TAIL AND TWO CITIES Represent!
Coke vs. Pepsi. Kennedy vs. Castro. Heidi vs. L.C. Epic yet minor rifts when compared to the timeless power struggle between New York and Los Angeles. In the name of settling this battle royale, each week Radar will take stock and determine which city truly holds the competitive edge.

This week: Halloween was enough to inspire lewd behavior on both coasts. Let's see who came out ahead.

L.A.: Thousands of revelers in catsuits and leather masks converge on Santa Monica Blvd for the city's Halloween Parade
NYC: Thousands of revelers in cop hats and assless chaps converge on downtown Manhattan for the city's Halloween Parade. Then someone shoots 4 of them
Advantage: L.A.

L.A.: TV writers threaten to go on strike, leaving us with the looming threat of a Keeping up with the Kardashians/Kid Nation crossover, just to fill air time.
NYC: Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez protests a rumored 30 million salary offer by quitting the New York Yankees, leaving the New York Post with no one to dub a "Yankee Doodle Randy."
Advantage: L.A.

L.A.: Citizens receive the shocking news that the area's enormously destructive wildfires were caused by a "male juvenile" playing with fire
NYC: Citizens receive the shocking news that uber-cyclist Lance Armstrong is stepping out to New York hotspots with the eerily juvenile Ashely Olsen
Advantage: NYC

L.A.: Chosen son of Southern California, Dog the Bounty Hunter, draws fire for dropping the "N" word
NYC: In the latest of a string of racial incidents, a swastika is found painted on the door of a Jewish Columbia University professor
Advantage: A draw

L.A.: Revelers begin to celebrate Dia de los Muertos
NYC: A new study reports that depressed out-of-towners choose New York as a destination spot for their own day of death: "Jumping from a height is more common in New York than in the rest of the United States"
Advantage: L.A.

FINAL SCORE:
L.A.: 3
NYC: 2

The City of Angels wins top honors this week. Tune in next week when the battle rages on ...