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No Frame of Reference #18

Section: No Frame of Reference | February 17th, 2011

the dude as rooster

The Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey drops in to take stock of where we are, where we’ve been and where we’re going. This column is a big, fun-loving “You are Here” diagram for the Dudeist community. Big things are afoot at the Circle D this year. This is only the beginning. Here’s to a great 2011 Dudes!

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No Frame of Reference #17

Section: No Frame of Reference | May 7th, 2010

BROKENFINGER

Ups and downs, stubs and fractures. Arch-Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey recently broke his finger, but he also got to emcee a cool event and witness a far-out concert by the legendary Neil Innes. Now this fella, Innes, is high in the running for Dudeliest Monty Python member world-wide (he’s been called the 7th Python). Enjoy as Duderino Dwayne honors him before the assembled Dudeocracy.

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No Frame of Reference #16

Section: No Frame of Reference | March 6th, 2010

lebowski psychadelic

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!

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No Frame of Reference #15

Section: No Frame of Reference | February 19th, 2010

george carlin

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!

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No Frame of Reference #14

Section: No Frame of Reference | January 7th, 2010

shomer shabbos

It’s been a while since the Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey treated us to a No Frame of Reference, but the good Reverend has a New Year’s present for the assembled Dudeocracy. This gem of a ramble discusses the nature of the Sabbath and his recent appearance on a radio show. Auld Lang Shit yeah!

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No Frame of Reference #13

Section: No Frame of Reference | October 12th, 2009

caesar salad wrap from hell

One of the things Dudeism teaches us is how to roll with the gut-punches. Well Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey rolled out nauseous the other day when he tried to attend his first ever Lebowskifest and contracted food poisoning only minutes before making it to the finals. There’s an unspoken message here, and Rev. Eutsey is just the fellah to speak it. He’s feeling better now, so no need to send flowers (dead or otherwise).

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No Frame of Reference #12

Section: No Frame of Reference | August 30th, 2009

not quite ready to repent

Number three in a series of resources to help us Abide, Arch-Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey suggests another funny but deep film with a chewy moral center — Dazed and Confused. In a day and age where everyone is an extremist, Richard Linkater’s 1993 film helps remind us that the middle path is the one where the groove is.

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No Frame of Reference #11

Section: No Frame of Reference | July 3rd, 2009

driving-around

After a nice vacation the Arch Dudeship has returned to town bearing gifts both amusing and heartfelt. After several months The Brotherhood Shamus has amassed a large repository of prayers and he shares some of them with us. It offers a glimpse into the collective Dudeist consciousness. The parlance of our sighs.

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No Frame of Reference #10

Section: No Frame of Reference | March 31st, 2009

dude cake from lebowskifest

Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey wishes us all a belated Day of the Dude — a holiday so relaxed The Dudespaper forgot to celebrate it. And he looks further into that terrific transcendental token, “abide.” Pretty far out stuff, if we understand it correctly.

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No Frame of Reference #9

Section: No Frame of Reference | March 4th, 2009

the gran torino smashes into the dumpster

Arch-Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey takes a thoughtful look at that kingpin of Dudeist words: Abide. What does it mean to abide? How do we do it? Well, this here thesis he’s about to unfold will tell you. In this first of a series, he looks at how music helps us abide.

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