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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

Why Don’t You? #35

May 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you back up all of your pictures to some online service so that you never lose them? All of mine are currently on Flickr, which is a […]

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advice, animals, couture, Diana Vreeland, fashion, food, inspiration, money, pet, photography, shopping, technology, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #70

May 11, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Getting Ready For EUROPE: I am hella turnt up for Europe. Every day it gets a bit closer. At this exact moment, it is 6 weeks, 5 days, 8 […]

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comedy, Europe, food, Ina Garten, Internet, Jack the Ripper, Joan Rivers, landscaping, language, travel, Veep, weather, words

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

My Glorious Return to the Chateau Marmont or The Curse of Passover

April 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 5 Comments

Another thing that I love about California is the time change. You wake up at a decent hour in the morning, but your body still feels as if it has […]

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California, Chateau Marmont, elegance, exercise, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Runyon Canyon, Veggie Grill

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #68

April 25, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Purple Hair: I’ve gone off on long tangents about my adoration of lavender hair. I think it’s glorious and every single time I see somebody with it, I die […]

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book, clothes, concert, Dolly Parton, education, food, hair, London, money, One Direction, Reading, style

My Glorious Return to HOLLYWOOD

April 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

My favorite part of LA is that you can wear sunglasses anywhere and nobody looks at your like you’re some giant douche. You can wear them into shops. You can […]

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California, culture, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles, restaurant, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #65

March 28, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World” by the BBC: Over the lengthy course of my life, I thought that I had seen every documentary about ancient Egypt that had ever been […]

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ancient Egypt, art, documentary, film, food, fruit, hair, health, interior design, Martha Stewart, movie, New York CIty, shopping, travel

Day 3: All That Ass At The Met

March 21, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before today, I had never visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I walked past it years ago when my mother took me on a surprise trip to New York City. […]

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art, Egypt, food, Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum, New York CIty, travel, trip, vacation

Day 2: Glorious Arrival in New York

March 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I woke up about two hours after stumbling back to my seat, half delirious from being up for twenty-two hours straight. Not sure why I did that. I should have […]

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Amtrak, food, hotel, New York CIty, review, train, travel, trip, vacation

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