Section: Great Dudes in History | May 11th, 2011

In honor of Wavy Gravy’s 75th birthday we’re officially announcing him a “Great Dude in History” and sharing an excerpt about him from our forthcoming book, The Abide Guide. Wave your freak flag high for many years to come, Mr. Gravy, sir. Truly a source of Dudespiration.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | March 21st, 2011

You’ve all heard of the Dos Equis guy – supposedly “The Most Interesting Man in the World.” Well we’ve got our own opinion on that, man. The Most Innarestin’ Man is also high in the running for Laziest Worldwide. I’m talking about The Dude here.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | August 24th, 2009
Many people think that old Fred Nietzsche was an uptight sourpuss with an I-am-the-walrus mustache. Apart from the mustache, they’re just not privy to the old shit—Nietzsche was actually a Great Dude. He championed free-thinking and individuality and getting high. It’s a bummer that Nazis and Nihilists continually misinterpret his ideas. Dudermensch Kris Harrison sets the record straight.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | February 18th, 2009

Attention Dudespapists: We have a compeer across the pond. The Idler magazine, published in the UK since 1993 is our ideological brother-in-armchairs. For creating and editing the magazine, and the fact that he’s written two excellent books on the subject of idling, Rev. Crash Winfield declares Tom Hodgkinson a “Great Dude in History.”
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | February 10th, 2009
In honor of Charlie Darwin’s 200th birthday on Feb 12, we hereby nominate him a Great Dude in History, and present our Theory of Dudevolution.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | December 17th, 2008
In the wake of his recent passing, we nominate George Carlin as a Great Dude in History. Did he have to use so many cuss words? Fuck, yeah. They fit right in there.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | December 2nd, 2008
Rev. Bradley Ducak makes a forceful argument as to why Yoda is a Great Dude in History, and quite possibly the earliest known dude of all time.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | November 24th, 2008
Arch Dudeship Dwayne Eutsey nominates one of the Greatest Dudes in History for our esteemed accolade. Mark Twain was a halcyon harbinger of everything Dudeish in America. Even today, almost 100 years after his passing, he still reads like the languid voice of reason.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | November 19th, 2008
Just in time for his birthday, this Great Dudes in History installment pays respect to the man behind The Man (“for his time’n place”) – Jeff Dowd, the dude who inspired the character of “The Dude” himself.
Read the articleSection: Great Dudes in History | October 31st, 2008

The honor goes to this Great Dude in History, a comedian who just released a posthumous album and cracks us up from beyond the grave.
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