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

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #214

April 14, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

The best part of learning is that it’s never over, you know, and when you start looking into one thing, you discover an entire world that should have been in your face the entire time.

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baking, beauty, book, clean, David Lebovitz, Egypt, fashion, film, future, life, Paris

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #204

January 27, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

This turned out to be yet another divine concoction thanks to that wonderful grocery store. Honestly, reader, who would I be without ALDI? Where would I be with ALDI? I don’t want to think of it.

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book, food, future, Mexico City, music, technology, travel

Why Don’t You? #127

January 9, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you keep a little box of raisins in your cupboard? These are most certainly not for eating because there is no reason that any human being should […]

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advice, Anna Wintour, clothes, Diana Vreeland, documentary, dreams, future, inspiration, movie, suggestion, Tea

Why Don’t You? #115

October 3, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you find out what ever happened to domestic robots? If I learned anything from 1950s sitcoms, we should all have staffs composed of robots by now. But […]

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advice, cleaning, clothes, Diana Vreeland, Egyptology, future, health, inspiration, technology, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #142

April 24, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Easily Changed iOS Keyboards: We are so spoiled by the future. We don’t even realize it anymore. I remember being in high school in the computer lab — remember those? — […]

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coffee, future, health, language

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #130

January 23, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: iPad Pro: I still haven’t bought the iPad Pro, but I have no doubt that it will be mine at some point. I was going to get it as […]

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Apple, film, future, iPhone, Olivia de Havilland, technology, travel

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #121

October 30, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: New Keyless Lock: Ever since I rented a beautiful apartment in Washington DC with a keyless door, I have been obsessed with the idea of having one of my […]

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baking, bread, cinema, coffee, design, film, France, future, gay, One Direction

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #117

October 4, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Results From Tutankhamen’s Tomb: I swear to Beysus, if they find Nefertiti’s mummy in that dinky tomb, I am going to be in a constant state of losing my shit until I can get […]

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ancient Egypt, Egyptology, future, glasses, interior design, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York CIty, NYC, travel, trip, Tutankhamen

A Word From Reverend Benjamin #31: On Near Death Experiences

May 14, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Holla Flock! Your dearly beloved reverend nearly went to see Beyoncé at the Pearly Gates the other day. I can hear your horrified gasps from here. Well ought you catch […]

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bucket list, death, funeral, future, me, religion, reverend

A Word From Reverend Benjamin #27: On Insignificance

March 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

[“How you doin’?” I’m obsessed with Wendy Williams and have elevated her to sainthood. #SANASAS to us all!] Holla Flock! Are you more important than a tree or a rock? […]

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advice, Beyonce, future, inspiration, life, me, Oprah, religion, reverend

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