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  • Spokane, Washington

    Tough-to-Say Place Names You’re Probably Butchering

    The United States of America has a diverse and complicated history embedded in the diverse and complicated names of places across the continent that range in origin from French and Spanish to Choctaw and Algonquian. Since that can get tricky…

  • Glasgow, Scotland - The side of an Amazon Prime delivery van on a street in Partick, Glasgow.

    Amazon Out of Its Prime as Memberships Seen Slipping

    Amazon once again registered as the world’s largest retailer in 2022, but the ecommerce giant also appears to have recorded its first drop in Prime memberships. The number of individual Prime members fell to 168 million in December from 170…

  • Tesla Model 3

    Used-Car Shoppers See Some Relief as Prices Tumble

    Pandemic-fueled demand for used cars pushed prices higher than expected during the last few years, but now shoppers in the market for a previously owned vehicle are getting some relief. Prices for used cars and trucks dropped 2% in November…

  • AI-generated photo of IKEA

    10 ‘Must-Have’ Products From Ikea, According to Superfans

    Shopping at Ikea always seems like a gamble. Either you come home with something cheap, stylish, and functional, or you’re stuck with an impossible-to-assemble dud. One solution? Trust the experts — and by experts we mean Ikea superfans on Reddit. Some…

  • Tigard, OR, USA - May 5, 2020: Masked shoppers outside a Costco store in Tigard, Oregon. Costco updated its coronavirus response and implemented face covering policy in stores on Monday.

    Shoppers Love These High-Protein Costco Products

    While most Americans eat plenty of protein, active individuals do require a hefty dose of muscle-building amino acids — 0.5-.09 grams of protein per pound. Meeting that benchmark is especially difficult if you’re vegan, vegetarian, or just can’t spend extra cash…

  • Mountain Dew

    Mountain Dew Moonshine and More Secret Brand Histories

    Through advertising, companies build brands consumers feel they can trust, but it’s not always in their best interest to tell the whole truth. Many of the seemingly unimpeachable brands we encounter everyday conceal questionable labor practices and company origins that…