http://dudespaper.com We're Blathering About... Thu, 17 May 2012 13:53:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rev. GMS makes an impassioned plea to get people to stop minding if he does a J. And we should join him. This aggression will not stand, this aggression against kush weed! Just reading this sober argument against pharmalogical fascism will give you a contact high.]]> http://dudespaper.com/mind-if-i-do-a-j.html/ There's a whole new generation of Little Lebowskis on the way--that's the way the whole durn human comedy perpetuates itself. Yet if we let the boob tube nurse them, the durn comedy can turn durn tragic. Rev. Stella Quinn discusses ways to entertain Little Lebowskis without having them turn into Little Larrys.]]> http://dudespaper.com/entertaining-little-lebowskis.html/ Brian Dean from Anxietyculture.com has provided us with another profound Sermon from the Sofa -- this one is about worrying and how utterly pointless it is. If only we could train our brain to become privy to that shit. Dudely Mr. Dean suggests some good leads.]]> http://dudespaper.com/cant-be-worried-about-that-shit.html/ Any Coen Brothers fans in Los Angeles who want to see a far out musical interpretation of their entire body of work should check out "For the Record" at Show at Barre. Chop chop! It's only playing for another few weeks!]]> http://dudespaper.com/for-the-record-review-of-a-coen-brothers-musical.html/ The Arch Dudeship rings in the fool year with this affectionate analysis of the most Dudely holiday of all (after The Day of the Dude, of course), it's, aahh...You know what I'm trying to say here. It might not be such a...uh...What day is this?]]> http://dudespaper.com/no-frame-of-reference-19.html/ Rev. Govna G is back with a heartfelt meditation on moderation. One of the things that makes the Dude so dude is that he is content with what-have-he. Just like that other Great Dude in History, Socrates.]]> http://dudespaper.com/living-on-our-allowance.html/ We've mentioned the Zen Peacemakers a lot in the Dudespaper because we dig their style. They've recently come up with a Lebowskian take on the sacred Buddhist Precepts. Really ties the religions together, does it not?]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-lebowski-precepts.html/ Aside from the famous VW ad back in 2009, the Dudely Lama of Dudeism has appeared in an increasing number of videos. Enjoy two of them here. But be forewarned - in one of them he looks quite foolish due to too many white russians and an ill-chosen wig!]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-dudely-lama-wigs-out.html/ Help preserve The Big Lebowski by politely asking Donna Ross (dross@loc.gov) at The National Film Registry to preserve the movie, down through the generations, across the sands of time. Don't let it die face down in the muck! Tell all your friends! This omission will not stand!]]> http://dudespaper.com/nominate-the-big-lebowski-for-eternal-preservation.html/ Though not (yet) one of the Coen Brothers' most beloved works, "A Serious Man" might in fact be their most ambitiously occult. Rev. Marek looks down there somewhere and takes another look. What in God's holy name are they Kabbalaing about? This shit will really blow your mind, man.]]> http://dudespaper.com/the-cabalah-philosophy-and-buddhism.html/