Yelp!
Yelp is a local business guide that returns results based on user recommendations. The directory covers a number of major U.S. cities and includes restaurants, services, and shopping.
www.yelp.com
TechCrunch
Dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Web 2.0 products and companies.
www.techcrunch.com
43 Things [read review]
Catalogs lists of goals from individuals around the world.
www.43things.com
Goodreads [read review]
Social network dedicated to making reading fun and improving the process of reading and learning throughout the world. See what your friends are reading, check out their book reviews, and log your own past and present recommendations (or not).
www.goodreads.com
Sartorialist, The [read review]
A New York-based fashion photographer blogs about great street fashion in Manhattan and elsewhere.
www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com
MakeupAlley
Features product reviews, top picks, cosmetics swap, and a message board.
www.makeupalley.com
Seed
Redefining science's place in popular culture and vice versa.
www.seedmagazine.com
Diner's Journal
New York Times blog by Frank Bruni.
dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com