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Because thoughtful gifts don't have to cost a fortune.

Hunting for stocking stuffers or good Secret Santa gifts? It’s all in the bag, thanks to these best gifts under $15.

Lauren Dana




Hey, which high school did you go to?

From purposeful mispronunciations and secret shorthand to one very oddball question, these are the slang terms you should know before setting foot in the STL.

Kate Schweitzer








Many fans were sad to say goodbye to these discontinued cookies from the 1970s, '80s, '90s, and 2000s.

Michele Debczak






Judy Blume.

From which character is the most like her to the book title she most regrets, here are some things you might not know about Judy Blume.

Sheri Radford


A paper wasp nest is a thing of geometric beauty.

Is that slightly menacing, buzzing insect a wasp? Hornet? Yellowjacket? Maybe all of the above.

Sasha Weilbaker
Howard Carter.

It’s been a century since Howard Carter discovered the tomb of an obscure Egyptian pharaoh named Tutankhamen, kicking off a period of Egyptomania and a fascination with the pharaoh that endures to this day.

Stacy Conradt
Mia Goth in 'X.'

Though often dismissed as a bunch of movies about a crazy guy with a knife, there’s a sense of near-constant creativity at work within even the most low-budget, opportunistic slasher films.

Matthew Jackson