Today isn't all about Easter and cherry blossoms and cute little bunnies. No, it's also about the Peeps. As in the growing list of Peeps contests sponsored by such august media institutions as The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune. The peep-o-rama above is one of the semifinalists in the Post 2008 contest which drew over 800 entries, and is titled "Dateline NBC: To Catch a Peep-a-tor." Six social workers in the sexual abuse unit of Fairfax County Child Protective Services stayed after work one night to construct this diorama of "To Catch a Predator," a series by TV newsmagazine "Dateline NBC." "We were all sprawled out on the floor," says Alena Carroll Starr, who worked with Beth Iddings, Krista Davidson, Cyndy Gilbert, Shali Sharma and Sheila Guzman.
Another Post semifinalist was "'Peep Set Me Up!," in which Jodie Smolik re-created former D.C. mayor Marion Barry's infamous 1990 arrest. "The Peep on the bed has been drinking champagne ordered from room service," she said. "The FBI agents (or Funny Bunny Investigators) are hiding in the W.C. after having set up video cameras and providing a bag of crack to the Peep (please see dime bag with rocks on the dresser). Perhaps the Peep did set him up."
From the Chicago Tribune's 2008 contest, we have, in order, Peep Fiction, taken from the Quentin Tarrantino movie, and Night Peeps, based on Edward Hopper's famous painting.
Pioneer Press even got into the act with a peep-o-rama contest, including this entry, titled "CSI: Peepsville."
One of my favorites isn't exactly themed around crime fiction or mysteries, but I like it nonetheless, titled simply, "Peep!" Edvard Munch would be so proud.
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