http://dudespaper.com We're Blathering About... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en People are using the power of the Dude to do good in the world. Sometimes it's just acting nicer than they normally would. But other times it's to do awesome philanthropic things like fighting cancer. One awesome urban achiever, Tim Maxwell of Philly has been doing just that for four years - The Dude Hates Cancer is a fabulous bowling event that raises money to fight that darkest of human paraquats.]]> http://dudespaper.com/this-affliction-will-not-stand-man.html/ What a wonderful whirl. The Day of the Dude was a rousing (or perhaps, calming) success and the Dudely avatar, Jeff Bridges won the Academy Award for best actor. If it hadn't been for all those white russians and oat sodas we drank, It truly would have been a weekend to remember. Is this a...what day is this?]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-weekend-of-living-duderously.html/ This just in: an elderly Dude ruminates on the way he's planning to exit stage left from this whole durn human comedy. It's an inspiring and funny letter that we all could learn something from, if we listened occasionally.]]> http://dudespaper.com/dear-dudely-4.html/ Happy Day of the Dude everybody! Are you happy, you crazy fucks? Well, if you're not, then this gem of a sermon by the Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey should take the edge off some. It is a paean to all Dudeist things, both great and small, strikes and gutters, ups and what-have-you. Aside from honoring several great dudes in history the good Rev. also points out some other innarestin' things that have also happened on March 6th and which have a literal connection to Dudeism!]]> http://dudespaper.com/no-frame-of-reference-16.html/ Hey the Dudeism.com site has been redesigned and we're now featuring smaller news posts over there as well. Big things are afoot at the Circle D. This is just the beginning of a bunch of new shit that will be coming to light.]]> http://dudespaper.com/dudeism-news.html/ Just in time for the Academy Awards, Rev. Hieronymous Moondog runs into a curious someone at the Duder Bar. It's a feller who bears an incredible resemblance to Bad Blake, the character Jeff Bridges portrays in Crazy Heart -- the performance we're all hoping JB wins an award for. Some innerestin' parallels between Crazy Heart and The Big Lebowski, and this wise feller enlightens us to them.]]> http://dudespaper.com/tao-soda-man.html/ A XXX-rated parody of The Big Lebowski is about to be filmed (Feb 25-28) and the press are invited to attend. Any L.A.-based photographers/journalists interested in covering it for us? It's easy to forget just how much The Big Lebowski actually deals with the porn industry in Los Angeles. Now the industry is returning the favor!]]> http://dudespaper.com/standards-have-risen-in-adult-entertainment-the-xxx-version-of-lebowski.html/ Rev. Ed Churchman bowls another big one to us from old blighty, explaining how the Levellers movement helped usher in a much more Dudeist way of life for the British. Though their methods could be a bit on the Sobchak side, they paved the way for future Dude movements all over the world. Now every man's bungalow is his mansion.]]> http://dudespaper.com/levelling-in-pursuit-of-the-spiritual-bungalow.html/ Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey returns with a joyfully rambling rumination on a host of Dudeist topics, from George Carlin to the Port Huron Statement to the End of the World As We Know it. If the end is indeed near, then we all better take er easy as fast as we possibly can! And if it isn't, well then, uh, same strategy. That about wraps er up!]]> http://dudespaper.com/no-frame-of-reference-15.html/ We've just become friends with a celebrated poet of a small part of the Netherlands, a cool feller named Hidde Boersma. Turns out that Hidde came up with a similar philosophy to that of Dudeism, called Doedeisme a couple of years ago. Far out, man! Dude minds think alike. He recently went on a local TV show to talk about Dudeism and Doedeisme. We interview him here.]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-call-for-the-doede.html/ The first annual Dudeist high holy day will take place on March 6th. Celebrate the Day of the Dude in true Dudeish style with our helpful suggestions. Take the day off and take er easy with tens of thousands of Dudeist Priests worldwide!]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-day-of-the-dude.html/ Save some bones or clams! For about a month our Printfection merchandise (tee shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, beer steins, coasters, what-have-you) will be reduced by almost 20 percent. Got that whole comfy tee thing goin on. They also make great gifts for friends, landlords, adversaries, special ladies and good and thurrah men.]]> http://dudespaper.com/you-dont-go-looking-for-a-job-dressed-like-that-do-you.html/ Rev. Ed Churchman looks at the relationship between Dudeist holy folks (Dudeciples) and the Dudeist lay population (Dudes). Just as with other religions, we need both the fully dudevout and the deeply casual -- the Dudeist high-erarchy happily welcomes followers of varying dudegrees.]]> http://dudespaper.com/dudeciples-and-the-pan-dudeian-nation.html/ Hey you can win a free copy of the Dude De Ching! A cool website called TheToiletPaper.com is sponsoring a giveaway of printed copies of our holy text. What a very dude thing for them to do!]]> http://dudespaper.com/thetoiletpapercom-dude-de-ching-book-giveaway.html/ The Big Lebowski is full of hidden meanings and messages and teaches us about all walks of life. But the popular British sport of cricket? Scott Oliver bowls us over in a totally different way than we're used to by pointing out what the Big Lebowski teaches us about cricket.]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-big-lebowski-and-cricket.html/ On the radio. Oh whoa oh oh oh. Dudeism is getting a lot of airtime on various radio chat shows these days. Download the mp3s, pour yourself a white russian and burn a jay as you listen to the Dudely Lama and the Arch Dudeship blather about the one Dude faith to the whole wide world.]]> http://dudespaper.com/dudeism-surfs-the-global-radio-waves.html/ Our man on the cinematic scene, Chalupa from Lebowskipodcast chimes in with this heartfelt paean to the suffering of dolphins and current efforts to help them - including a dramatic activist movie called The Cove. The Dude minds too, man. Check out the clip of Jeff Bridges talking about dolphins on the Conan O'Brien show.]]> http://dudespaper.com/dolphins-this-aggression-will-not-stand.html/ The Dude won the Golden Globe! Please put your hands together and say a Dudeist prayer that the square community gives a shit about him for the Oscar as well.]]> http://dudespaper.com/thats-your-name-in-the-envelope-dude.html/ Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey comments on all the media hubbub surrounding Dudeism these days. More importantly, he also gives a special shout out to a new documentary currently being filmed an several locations in the US about the growing Dudeist phenomenon! It's not too late for you to participate in it!]]> http://dudespaper.com/2010-a-dudeist-odyssey.html/ Rev. Diana Diaz takes a look at the incredible (and powerful) vagueness of the word "dude", making the point that since it can apply to everything, it should also apply to women. We couldn't agree more, dude.]]> http://dudespaper.com/dude-chick-it-out.html/