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Quite Possibly the Most Beautiful Easter Egg You Will Ever See

Mark Wilson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:40:00 +0000

Slovenian craftsman Franc Grom drills anywhere from 2500-3500 holes into eggshells by hand to create the ultimate Easter accessory.

Couple the surgically precise artistry with the proper amount of blue lighting and suddenly those pastel plastic eggs feel pretty lacking, even if they’re filled with Hershey’s kisses and spare pennies. [TheBigPicture and REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic]

It’s Easter: Eat Jesus In a Kit Kat

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:18:01 +0000

Easter it is, and Heyzuss—the Bible character—has resurrected. In a Kit Kat bar. Indeed, chocolate and Easter go together like pancakes and maple syrup. Can you see it too? [Nu.nl—Thanks Audrius]

P.S. Jesus may be alive today, but I’ll be back on Thursday.

Image of the Day: Apple Keynote Presentation Made of Marshmallow Peeps

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0000

It may not feature comedy superstars, but this Apple keynote diorama does have a higher sugar content than any other homage we’ve seen. [Washington Post, thanks Sean!]

How Peeps Are Born

Matt Buchanan — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:40:00 +0000

Peeps taste like the foam rubber inside a Temperpedic mattress, but enough people devour the marshmallow birdies that they’re reborn every Easter. The Tribune shows us the industrial womb they’re born in via photogallery. [Tribune]

Monks Sign Universal Record Deal Thanks to YouTube, Probably God Too

Jesus Diaz — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:15:46 +0000

Holy Easter YouTubes! In what many would see as an Unholy Alliance between God and Satan, a group of monks from the Heiligenkreuz Abbey, in the Wienerwald region of Austria, have signed a worldwide music album contract with Universal Music. The label executives found out about the Cistercian monks’ talent—who are the guards of a relic of the True Cross handed by Leopold V of Austria in 1188— thanks to YouTube. And indeed, they rock. If you are into Gregorian chant, that is:

According to the BBC, Universal executive Tom Lewis said that “these guys found about the competition through a friend of theirs in London and they sent a link of their monastery and of them singing on YouTube. It was beautiful, beautiful music and they’re using the very latest in terms of communication devices available to them to get their music heard.”

The addition of the monks to Universal artist roster, which include Amy Winehouse, BB King or the Black Eyed Peas, are good news for the monks, who like the idea of having their music heard by millions worldwide, and is better than the alternative, which was having Eminem leaving Universal and joining the monastery. [BBC News and Wikipedia]

Dead LEGO Minifig Skull Holds Eggs, Easter or Not

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:00:25 +0000

Easter is here. Yes, you all read about it in the Da Vinci Code, that whole thing about that guy who walked over water whose best friend was a giant bunny. Or something like that. Whatever. According to Dan Brown’s next book, those two spent the whole week eating more eggs than Cool Hand Luke. Chocolate eggs, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, eggs benedict, boiled eggs in dead LEGO minifig skulls halved in two? Yes. Anything to scare your younger ones in the morning, match the minifig skull Egg Timer after the jump.

Unfortunately, the US$10 two-skulls Egg Cup set is not available directly in the United States. You can buy the minifig head egg timer for US$7.99. Really, this is what eBay was invented for. [LEGO and LEGO via Toylogy]