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Maegan Carberry is a blogger and commentator who covers politics, media and technology … with a flair for pop culture.  She’s also held some pretty awesome jobs in the past. Carberry has previously worked as Arianna Huffington’s chief of staff, where she ran the west coast offices of The Huffington …

We have no idea how we got so lucky, but we snagged a solid Famous 5 Questions with Neil Patel. Patel is co-founder and Publisher of The Daily Caller, a web based news company focusing on politics, policy, and current events. Previously, Neil served as chief policy advisor to Vice …

It’s hard to believe that DC radio personality Tommy McFly wanted to be a lawyer when he grew up.  Lucky for those who tune in daily to his radio show, he chose a much more rewarding career.  Right now Tommy McFly can be heard at nights on MiX 107.3.  When …

Meet Taylor Llewellyn . When all of his friends were getting "grown-up jobs," Taylor decided to start his own clothing line. No, seriously. His line, Tucker Blair, [based in DC] is a collection of fine needlepoint products that include belts, flip flops, dog collars, headbands, key fobs, and polo tees. …

Frank Warren of Germantown, Maryland set-up a Web site for people to anonymously mail homemade postcards and has since changed the world. His website, PostSecret.com, has won Weblog and Bloggies awards as well as being featured on CSI: NY. Frank’s latest PostSecret book, Confessions on Life, Death, & God, was …

GoRemy [the genius behind the Arlington Rap ] recently moved to the DC area – and we’re pretty pumped up about it. You [and 10,000,000 friends] have seen his work on YouTube. Now we get a chance to learn more about the crazy hummus rapper. 1) We saw your latest …

He used to be feared on the House Floor, now he hopes to bring the competition to its knees on the dance floor.  It’s the Famous Five with Tom DeLay Are you worried about your level of competitiveness given that you’re the oldest contestant? I didn’t realize until they announced …

They’ve been profiled in the Politico and Roll Call and are known to turn a few heads every time they take the field. We thought you’d want to learn a little bit more about the softball team simply known as “Scared Hitless.” 1) We know Matt Pollack and Jeffrey Ostermayer …

Oh My Goff, better known as Angie Goff, is the W*USA traffic anchor. She also happens to be the coolest TV personality we’ve ever run across.   A George Mason grad, Angie rejoined W*USA team after a stint as an intern back in 2001. Angie has also been honored with an …

What started as one rocket scientist’s craving for delicious, healthy, tart frozen yogurt when he moved to D.C., has become an amazing labor of love.  And lucky for us, the man behind the most popular frozen yogurt shop in DC just so happens to be participating in the FamousDC Twitter …

Meet Mike Madden, Salon.com’s Washington correspondent. You may remember Mr. Madden from such events as: His overtime #FDC Twitter battle versus Patrick Ruffini … His firsthand coverage of Senator Dodd taking a room full of reporters hostage Luckily he’s decided to spend a few minutes answering five random questions from …

Only in America can a Congressional reporter take sabbatical in order to track the history of drug use in our country. Luckily, that reporter, Ryan Grim, took a few minutes to answer our Famous 5 questions. We hope you enjoy the interview and support your local author: buy the book. …

If you have never read the blog Pamela’s Punch, you’re missing out.  On her blog, Pamela Lynne Sorensen, a DC expert, highlights the best about what the District has to offer.  Her blog states: Pamela’s Punch satisfies your thirst for the latest juice on the coolest places, people and events in …

We were dying to know which was worse, a unibrow or ungroomed finger nails – so we set out to find the answer.  Luckily for us, that answer came in the form of Mike Gilman and Pirooz Sarshar – cofounders of The Grooming Lounge. The Grooming Lounge Famous 5 Questions …

FamousDC readers are familiar with Ask Miss A. She was recently on the front page with K Street Kate and Pamela’s Punch. Via our Twitter page she agreed to answer a few questions for a Famous 5 interview. Famous 5 Questions: Ask Miss A 1) How did you get started …