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PEEPS DIE IN DARKNESS! Post's Epic Diorama Contest Is Hanging Up Its Marshmallow Hat
Without A Peep: Post's Epic Diorama Contest Is Hanging Up Its Marshmallow Hat
by Rachel Kurzius in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 7, 2017 2:25 pm
[font size=1]Mary Peepins, an entrant in the 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest. (Photo by Kerrin Nishimurra)[/font]
Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak fretted about the future of the White House Easter Egg Roll. "Look out, Easter Bunny," she wrote. "You may be next."
But what if the calls were coming from inside the house? ... The Post's own beloved Easter tradition—the Peeps Diorama Contest—is seemingly hanging up its marshmallow hat.
For a decade, people submitted dioramas depicting current events and moments in history, with the catch that all depicted characters must be Peeps, the marshmallow candies that pop up in grocery aisles every spring. "Melt, mold and manipulate those chicks and bunnies to bring your vision to life," the 2016 contest rules said.
The winner in 2016 created Donald Trump's brain as a control center in the Pixar film Inside Out, earning its creators a $500 American Express gift card. Other crowned champs include The Tomb of King Peepankhamun, OccuPeep D.C., and a Peep-ified version of the Chilean mine rescue. ... But after 10 years of delight, rumors* have been swirling** that the Post is kicking the contest to the curb. ... Post reporter Dan Zak confirmed the worst on Twitter today.
by Rachel Kurzius in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 7, 2017 2:25 pm
[font size=1]Mary Peepins, an entrant in the 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest. (Photo by Kerrin Nishimurra)[/font]
Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak fretted about the future of the White House Easter Egg Roll. "Look out, Easter Bunny," she wrote. "You may be next."
But what if the calls were coming from inside the house? ... The Post's own beloved Easter tradition—the Peeps Diorama Contest—is seemingly hanging up its marshmallow hat.
For a decade, people submitted dioramas depicting current events and moments in history, with the catch that all depicted characters must be Peeps, the marshmallow candies that pop up in grocery aisles every spring. "Melt, mold and manipulate those chicks and bunnies to bring your vision to life," the 2016 contest rules said.
The winner in 2016 created Donald Trump's brain as a control center in the Pixar film Inside Out, earning its creators a $500 American Express gift card. Other crowned champs include The Tomb of King Peepankhamun, OccuPeep D.C., and a Peep-ified version of the Chilean mine rescue. ... But after 10 years of delight, rumors* have been swirling** that the Post is kicking the contest to the curb. ... Post reporter Dan Zak confirmed the worst on Twitter today.
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There's a rumor that The Washington Post is killing the Annual Peeps diorama contest. PEEPS DIE IN DARKNESS!
Link to tweet
**
Hey @PostBaron, there is a vicious, ugly rumor circulating that @washingtonpost is ending the annual Peeps diorama contest. What's truth?
Link to tweet
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They are busy at night when it is dark:
