Month: November 2019

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Dropbox’s new transfer feature lets you easily send a file to someone, WeTransfer style

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Today, Dropbox announced that it’s rolling out Dropbox Transfer, a new way to easily share files without also sharing access to your personal copies of them. When you compile your files into a transfer, you’ll get a link to a landing page that you can share, and the people who get it can directly download the file from that page or save it to their Dropbox account. It’s similar to simple file-sharing services like WeTransfer, but integrated nicely within Dropbox.

With Transfer, you can send up to 100MB of files with a free Dropbox account, which could be handy if you need to email files that are larger than Gmail’s 25MB limit for attachments. And your transfers won’t live forever, as you can choose to have them expire after three or…

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Report: It Going To Take A Lot More Than ‘Love Shack’ To Bring Wedding Guest Out To Dance Floor

CARMEL, IN—In a report that shed new light into “How to really get this party going,” wedding guest Melissa Ramirez confirmed Friday that it was going to take a lot more than “Love Shack” to bring her out to the dance floor. “If you think dropping a silly little song like ‘Love Shack’ is going to make people leap out…

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Timeline Of Studies On The Effects Of Eating Meat

A recent study suggesting that regular red meat consumption has negligible effects countered growing consensus that eating red meat is bad for you, and gave rise to questions about why expert advice on meat consumption seems to change so often. The Onion takes a look at the history of studies about the effects of…

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TikTok won’t testify before Congress this week, as China fears grow

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The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok confirmed Monday that it will not send a representative to testify before a Senate panel slated to examine the tech industry’s ties to the Chinese government.

Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing will be chaired by one of the right’s most prominent tech hawks, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), and will focus on how Big Tech companies “leave our data exposed to criminals, China, and other bad actors.” In a tweet on Sunday, Hawley said that he invited Apple and TikTok to testify, and claimed that both companies declined the committee’s offer.

“I’ve invited Apple and TikTok to testify on Tuesday about their business in & with China and the risks to American consumers. So far, they are both refusing,” Hawley…

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Gwyneth Paltrow Told Me Which “Holy Shit” Product Makes an Immediate Difference

It’s a good day when an invitation for a Montecito weekend with Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop lands in your inbox, and it’s an even better day when your schedule happens to be completely clear. The occasion was the opening of Goop’s new Sundries shop located at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel, and I would have the chance to check out the store and speak with Gwyneth about her latest endeavor.  Cut to me grabbing my best friend and driving up the Pacific Coast Highway in a brand new Lincoln Aviator, which the Goop team kindly provided. For those planning a trip up to Montecito (and hopefully the Sundries shop too), the journey takes about an hour and a half from L.A., but thanks to the massage features and in-car Wi-Fi, half the fun was getting there. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a more luxurious vehicle, and the valet attendants basically had to pry the keys from my hands when I arrived. Hey, I had only tried a fraction of the 30 different massage customizations, and I simply wasn’t ready to part.

While our hotel room was prepared, we checked out the Goop Sundries shop, which is basically my dream selection of beauty, wellness, and fashion goods. The clean deodorant I had saved to my Instagram “products to try” folder? It was there. The lip stain my friend and I had just DM’ed about? Right next to the deodorant, of course. The thought crossed my mind: If I somehow forgot my entire suitcase, I might just be secretly glad that I would have an excuse to upgrade my entire beauty routine with Goop-approved picks.

When I asked Gwyneth about her curation, she touched on Goop’s clean beauty standards. “Once a product passes the clean test, we try by hand everything that comes through,” she shared. “Is it efficacious, does it smell good, does it feel good? Would I spend my money on it? And if I love it and the team loves it, then it makes the cut.”. Turns out, I would spend my money on it too, as my friend and I left the shop with several purchases we deemed necessary. So far, my favorite has been Edition 04 Orchard Eau de Parfum ($55), which is the kind of gorgeous sandalwood scent that people stop me on the street to ask about. I was so impressed with the beauty selection that I took the opportunity to ask Gwyneth a bit more about her beauty routine, and, yes, about the standout product promised in the headline that provides immediate results.

What is a “holy shit” product that you tried and immediately noticed a difference? Right away you can see a difference with the microderm exfoliator. I put it on, and it’s instant. It’s my obsession right now. I have really dry skin, and I’ll put it on dry, clean skin and leave it until it starts to tingle. There’s all this incredible manual exfoliant in it, so I’ll pair that with the face oil. That’s my whole routine.

What would surprise people about your beauty routine? How pared back it is. If I go on a girls’ trip and I see other people’s rituals, I think ‘Oh, I’ve really got to up my ritual here.’ I’m pretty low key. I do our peel pad once a week. It’s strong; I love it. And that’s kind of it. In the winter, I do need a good moisturizer because I tend to run so dry.

What things would you have changed in your beauty routine in your 20s or 30s? I’ve always been kind of a tomboy, which is probably why I have many wrinkles at this point! I’ve always been pretty minimal in my routine. I’ve always loved face oil. Looking back, when I see pictures, I would have not done so much eyebrow plucking. That was a real thing. And that brown MAC lip liner we wore in Spice.

What beauty products do you prioritize?  When you’re trying to clean up your beauty routine, I always think about it real estate–wise. Anything that you’re slathering all over your skin and going to leave on should be clean because we absorb a lot through our skin. Products can be up to 70% transdermally absorbed. So any body oil, body moisturizer, face moisturizer are things I really make sure are quality.

Want more insight into Gwyneth’s beauty routine? Next up, read Gwyneth Paltrow’s Facialist Put Me Through Skin Boot Camp—Here’s What I Learned.

The trip was paid for by Goop; editor’s opinions are her own.