The (Easter) Sunday Best

Recommendations!

Happy Easter!

I’m headed out for church then brunch. Whether you celebrate Easter or not, I hope your Sunday is restful and rejuvenating.

Below you’ll find my favorite things from the around the Internet this week. As always, it’s a mix of charts, stories, podcasts, books and, well, other stuff.

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• The historical figure of Jesus Christ, examined

• How Peeps are made…

• …And the winners of the 2025 Washington Post Peeps diorama contest are….(starts at the 15-minute mark)

Paid subscriber? Below you get the most important chart for the 2026 election, a piece on Donald Trump and pro wrestling (Happy Wrestlemania weekend!), me as a Muppet and a video exploring whether it’s physically possible to hit a 1,000 mile-per-hour fastball.