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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

The Heiresses Discover and Detest Dorms

July 23, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

After the concert, we still had another day in Santa Clara to recuperate from the excitement of the night before. I intended to visit the Winchester House, that famed dwelling […]

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bay, ferry building, Kardashian, nespresso, Tenderloin

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

Why Don’t You? #53

November 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you design a beautiful family tree and hang it above your mantle or on the walls of your stairwell? Many people find the majority of their family […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, family, fashion, shopping, soup, suggestion, tattoo, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #86

November 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Spectacular Spectacular Cocktail: Every Halloween, my sister, my father, and I get together for something that has come to be known as the “¡¡¡Shitty Phillips Halloween Spectacular Spectacular!!!” It’s our […]

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cocktail, coffee, cooking, donut, Halloween, Ina Garten, Paris, recipe

PARIS: Let’s Get Soaking Wet

July 14, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Every day, I say that we must get started earlier, but we never do. I don’t know why I bother trying. I’m not a morning person and I never will […]

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bakery, ebook, Europe, France, New York CIty, Paris, travel

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #71

May 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Eurovision: There is a very special place in my heart for Eurovision. Not many people here in America have any reason to know about it, but there is a […]

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cooking, credit cards, Europe, Eurovision, morel, mushrooms, shopping, summer, television, weekend, Wendy Williams, writing

Day 5: Brooklyn Brim

March 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I probably should have kept an app running to show how much I walked on this trip. It must have been at least ten miles a day. So, my body […]

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Chicago, life, New York CIty, NYC, train, travel, trip, vacation

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #62

February 28, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: The Wendy Williams Show: I don’t know what I’ve been doing not watching this show all my life — it’s phenomenal! Wendy is my new obsession, and I can’t […]

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cheese, cooking, education, eggs, Europe, history, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race, travel, Wendy Williams

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #61

February 21, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Freezer Full of Bread: I enjoy baking artisan breads and I’m very, very good at it. No need to be humble about the truth, you know? Bread baking is […]

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bread, Chanel, governor, Seasonal Affective Disorder, shoes, television, weather

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