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The folks at Gothamist have thrown open the doors on the public beta of their Los Angeles offering, LAist. Editor Tom Berman splits his time between our fair city and New York, but really, how much time do you need to spend here to write about LA? We do the majority of our writing from our parents' basement in Omaha. Sure, the coke's not as good, but you don't have to share it with struggling actors who wander into your stall "by accident."

In any case, we welcome LAist (pronounced "Ellay-ist") to the neighborhood, and we'll share our stash with the 'Ist anytime.