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

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Category Archives: Hollywood

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

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 #66

April 4, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best” Reality Series: Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely adore reality television. Because I’m so well versed in the vast history of […]

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California, cemetery, Egypt, Hollywood, Joan Rivers, Los Angeles, Oprah, television, travel, vacation

2013, A Reflection: Part 2

December 30, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Perhaps it’s because the memories are fresher in my brain, but the second half of 2013 seemed a bit more momentous. Let’s carry on, shall we? JULY: *my motto for […]

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Chateau Marmont, Chicago, Hollywood, Los Angeles, review, travel, Tyra Banks, writing

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #54

December 21, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Beyoncé, Obviously: I’m still not over Bey’s surprise album. None of us are. It was so unexpected and so glorious and so wondrous and so magnificent and so perfect. […]

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Beyonce, food, Hollywood, interior decorating, Joan Fontaine, music, Target, tumblr, writing

I Feel Like Lindsay Lohan & Adieu, Chateau

July 27, 2013by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

ATTENTION READER: THIS IS HOW I’D LIKE YOU TO PICTURE ME AS YOU READ ALL OF MY BLOGS FROM NOW ON. THANK YOU KINDLY. PROCEED. I didn’t feel all that […]

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California, Chateau Marmont, Downtown Disney, Hollywood, Lindsay Lohan, Los Angeles, travel, vacation

My Day At The Chateau Marmont, or, My Life Is Better Than Yours

July 25, 2013by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Are you ready to squirm at the decadence and elegance I experienced today? You, as a peasant, will surely never know so much pleasure as a night at the Chateau […]

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California, Chateau Marmont, elegance, Hollywood, Los Angeles, rich, trip, vacation

Dead People & Rich People

July 24, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Can you guess what I’m going to write about first? I bet you can. It’s what I’ve started all my posts about! I LOVE SLEEPING! I slept in until about […]

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California, cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, luncheon, rich, trip, vacation

My Nemesis & Pricy Chapstick

July 22, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Reader, I mentioned it the other day, but I’m going to bring it up again. I love sleeping so much. Like, I’m in love with sleeping. I’m having an affair […]

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America's Next Top Model, California, Hollywood, Los Angeles, macaron, The Grove, trip, Tyra Banks, vacation

Freakum Pants & Tuxedo Dreams

July 21, 2013by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

After yesterday’s successful pant shopping, I was feeling in a much better mood. Shopping does that. You should go buy yourself something. I’ll wait…fiddle dee dee…ho hum…oh, you’re back! What’d […]

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California, Craig Ferguson, Hollywood, Los Angeles, movie, television, vacation

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