"Cities are distinguished by the catastrophic forms they……" — Jean Baudrillard
"Cities are distinguished by the catastrophic forms they presuppose and which are a vital part of their essential charm. New York is King Kong, or the blackout, or vertical bombardment: Towering Inferno. Los Angeles is the horizontal fault, California breaking off and sliding into the Pacific: Earthquake."
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137 Quotes by Jean Baudrillard
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I think the paparazzi might have chased me out of Los Angeles.
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Everything moves a little quicker in Los Angeles.
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