SoundCloud Backstage Blog17d ago
We removed one log statement from a service’s hot path this week. Its 99th-percentile response latency fell from a steady ~48ms to ~18ms, and CPU usage dropped by about the same factor.
ICIJby Fergus Shiel17d ago
Boxing promoter Daniel Kinahan has been charged with directing the activities of a criminal organization after being extradited from Dubai to his native Ireland amid a huge security operation.
Beauty - ELLEby Kathleen Hou17d ago
New beginnings can be scary, but Selena Gomez wants to make sure that they smell good too. Following the launch of Rare Eau de Parfum (EDP), her first perfume under her beauty line, she’s now...
Fashion - ELLEby Amy Lee; Meg Donohue17d ago
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Beauty - ELLEby Gaby Keiderling17d ago
If current beauty trends have taught us anything, it’s that less is more. From the rise of “skinimalism” to “naked nails,” people are trading in heavy-handed techniques for ways to enhance what...
Beauty - ELLEby Amelia Bell17d ago
The month of August often calls to mind languorous out-of-office days and holiday weekends, with an off-duty wardrobe that mirrors the same sentiment.
OCCRP17d ago
Reported by Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland on Sunday and charged with directing the activities of a criminal organization.
El País Englishby Elisa Lois17d ago
Laureano Oubiña, a historic figure of smuggling and drug trafficking in Spain, doesn’t mind being called the Hashish King.
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani17d ago
A ride from Tangier, the largest city in northern Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta takes less than two hours.
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook17d ago
On August 6, the Tacoma Police Department’s Marine Services Unit responded to reports of an abandoned sailboat anchored off the shores of Tacoma, Washington. But the boat was far from empty.
The Daily WTFby Ellis Morning18d ago
I moved some things around on my calendar. 4:00 PM today is open. Please come to the executive floor. -Leila For a while I was stunned, staring at the email in front of me.
A Beautiful Messby Elsie Larson18d ago
Celebrate the start of the best season of the year with our Apple Pie Shot recipe. This tasty dessert shot is made using apple cider, vanilla vodka, cinnamon whiskey and whipped cream.
Travel Dudesby Elliott Gillespie18d ago
Treasure Island sits in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, close enough to see the city skyline, Alcatraz, and the Bay Bridge from its waterfront, and on clear days, the Golden Gate Bridge too.
Fashion | The Guardianby Chloe Mac Donnell18d ago
Trends at Copenhagen fashion week are usually easy to spot. The so-called “fifth fashion week”, a laidback sibling to the other four main fashion cities, has previously popularised everything from...
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Kezia Reynolds19d ago
If you were under the assumption that bean bags are just for children, you’d be wrong. And if you don’t believe me, let Habitat’s new Estelle Quilted Bean Bag (£120) convince you.
El País Englishby Abel Fernández19d ago
For Christiane Magnani de Alemán, the first French woman to be crowned Miss Universe in 1953, the impossible does not exist.
Fashion - ELLEby Matthew Velasco19d ago
Copenhagen Fashion Week has long been a street style bellwether, where effortless Scandinavian practicality meets a more playful, no-holds-barred approach to getting dressed.
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey19d ago
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
Fashion - ELLEby Meg Donohue19d ago
In real life, I’m Irish—quick to burn—but in another life, I swear I’m a complete beach bum. And in this fantasy world (where I’m glowing and tan all year-round), I surf, of course.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine19d ago
History is not just found in museums or far-off exotic locations — it can be discovered close to home.
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