Nobody likes you

And by you, I mean Peeps. (So much for getting them as a sponsor.) Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Today on the menu: Peeps, the highly controversial candy—adored by some, loathed by others. I'm pretty sure there's no middle ground.

We're at peak Peeps season with Easter Sunday just days away. (Hence the news that Pepsi is introducing a limited run Peeps-infused flavored cola.)

As you have no doubt guessed by now, I am firmly in the anti-Peeps camp, among the many who find the concoction to be virtually inedible. I am not alone.

• CafeMom calls them a "crime against humanity."

• Delish says they're "horrendous," and "totally inferior to all other Easter candy."

• The Guardian: "Sorry, but Peeps are disgusting."

• The Mercury News: "I dislike them intensely."

• Reader's Digest: "They don't actually taste that good." 

OK, maybe that last dig is a little milquetoasty. But you get the gist.

I do have to salute to the acumen and ingenuity that allowed a series of family entrepreneurs to come up with Peeps—and then to build their popularity into a seasonal sugary success.

The history starts with the Rodd…