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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Category Archives: celebrity

WHY DON’T YOU? #229

May 18, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend some time cleaning up your yard? I’m not talking about trash or a dishwasher on the curb you can’t get rid of. I’m talking landscaping. […]

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advice, celebrity, cleaning, cooking, culture, Diana Vreeland, Disney, inspiration, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Matinka Meets Harry Styles, or, A STAR (aka: ME) Under the Overpass

July 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 10 Comments

I was glad to be out of that hotel and on the streets of San Francisco to find some breakfast. We were very close to the Little Italy area…or is […]

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1D, California, celebrity, concert, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, music, One Direction, San Francisco

Why Don’t You? #75

May 11, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you start a ghastly rumor about your house so that your neighbors and their squawking children stop being so friendly? I live in the country for a […]

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advice, celebrity, design, Diana Vreeland, fashion, interior design, language, Why Don't You?

Requiem For Joan Rivers

September 5, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

It’s been a very sad day for me. I’m not even sure where to begin. I’m rarely at a loss for words when I’m writing, but I have so many […]

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celebrity, death, gay, Joan Rivers, me, memorial, mourning

LONDON: DOLLY PARTON IS MY QUEEN AND SAVIOR

July 4, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

View this post on Instagram I've never been more stressed. Why must they go on at the same time??? A post shared by Benjamin Phillips (@bdphillips) on Jun 28, 2014 […]

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celebrity, concert, Dolly Parton, England, gay, London, Pride, travel

Why Don’t You? #40

June 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

  [FYI: This post is coming to you from the past. I set it to publish back when I was in America. As you’re reading this, I should be in […]

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advice, celebrity, cocktail, Diana Vreeland, instagram, interior design, Why Don't You?

A Party In the USA, or, I Dance With the Stars

April 29, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Do you remember when Marion Cotillard rightfully won the Academy Award for her triumphant role in La Môme? I don’t say deserved just because she was playing my beloved Édith Piaf, […]

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California, celebrity, Dancing With The Stars, food, Hollywood, James Maslow, Los Angeles, restaurant, Tabatha Coffey, television, travel

Day 4: At The Theatre

March 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had a terribly difficult time waking up today, even worse than usual and that’s saying something pretty dramatic, reader. I didn’t come halfway across North America to sleep in, […]

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A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder, bakery, Broadway, celebrity, musical, theater, travel, trip, vacation

Walking the Walk of Fame

July 20, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Since I hadn’t managed to get to Hollywood Boulevard the other night, I decided to start my day off there. Even though it’s rather an awful place — and yet, […]

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California, celebrity, famous, Hollywood, Los Angeles, movie, trip, vacation

Celebrities and Kmart Thongs

July 11, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I still hate that grocery store. For breakfast I had the brown rice puffs that I bought. I expected them to be crispy and slightly salty, but they were just […]

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celebrity, Hollywood, Los Angeles, shopping, television, The Grove, travel, vacation

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