Thursday, September 6, 2012
The reputation of Los Angeles as whipping boy for New York and San Francisco, America’s more European cities, is branded as a blood feud in which the sides are equal in antipathy. It’s really more one-sided than that. New Yorkers and San Franciscans hurl insults drafted in sub-committee and ratified by full houses. Los Angeles signs them into law without so much as reading a line, and then heads back to the beach or golf course or whatever. Hearing Carry Over: Everything Was Never The Deal 

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    I had wanted to move to Los Angeles ever since Spin leaked Jenny Lewis’ rent. This was before I discovered that Silver...
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    Not to mention that (when they’re in the mood) Los Angelenos trash Los Angeles a million times better than New Yorkers...
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    Really liked this a lot. Great imagery and words.
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    Screw tumblr for trying to cut this short....excellent writing.