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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? #78

September 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you convince yourself that you desperately need that Apple Watch and then go out and get it? I told myself for months that it was unnecessary. I […]

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advice, Apple, Diana Vreeland, fashion, food, gold, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #76

September 7, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you trade in all of your old Apple products and use the gift certificate you receive in return for something shiny and new? I sent in my […]

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advice, Amazon, art, coffee, cooking, death, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, money, shopping, Why Don't You?

My Alarming Transition Into Harry Styles

August 10, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

After a lengthy afternoon on the beach the day before, I decided I was a bit too burnt to tan again. It would not be very intelligent of me to […]

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Europe, fashion, France, Harry Styles, Nice, shopping

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

Why Don’t You? #73

April 27, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you treat yourself by going to your favorite haute couture boutique and getting something? Honestly, nothing feels better than buying yourself a present. On Monday, I went […]

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advice, art, Chanel, clothes, Diana Vreeland, fashion, food, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Things I Loved This Week #106

April 25, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Penny Dreadful: I have been trying to watch a bit more television lately. It’s the television renaissance after all. I’ve even heard some people call it a golden age. I […]

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drag, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race, shopping, sleep, television, travel

Why Don’t You? #69

March 30, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you do everything in your power to see one of the iconic celebrities in your life? I went halfway across the country over spring break to see […]

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Angela Lansbury, book, celebration, Diana Vreeland, dreams, education, ideas, One Direction, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?, Zayn Malik

Things I Loved This Week #100

March 7, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I have written a hundred of these posts now. They’re never very popular, and I can understand you readers not wanting to hear an endless rant. And they can be endless, […]

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clothes, Dame Edna, drag, fashion, glasses, shopping, spring, weather, writing

WHY DON’T YOU #65

February 23, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you plan a trip to Hollywood to get some GOOD hair extensions? Because I’m growing out my hair, and I have next to no patience, I am obsessed […]

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advice, art, Diana Vreeland, fashion, hair, Los Angeles, music, shopping, Why Don't You?

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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