The Oy Next Door

City of Brotherly Love has many of New York's charms—but at a big discount

(NEWSER) - Cheesesteaks aren’t the only things luring young people to the City of Brotherly Love, MSNBC reports. A survey by Apartments.com and Careerbuilder that factors in the cost of apartments, job opportunities, and the number of 20-somethings, puts Philadelphia—$962 for a one-bedroom compared with $1,520 in NYC— atop its list. The rest of the top 10: More»

Beijing and Mexico City lead the way

(NEWSER) - IBM surveyed drivers in 20 of the world's biggest cities to find the worst commutes. The bottom 5 (based on a slew of factors including time stuck in traffic and stress) in the commuter pain index are:

1. Beijing (99 on a scale of 100)
2. Mexico City (99)
3. Johannesburg (97)
4. Moscow (84, with 2½-hour traffic jams common)
5. New Delhi (81)

Hundreds gather in California, Indiana, Japan, New York

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson fans around the world honored the singer today on the first anniversary of his death, the AP reports. About 500 fans gathered at Jackson's mausoleum outside LA for a calm but emotional tribute to the King of Pop. "He's been my idol all my life since I can remember," said one weeping fan. "I feel like I haven't had closure." More»

Breitbart says video of 'thugs' will be up soon

(NEWSER) - Andrew Breitbart—whose conservative BigGovernment.com website aired the ACORN sting videos—decided to mosey down to an ACORN protest in Los Angeles this week, and he's not happy with the rough treatment he got. He blogs that he was harassed and threatened by the "dregs of society" so badly it left his cameraman shaking. Rest assured, audio and video will be going up soon. More»

Let the world know where you've made whoopee on IJustMadeLove.com

(NEWSER) - A new website lets you share your carnal experiences with the world: IJustMadeLove.com uses a modified version of the Google Maps engine, on which users can mark an address where they just did the horizontal tango—or see where others have done it. The site asks for some details: whether the sex was indoors or out, and—by way of a cute series of graphics—what positions were used. So far, nearly 12,000 sex acts have been logged, notes FastCompany. More»