DO YOU STILL think Pepsi made a huge mistake by taking Diet Crystal Pepsi off the market? Did you love McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, Frito-Lay Lemonade, Colgate Kitchen Entrees, and Watermelon Oreos? If so, you’re probably a “harbinger of failure” — a consumer whose taste is so unusual that companies can use your preferences to figure out what not to sell.
The Binge
By Jessica Zafra
SHERLOCK fans are among the most patient fans on earth, and they have to be. Since the BBC series created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss premiered in 2010, there have been exactly nine episodes, 10 if you count the one-off holiday special that aired last week. The fans have used the time between episodes to create endless tumblr pages and memes featuring Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Check out the one demonstrating his resemblance to an otter) and Martin Freeman, write fan fiction about Holmes and Watson, organize a worldwide army (Cumberbitches), and report on every move made by Cumberbatch and Freeman. I would probably not stalk the Cumberbatch, but I might consider replacing my library if he were to record all the volumes as audiobooks.
PARIS, FRANCE — Thousands of power plants worldwide face sharp reductions in electricity output by mid-century due to more frequent heatwaves and drought driven by global warming, according to a study published on Monday.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
REJOICE, lazy bones! While this might actually be too good to be true, it seems that science says you can be healthy while eating pasta and pizza.
Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco
EXPRESSIONS OF love, affection, and goodwill — hugs and kisses are exchanged throughout the holidays, leaving both the sender and the receiver in varying degrees of joy. How is this for timeliness, to feature an advertising campaign on hugs for the first Weekender of the New Year?
VETERAN pianist Cristine Coyiuto and her daughter Caitlin, a rising star-flute soloist, are the featured performers at the third concert of the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra (MMCO) 15th Crystal Anniversary Concert Season, Enchanting Ravel and Rodrigo.
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — The tiniest chameleons on Earth lash out their tongues with amazing speed, going from zero to 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour in one hundredth of a second, researchers said on Monday.
