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Category Archives: cooking

Why Don’t You? #47

October 6, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you forget about your responsibilities after work or school or whatever and go on a really, really, really long walk? Summer is over and autumn is quickly […]

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advice, Chanel, cleaning, cooking, Diana Vreeland, exercise, fashion, Fashion Week, Karl Lagerfeld, salad, walking, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #46

September 29, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

I’ve run out of my stash of Diana Vreeland portraits, so I’m going to start these posts with a picture of ME for you. From the depths of my selfie […]

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advice, art, cooking, Diana Vreeland, dreams, inspiration, Julia Child, shopping, Why Don't You?, work

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #79

September 20, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Dollhouse EP by Melanie Martinez:   I’ve often told you about the many conspiracies against me. One is, of course, that Martha Stewart and her company are constantly spying […]

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cooking, food, hair, Harry Styles, music, paranormal, television, Wendy Williams

Why Don’t You? #44

September 15, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you hire an actor to creepily stalk one of your friends? This will be terribly amusing when they confide in you about their fear. For more fun, […]

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advice, autumn, cleaning, clothes, cooking, Diana Vreeland, fall, fashion, Halloween, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #43

September 8, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy a crate of gold spray paint and transform your house with a bit of DIY? You can turn your boring frames into glittering works of […]

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advice, comedy, cooking, dance, Diana Vreeland, family, interior design, Joan Rivers, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #74

June 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Remodeling: I am a terrible procrastinator. As my comedy goddess, Jennifer Saunders, once said about herself, “I am the worst procrastinator in the world. I wish it was actually […]

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Apple, cooking, garden, hair, interior design, music, travel

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #72

May 24, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

LOVE: Omelettes: http://instagram.com/p/n_YFUEA2-A/ One of my more popular Twitter posts went something like this: “Omelette is French for ‘impossible to make,’” Oh, reader, we laughed and laughed on the Twitter. […]

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cooking, design, Dolly Parton, English, food, garden, language, mental health, Michael Jackson, money, music, Paris, shopping

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #71

May 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Eurovision: There is a very special place in my heart for Eurovision. Not many people here in America have any reason to know about it, but there is a […]

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cooking, credit cards, Europe, Eurovision, morel, mushrooms, shopping, summer, television, weekend, Wendy Williams, writing

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #69 [HAHAHA 69 HAHAHA]

May 2, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Uber: I’ve been hearing a lot about Uber lately on the Twitter, mainly because my dear Tyler Oakley has been lauding their services. I wondered why he was gushing […]

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baking, cooking, Craig Ferguson, credit cards, David Lebovitz, Prince George, Royal, television, Uber, writing

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #63

March 8, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Solving The Père Lachaise Mystery Tomb Mystery: A few years ago, Jessica and I spent the day exploring nearly every road and alley of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. […]

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cooking, education, Egypt, famous, food, France, hair, nap, Olivia de Havilland, Paris, Pere Lachaise, RuPaul

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