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Category Archives: Hollywood

CALIFORNIA: Thanksgiving In Paradise

June 29, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I’m so desperately beyond on my blog posts. You all know the reasons why. I’ve told you in every post for the past ten months. I don’t think I’ve ever […]

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America, California, Chateau Marmont, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles, travel

Jamba the Hut Finds Old Hollywood:

July 18, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had great intentions of rising early, dressing in my finest mourning attire, and heading out to the Grammy Museum to weep at the Joan Rivers exhibit. I was going […]

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California, cocktail, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles

The Camel on the Bus

July 13, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When we woke up and checked our stalker sites, we laughed when it was shown that Harry was a few blocks from us again while we were at the movie. […]

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beach, California, Hollywood, Los Angeles, travel

Sherlock & Watson Visit the Chateau Marmont

July 13, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had a strange dream last night. I had curly blonde hair, but that was not the odd thing. I was teaching a math class (an absurdity in itself) on […]

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California, Chateau Marmont, food, Hollywood, Los Angeles, shopping, travel

Sarah Paulson Taunts the Egyptologist

July 12, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I woke up from bed gracefully, like an actual earthbound angel. I was gloriously refreshed and living for me. It was my time. It was my moment. It was my […]

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ancient Egypt, art, California, Hollywood

Lobster Girl Explores Hollywood

July 11, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

STAND UP FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. HAND OVER HEART. HATS OFF! Happy birthday, America. #blessed I’ve spoken of it before, but I’m always thrilled and delighted by how easy it […]

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California, fitness, food, Harry Styles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Runyon Canyon

Russell Brand and the Fat Girl

July 9, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

“MOVE IT, FAT GIRL!” Spiderman shouted as he ran by my sister and I, clearly on his way to some important mission on Hollywood Boulevard, leaving startled silence in his wake. […]

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California, Harry Styles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Paris, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #98

February 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Comic Relief Episode of “Great British Bake Off”: One of my recent obsessions is, as I told you a few weeks back, The Great British Bake Off. We call […]

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Egypt, Hollywood, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, music, writing

2014, A Reflection: Part 2/4

December 18, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

APRIL: For April Fool’s Day, I convinced a ridiculous number of children that I was born without bones. I was giddy. Ma got tickets to see Dancing With the Stars in the […]

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California, cat, Dolly Parton, gin, Hollywood, Iceland, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Pride, travel, Wisconsin

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

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