A lone loafer on the street in Paris vs. Not Another Teen Movie in NYC.

New York City-based author Sloane Crosley and her San Francisco-based pal Greg recently started a blog to document all the "Sad Stuff" they spot on the street in their respective cities. While pitting West Coast and East Coast street trash against each other would have made for a great new way for the cities to compete, they quickly opened it up for contributions... making it the most comprehensive visual record of things found on the street worldwide. Probably.

Also, just another reminder of how much more poetic things seem in Paris.

ALSO, just another reminder that the bed bugs are still winning, and "nothing really mattress."