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

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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

2014, A Reflection: Part 4/4

December 30, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

OCTOBER: At the dawn of the month, I had high hopes of having Ebola. I didn’t, but why not? As I have said a million times to anybody who would […]

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art, Egypt, hair, Halloween, Harry Styles, Ina Garten, interior design, travel, vampire, writing

2014, A Reflection: Part 3/4

December 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

JULY: [Just a warning, readers, July was probably one of the most important months of my life thus far, and so this post is going to be hella long. Carry […]

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Cairo, Chicago, Europe, food, Harry Styles, New York CIty, One Direction, tattoo, travel, trip

Why Don’t You? #58

December 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you adopt an unlikely pet, like an opossum? I think it would be awfully fun having an opossum. Think of the reactions you’d get when you’d post […]

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advice, animals, book, Diana Vreeland, food, hair, Hanukkah, Holiday, pet, shopping, Why Don't You?, writing

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #91

December 20, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Advanced Style: I have always had a deep admiration for Iris Apfel. She is an institution in herself. She was an interior designer but is noted mainly for her […]

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Anne Rice, baking, book, exercise, fashion, film, fitness, style, television

2014, A Reflection: Part 2/4

December 18, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

APRIL: For April Fool’s Day, I convinced a ridiculous number of children that I was born without bones. I was giddy. Ma got tickets to see Dancing With the Stars in the […]

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California, cat, Dolly Parton, gin, Hollywood, Iceland, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Pride, travel, Wisconsin

Why Don’t You? #57

December 15, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

  Monday: Why don’t you get yourself one of those fancy litter boxes that scoop away your cat’s waste automatically? Cleaning up after your kitten is not at all difficult, […]

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advice, animals, cat, computer, Diana Vreeland, fashion, health, Holiday, pet, suggestion, technology, Why Don't You?

2014, A Reflection: Part 1/4

December 14, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Every year, I do a recap of what I thought, did, and attempted. I don’t know if you all enjoy it much — since none of you ever comment on […]

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cat, Chicago, food, hair, Joan Rivers, Joanna Lumley, me, New York CIty, NYC, review, travel, Wendy Williams

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #90

December 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Word Lens: I had seen advertisements for Word Lens all over Tumblr a while back, but I didn’t think it was real. The Internet is full of lies, after […]

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ancient Egypt, animals, app, hair, health, interior design, iPhone, pet, sleep, sun, Zayn Malik

Why Don’t You? #56

December 8, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you go on Amazon and spend a few dollars on novels by independent authors? It takes a bit of weeding to find something worth reading in the […]

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advice, book, Diana Vreeland, elegance, inspiration, luxury, shopping, suggestion, travel, Wendy Williams, 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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