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Category Archives: Paris

An Unlikely Evening

July 31, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I slept more reasonably, but jet lag is still my constant companion. (TURNS OUT NOT, but that’s for later.) The croissants from the bakery around the corner were good, but […]

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art, fashion, France, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, travel

Planting a Tiger in Paris

July 29, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I have had a hangover once in my life. It was not pretty. I vomited out of my window and it plastered the side of my house… The rest of […]

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cemetery, death, France, life, Paris, Pere Lachaise, pet, sad, travel

Bonjour Paris!

July 29, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Actual footage of me today: But I wasn’t quite in Paris, yet. I don’t know why I’m ever anywhere else, Paris is perfection. Well, Dublin Airport is like any other […]

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France, Paris, travel, trip, vacation

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

The Story of My China Cupboard

July 1, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

At heart, I’m a minimalist. I crave empty rooms with tastefully chosen furniture, the perfect paintings, and golden accoutrements. I think it would be the height of luxury to live […]

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Egypt, England, France, Harry Styles, London, Luxor, Paris

Things I Loved This Week #105

April 18, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Rabbit Corkscrew: I went through a phase where I claimed I didn’t like wine, and I’m just now coming out of it. I was spoiled by good French wine, which […]

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art, baking, bread, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, Paris, television

Things I Loved This Week #102

March 28, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

“Barefoot in Paris” Cookbook: I have a dark confession, reader. Ina Garten has reached the Martha Stewart level in my mind. This is a shocking and stunning development that I […]

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Angela Lansbury, cooking, Europe, food, Ina Garten, Madonna, money, music, Paris, theater, travel, Washington DC

WHY DON’T YOU #63

February 9, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you have a personalized astrological chart drawn up and discuss it with a respected astrologer? Nobody admits to believing in the stars, but I think we all […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, exercise, fashion, Joanna Lumley, Luxor, Paris, suggestion

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #93

January 17, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Nativity!: I have never been big into Christmas movies. I don’t know why, but when things like A Miracle on 34th Street or Elf comes on, I get annoyed […]

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app, Apple, art, Broadway, cooking, education, film, Paris

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #92

January 11, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: “Rebel Heart” Preorder: I don’t know why everybody has so many problems with Madonna. I think she’s awfully fun. People just enjoy being offended. I don’t. I don’t really […]

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ancient Egypt, BBC, Dawn French, France, Harry Styles, Jennifer Saunders, Madonna, Miranda Hart, music, Paris, shopping

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