Politics Buzz Now that that's over, the Huffington Post is going to liveblog the Jewish holiday of Omer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/easter-2012-the-...
An increasing number of people observing Lent have chosen to give up social networking. Let's celebrate that being over with some well deserved sacrilege.
J. Wilson of Iowa, a noted home-brewer and beer fanatic, has vowed blow your crappy Lenten promise out of the water by surviving on nothing but beer and water for 46 days. His plan is to drink a beer made popular by German monks known as doppelbock, or liquid bread. And also to party hard, the way Jesus intended.
Culture Buzz Chocolate, sex, drugs… What's your poison for piety?
Tech Buzz Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are calling for Catholics to abandon technologies like text messaging, Facebook and Twitter for Lent. Also recommended: BuzzFeed. So we'll see you in about 30 days have a great month everybody! Just kidding. But seriously, I was just about to poke God.
Tech Buzz It's 2009, which means that social networks are important enough to be renounced for Lent. A few people at my Mardi Gras party were planning to give up Facebook, and apparently it's a fairly common idea (if you're into the whole sacrificing stuff for God thing). Just don't give up BuzzFeed. We would miss you.