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While they’re promoted as sugar- and calorie-free alternatives to the fizzy sweet originals, diet sodas aren’t the simple drinks they appear to be apparently, especially if you’re watching your weight. In fact, researchers in Texas (via Science Daily) believe drinking diet pop may be one of the reasons your pants are a little snug in the first place.

The past few weeks haven’t been all that great for teen singing sensation Justin Bieber. Last week, he was pelted with eggs by a couple of pranksters in the audience while he was performing in Australia. This week, Bieber is being called out as a “brat” by one of his former CSI co-stars.

Ten years ago, people drank wine. Now they rhapsodize about it. Wine columnists write at length about a vintage’s distinctive “mouth feel” (I’m guessing, wet?) and unique “flavour profile,” distinguishing the tang of saddle leather and citrus notes with every gulp. (And if you think I made that “saddle leather” thing up you don’t read enough wine columns.)

What are women watching on TV? A lot of alternative programming (read: soulless smut) most network executives never thought we would. Oh, how little they know about women…

The seeming inability to remember anyone’s name or forgetting a task the moment after you’ve decided it needs performing are among the frustrating, if familiar, daily signs of aging. Memory loss isn’t just associated with those dreaded ‘senior moments’ however.