I'm a culinary judge who shops at Costco for the holidays. Here are 10 things I buy every year.

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On the left, blue, white, and red boxes of bags of ocean spray cranberries at costco. On the right, clear and gold containers of praline pecans stocked at Costco.
I pick up cranberries and praline pecans from Costco around November and December to prepare for the holiday season.

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12 famous women who served in the military

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Bea Arthur.

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Vintage photos show what life really looked like in the 1920s

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Girls perform the Charleston dance in the 1920s.
Flappers perform the Charleston while musicians perform in the 1920s.

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15 bizarre creatures from the bottom of the ocean that look like aliens

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A tiro of blobfish on display in 2022.

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I splurged on a $1,000 room for a 30-hour Amtrak ride. It was the best overnight train experience I've had in the US.

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The author relaxes in an Amtrak bedroom traveling from Miami to NYC.
The author relaxes in an Amtrak bedroom traveling from Miami to NYC.

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I'm an American who visited Iceland's only Costco location. I was shocked by how similar it was to US stores.

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Insider correspondent Talia Lakritz outside Costco in Iceland.
I visited Costco in Garðabær, Iceland, about 6 miles south of Reykjavík.

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The history of Elon Musk and Sam Altman's relationship and feuds, which date back to the early days of OpenAI

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk

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How Chip and Joanna Gaines turned a tiny shop and real-estate company into a Magnolia empire

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Chip and Joanna Gaines turned their real-estate business into a lifestyle empire.

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34 men who are worthy runners-up for Jonathan Bailey's Sexiest Man Alive title

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Jonathan Bailey is our new Sexiest Man Alive.

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All 37 men who have been named People's Sexiest Man Alive

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Mel Gibson in 1985 and Jonathan Bailey in 2025.

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