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

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WHY DON’T YOU? #255

May 17, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you joyously SCREAM with me about the discovery of an 18th Dynasty village being excavated within walking distance from my friend’s house in Luxor, Egypt? I’m so […]

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advice, archaeology, car, Diana Vreeland, Egypt, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #251

March 8, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you listen to the latest hits from around the world on Apple Music? I didn’t realize there was a top bops chart divided up by nation, but […]

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advice, cooking, culture, Diana Vreeland, garden, inspiration, movie, music, plants, rich, shopping, suggestion, television, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #250

March 1, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you see if the library of your favorite deceased author is up for sale, scour through the offerings, and then serendipitously buy her personal copy of your […]

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advice, book, Diana Vreeland, education, fitness, inspiration, language, shopping, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #248

February 15, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get yourself an absurdly big table to use for folding laundry? The themes of my life last year were: adhesives and excavation. I learned how to […]

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advice, art, cooking, Diana Vreeland, health, inspiration, life, Politics, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #246

January 4, 2021by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Why don’t you remember why you don’t have polio and stop acting like an idiot and get hyped for your Coronavirus vaccine?

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advice, cleaning, Diana Vreeland, Egypt, Egyptology, inspiration, Martha Stewart, shopping, suggestion, tv, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #244

December 14, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you do the humane thing and find a way to pull the plug on Ancient Aliens? It’s so dumb now. Once upon a time I had fun […]

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advice, ancient aliens, clothes, design, Diana Vreeland, diet, DIY, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, tv, Why Don't You?, wine

WHY DON’T YOU? #243

December 7, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you do exactly what I’m about to say and get a fireplace? I don’t care if you get a gas one or an actual chimney system. If […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, Egypt, inspiration, interior design, Martha Stewart, shopping, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #242

November 30, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you teach yourself a new skill that isn’t esoteric like a dead language and actually useful like drywalling? I’m a sucker for learning things I really don’t […]

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advice, Apple, Diana Vreeland, DIY, inspiration, life, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #241

November 16, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you have your windows replaced and have some of them converted to doors like they do in Europe? (I’ve also seen this occasionally in California, but they’re […]

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advice, book, design, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, Martha Stewart, music, shopping, tv, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #237

August 3, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you stop daydreaming about a project for dozens of years and just do it? Now I’m not the right person to be giving this kind of advice […]

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advice, design, Diana Vreeland, DIY, inspiration, life, Olivia de Havilland, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

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“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

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“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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