A good newspaper is a collection of great bylines. After more than 100 staffers took the Post’s recent buyout offer, here are 11 bylines we still want to read every day:

Walter Pincus: He combs documents to unearth government secrets.

Mike Wilbon: Without fear or favor, he writes a pair of sports columns a week.

Robin Givhan: She uses fashion to undress the rich and powerful.

Dana Milbank: His Washington Sketch is great reading for those in need of a wry look at what passes for serious news.

Dana Priest: She’s a Pulitzer Prize winner bound to ferret out more blunders.

Carolyn Hax: Created by the Post, she spins a pungent and wise advice column.

Marc Fisher: Still the Post’s best Metro columnist, he finds the funny and the maddening.

"How can I buy a small handgun?" It's a question Gun Shops in Maryland and Virginia have been hearing constantly since the overturn of the gun ban in the city.

Speaking of the overturning of the gun ban, Slate has a funny collection of cartoons about this controversial topic.

This is what you get for paying to see The Love Guru: Three people were sent to the hospital after mace was released in a movie theater in Maryland.

Miss out on some of our blog posts from this week? Worry not—we're here to fill you in on what the most popular blog posts were from the past seven days. See below for our top five.

Photo of temple flags at the Folklife Festival by Flickr user grace*c*

Catch a whiff of that 16-hour smoked brisket? The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival kicks off this week with a lineup of Lone Star-inspired food and wine events. Check out details here if you're looking for weekend fun.

Or if you're trying to plan your Fourth of July, check out our Guide to the Fourth. 

The Supreme Court struck down DC's gun ban—but the court’s decision will have little effect on gun violence in the nation’s capital, say experts. What's your opinion? Take our poll.

Something nobody likes to hear: Expect Metro delays all weekend.

DCist points out that the Washington Times web site redesign missed a minor detail.

At what point does a neighborhood have too many frozen yogurt outlets? That's what Apples and Bananas is wondering.

Previous coverage of guns in DC:

Why DC's Bad Guys Have So Many Guns
Forget the Supreme Court—and DC’s gun ban. We won’t get guns off the streets until politicians, judges, and law-enforcement officials get serious about stopping the mayhem.

DC Gun Rights: Do You Want This Next to Your Bed?
Should DC residents be allowed to have guns in their homes? The US Supreme Court is about to decide, and where you stand on handgun laws depends in part on where you live, where you come from, and what’s been done to you. 

Photo of the DC Fish Market by Flickr user Bien Stephenson

Yesterday, Todd Kliman broke the news that Barton Seaver is leaving Hook. And another restaurant development: Colorado Kitchen will be closing. Busy day in the DC restaurant world.

The Supreme Court will issue its decision on the DC handgun case today.

Penn Quarter Living muses on a sidewalk display—is it public art, or a public nuisance? 

Chocolate+science=deliciousness? Check out this fascinating story from the Post on local candy giant Mars: "To save chocolate lovers from the agony of a potential candy bar shortage, McLean candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a five-year project to develop cacao trees that fight drought, disease and poor harvests. Mars will announce today that it is partnering with IBM and the Department of Agriculture to sequence and analyze the entire cocoa genome."

The Metro is busy these days—DCist notes that it's been breaking readership records left and right.