Topic: Easter

White House Easter Egg Roll Gets Weird

Reuters

Kid President welcomed the real-life president and first family to the makeshift stage during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, which is always high on the pomp and silliness, but not always quite this awkward. Also: terrifying Easter Bunny.

By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 31, 2013

People Are Surprisingly Upset About Google's Non-Easter-Themed Doodle

A handsome picture of legendary American labor leader Cesar Chavez replaced the second "o" in the Google logo on Sunday, a tip of the hat that Google users thought amounted to ignoring Easter.

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By Sara Morrison

Mar 30, 2013

Sorry, Chocolate Might Cause Acne After All

Just in case you were thinking of enjoying the tasty gifts bestowed upon you by the Easter bunny, the BBC would like you to keep in mind that they might ruin your beautiful face.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 29, 2013

Peeps, Solved

This Sunday is Easter, which brings up all sorts of important religious, metaphysical, emotional, whimsical, rhetorical, and candy-based questions to mind. For the purposes of this piece, we will focus on questions of Peeps.

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By Philip Bump

Mar 29, 2013

What the Data Says About How America Celebrates Easter

This Sunday is Easter. If you live in Mississippi, you're probably going to church. If you're Mormon, you're most likely to know what the holiday represents. If you're evangelical, you're most likely to think you'll live to see the next resurrection.

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By Eric Randall

Apr 6, 2012

Tebow Turns Easter into 'Super Bowl' of Holidays

Tim Tebow, he of the public prayer and new understudy to GQ cover model Mark Sanchez, will be delivering a sermon in Georgetown, Texas at Celebration Church this Easter Sunday, and the church is setting up bleachers for expected crowds of 30,000 people.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 2, 2012

Are Dyed Chicks Just Short-Term Rental Birds?

In a classic holiday outrage story, The New York Times brings news of animal rights' groups opposition to the practice of dying chicks for Easter presents, but the practice also looks like an opportunity for farmers to double-dip on chicken sales.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 25, 2011

How to Be Mad at Obama for Easter This Year

Let's take another look at the Conservative Outrage White House Holiday Calendar

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 22, 2011

The Great Chicken Cull Begins After Easter

Egg prices are low this year, and they're not getting any higher after the holiday

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