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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #84

October 26, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Vampire Teeth: I have long loved vampires. Not the sparkly kind that twinkle in the sun, mind you. I don’t have any time for that Twilight nonsense. I read the […]

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cemetery, food, Halloween, Honey Boo Boo, interior design, music, television, vampire, writing

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #81

October 3, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “Cheek to Cheek” by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett:   I’ve been a fan of Lady Gaga since before she was a thing. I vividly recall watching that strange […]

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ancient Egypt, art, coffee, cologne, Lady Gaga, music, tattoo

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #80

September 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I’ve been in an irrationally good mood this week, so I didn’t hate anything. I don’t get it either. LOVE: Angela Lansbury on TOUR! Angela Lansbury is one of my […]

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Amy Sedaris, Angela Lansbury, cleaning, cocktail, credit cards, Des Moines, film, font, Iowa, movie, music, passion fruit, sleep

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

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #78

September 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Ariana Grande:   When Jessica and I were in Paris, we got a little obsessed with making fun of Ariana Grande. Her star was just beginning its climb and we […]

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ancient Egypt, Apple, Ariana Grande, cocktail, credit cards, Egyptology, film, food, hair, iPhone, movie, music

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #77

September 5, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

LOVE: Candidly Nicole: Nicole Richie is one of my all-time favorite humans. She’s the version of myself that I want to be. Now that she has purple hair, I love […]

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Amtrak, Beyonce, cleaning, exercise, fitness, hotel, Joan Rivers, music, Nicole Richie, train

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #76

June 20, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: “Almost Royal” on BBC America: I have fallen in love with television again. There are such good shows on! It’s not like the dark ages of the past where […]

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BBC, cocktail, comedy, exercise, fitness, food, life, music, restaurant, television, travel

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

Why Don’t You? #34

May 12, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you write a complaint letter to the writers of Saturday Night Live and demand that they stop putting a game show skit in EVERY EPISODE? I’m so […]

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advice, career, Diana Vreeland, Disney, Disney World, Eurovision, inspiration, Met Gala, music, sleep, television, work

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