(And dont you dare bring up Cracker Jacks.

Irefuseto acknowledge Cracker Jacks!)

Well, then I advise you to look at the World Series through a different lens.

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It isnt just a string of baseball games…but the latest chapter in a longstanding beef.

New York and Los Angeles have been in a bigyou know what-swinging contest since time immemorial.

So, this World Series?

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One of the many, many paparazzi photos of Rihanna leaving Giorgio Baldi.

In the battle of the tabloids, for instance, who wins: theNew York Postor TMZ?

And what enclave can claim the ultimate hipster crown, Bushwick or Silver Lake?

But theyve all lived inand paid taxes in!both.

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New York Postreaders, circa 1963.

Below, the results.

One of the many, many paparazzi photos of Rihanna leaving Giorgio Baldi.

The Santa Monica institution had a divisive victory over the Greenwich Village hotspot.

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Gwyenth Paltrow cries as she receives the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in “Shakespeare in Love”.

(Carbone is a McMansion built of sea salt, grumbled oneVogueeditor.)

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The Reasoning:You cant beat a Fran Lebowitz quip.

(Theres a reasonFranconexists!)

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Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld, in Seinfeld episode ‘The Subway’.

That said: Both are terrific smokers, saysVogues creative editorial director Mark Guiducci, a California native.

Hipster Neighborhood

The Reasoning:Bushwicks techno scene.

Let the beat drop.

If it were a screenplay, it wouldnt be believable, says Guiducci.

New York Postreaders, circa 1963.

Hometown Tabloid

The Reasoning:The headlines.

I really dont care, Lisa Love,Vogues longtime West Coast editor, answered in her ballot.

Gwyenth Paltrow cries as she receives the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Shakespeare in Love.

Cant argue with a lifestyle empireandan Oscar!

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The Reasoning:Whomever finishes their goddamn construction first.

Blair at Central Parks ice skating rink?

Serena and Nate getting up to no good in the Campbell Apartment?

Professions of love atop the Empire State Building?

The Coopers and Cohens could never.

Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld, in Seinfeld episode The Subway.

Cue the Elaine dance.

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The reasoning:At least the LACMA lights are (sort of?)

in the name of culture.

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The reasoning:Take the pool, every time.

Thats what sending out your laundry is for,Voguecontributor Alessandra Codhina says.

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