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

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Faux Tumblr: Installment 5

July 29, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

This should be my last of these posts. I hadn’t realized just how many pictures there were on my computer that I’ve saved needlessly! Still, there were many more that […]

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Absolutely Fabulous, architecture, art, celebrity, culture, England, famous, fashion, Joan Crawford, music, photography, Royal, Royal Wedding, Sarah Palin, sexy, travel

Faux Tumblr: Installment 4

July 29, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

La Môme is one of the greatest films of the modern era. Simple as that. It’s genius. It’s beautiful. It’s tragic. Truly one of the best biopics ever made. Do […]

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ancient Egypt, art, celebrity, cinema, culture, family, famous, fashion, France, Joan Crawford, movie, music, Paris, photography, travel

Faux Tumblr: Installment 3

July 29, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Good Lord, there are lots of pictures on my computer. Hope you enjoy them. This is one of my favorite things I’ve come across online. It’s the original draft of Gone […]

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art, celebrity, cinema, culture, famous, fashion, film, France, Joan Crawford, Karl Lagerfeld, macaron, Paris, photography, travel

Faux Tumblr: Installment 1

July 28, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I loathe/love hipsters. That statement really has nothing to do with this post, but yet it does. I don’t understand the culture, but I like the look. I would never […]

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art, celebrity, culture, family, fashion, food, Karl Lagerfeld, photography

Dita, Asparagus, & Molestation

May 31, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I didn’t plan on today being the best day ever–I don’t think you can plan that. Besides I didn’t have any plans in mind for the day. In fact, if […]

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celebrity, culture, Dita Von Teese, Europe, famous, fashion, France, Paris, travel

Don’t rain on me or my transgendered butterfly!

May 27, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before I went to bed last night, I made sure that everything was nice and tidy–every dish washed and put in its place. Every bit of clothing cleaned and dried […]

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celebrity, culture, Europe, France, macabre, Paris, taxidermy, travel

I am gaga for Gaga

May 22, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I’m in Paris on the weekends, I usually stay in my apartment and enjoy my own company by doing things I love–like scrubbing surfaces and trying to moonwalk. When […]

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celebrity, Europe, France, Lady Gaga, music, Paris, party, travel

Olivia Hunting

May 12, 2011by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

The baguette we had purchased on our first day here had long since gone stale–no amount of reheating would resuscitate it, so I went downstairs to the bakery only to […]

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celebrity, culture, Europe, France, Olivia de Havilland, Paris, travel

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“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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