paper Vice President…

There’s no shortage of problems for today’s print media. From business models that appear fundamentally flawed to allegations of bias (from all sides, no less), an editor can invoke plenty of demons to keep him up nights. But of all the troublesome pests hiding under print journalists’ beds, it seems the biggest, ugliest, and sleep-deprivingest is the aesthetic appeal of one’s internet page. Pity the poor newsmen sitting bolt upright in cold sweats, fretting over…

This week we saw Verizon’s first foray into graffiti advertising fail miserably, as the District levied fines totaling over $20,000 on the telecommunications giant for the illegal use of public space. It was also quite the week for George Mason University, whose students, faculty and administrators rallied around the team and went easy on class attendance, only to see it lose to Florida in its Final Four matchup. We reported on some Hill heavies…

Franklin Foer, a longtime writer for The New Republic, was recently named editor of the venerable political magazine. A fourth generation Washingtonian, he’s authored a book called, “How Soccer Explains the World,” (which we heartily recommend), and his writing has appeared in a host of publications, from The New York Times to Spin. Mr. Foer was good enough to take a few of our questions, on blogging, city life, and those cursed Chelski footballers. What’s…

Back in the day, Virginia pretty much ran stuff around Washington. Around half of the Mall is dedicated to proud sons of the Commonwealth who made their mark on this town and country, but there haven’t been many recent Virginians with the chops to earn a Washington pedestal. These days, Californians and Texans get all the good namings. That might be about to change, with a resurgance of political muscle emerging from both the red…