Grilled Corn on the Cob, Potato Salad and Other Summer Side Recipes

If you’ve gotten your fill of burgers and hot dogs – or have plenty left over, you may be craving more summer sides to make it through the week. We rounded up some of the most popular summer sides and narrowed the many recipes available down to a classic for the purists, a new spin for the experimental eaters and a bacon recipe since the crunchy strips unexpectedly infiltrated nearly every dish we came across.

NYC Subway Map Gets a Makeover: More Manhattan, Fewer Lines

After decades of confusion from tourists and natives alike over the New York City subway system, the Metropolitan Transport Authority is finally overhauling the out-of-date system. Changes to current lines and maps will simplify the system, allowing customers to more easily understand the system.

You Wear What You Eat

In his new book, “A Matter of Taste,” Fulvio Bonavia features designs of various accessories that are all made out of, you guessed it, FOOD!

Eat Right 4 Your Type : Another Day, Another Bloody Diet

In the last 10 years, another diet regime has been steadily gaining popularity among celebrities like Courtney Cox-Arquette and Demi Moore – The Blood Type Diet. Just last week, UK singer and X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole became the latest celebrity to advocate the diet plan in an interview with Hello Magazine.

San Francisco Gets Grilled (Cheese, Anyway): The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen opened Friday in San Francisco. A few logistical problems delayed the restaurant’s much anticipated debut, but partners Heidi Gibson and Nate Pollak are now welcoming customers for weekday lunch service from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

For Recent Fashion Grads, the Future May Be in Retail

We recently wrote about the bleak prospects design school students would face upon graduating this year, but WWD has reported at least some good news for emerging fashion designers.

Soluto Wants to Make Your PC Less Frustrating, Wins TechCrunch Disrupt for the Effort

Soluto is one of the three companies that survived the first round of TechCrunch Disrupt, and the company eventually came through to win the grand prize of $50,000. {TechCrunch} The Israel based company’s pitch is that it helps relieve you of your PC frustrations. The first place that Soluto will help is during the boot-up period of your Windows PC to make it run faster.

Rather than make it confusing or complicated so that only a few people can access it, Soluto makes it incredibly easy to see what programs are starting when you start up your PC. The beta software will allow users to pause or delay those applications to make the PC boot up faster than usual. To make sure users don’t kill an important program or application, everything is uploaded to a wiki by “techies” who know what they’re doing, making it easy for other users to handle the tasks.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to Replace Megan Fox: From Angels to Transformers

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, probably best known to American audience as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, has officially been announced as Megan Fox’s replacement in the next Transformer movie.

Along with Huntington-Whitely, models Sara Wright and Brooklyn Decker were reportedly being considered for the role.

Feted Then Banned: the Latest for Louis Vuitton London

Days after opening a grand, multi-level London flagship store with a private shopping area for VIP guests, the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency banned Louis Vuitton from using two of their ads on Wednesday. The agency, which investigates reports from the public, said the images mislead consumers to believe the label’s products are handmade, though the bags, wallets and other accessories LV is famous for are crafted by machine.

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