Who's better? Boston or LA?

The LA view on weather: It's January and you're driving your BMW convertible down the Pacific Coast Highway, with the beach stretching on forever on one side and the bluffs of Malibu on the other, and the iPod screaming the latest tunes of one of LA's dozen hot bands. The top's down, you're catching some rays, and when you arrive at your destination, you aren't frozen stiff like someone who's suddenly fallen out of favor with the big guy, James 'Whitey' Bulger. — Alan Mittelstaedt, Globe Correspondent Is Tom Brady a dull celebrity? Was the Big Dig a mistake? And what about that accent? LA's Alan Mittelstaedt tackles these questions and more in his article .

The LA view on weather:

It's January and you're driving your BMW convertible down the Pacific Coast Highway, with the beach stretching on forever on one side and the bluffs of Malibu on the other, and the iPod screaming the latest tunes of one of LA's dozen hot bands. The top's down, you're catching some rays, and when you arrive at your destination, you aren't frozen stiff like someone who's suddenly fallen out of favor with the big guy, James "Whitey" Bulger.

— Alan Mittelstaedt, Globe Correspondent Is Tom Brady a dull celebrity? Was the Big Dig a mistake? And what about that accent? LA's Alan Mittelstaedt tackles these questions and more in his article.

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