Sports Buzz Skipper Ron Gardenhire needs to pick up a spare, so he calls on Twins legend Kent Hrbek AKA “The Big Hrbowski” to seal the deal. You can call him his Hrbness, or Hrber, or El Hrberino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
Celebrity Buzz Creepy “yarn art” portraits of Nic Cage, Johnny Depp, and more are for sale on Etsy. These will run you around $300, but can you really put a price tag on a timeless yarn masterpiece? Available from seller BrandyLynnAndPaul.
Movie Buzz We're gonna need a bigger boat, but that's just, like, my opinion, man.
Movie Buzz Jeff Bridges managed to break away from his Summer's Eve endorsement jam sessions to join his “Big Lebowski” co-stars for a 13-year reunion. John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, T. Bone Burnett, and John Tuturro shared the Hammerstein Ballroom stage with The Dude in NYC this week, answering questions and what-have-yous about the Coen cult classic. (via.)
Big Lebowski 2 is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Big Lebowski 2.
Celebrity Buzz An art show pitting the properties of film nerd powerhouses Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Bros. against one another. If this were a March Madness bracket, the championship bout would be between “Pulp Fiction” and “The Big Lebowski.” Here's hoping that “Miller's Crossing” is this year's Cinderella story. More info on the show from Spoke Art.
This is a clip from the documentary “Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides” set to air Wednesday, January 12 at 8pm on PBS. OMFG! (Via.)
Movie Buzz I'm not quite sure what would motivate anyone to make a MacGyver / Big Lebowski mashup. Nonetheless, I award it a Little Lebowski Urban Achiever award, made with a paper clip, some old copper wiring and a used Yoplait yogurt container.
This is the sort of thing that happens when nerds take a break from a marathon game of Dungeons & Dragons to watch The Big Lebowski.
Movie Buzz Jeff Dowd, aka the real-life inspiration for The Dude in The Big Lebowski, was punched in the face by a critic at Sundance. He was apparently harassing a Variety film critic/nihilist over a bad review of “Dirt! The Movie,” when the altercation went down. The Dude apologizes.
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The original Dude (and inspiration for The Big Lebowski) gives some tough talk to CEOs. Apparently, The Dude does the college speaking circuit. He also actually signs his blog posts “The Dude Abides!” Listen to Jeff Dowd, everyone.
What do John McCain and Walter from The Big Lebowski have in common? Turns out, quite a lot… For starters, they’re both crazy old war vets. Then there’s that temper! Thankfully, this video leaves little to the imagination and straight up splices McCain’s bobbling head over Walter’s angry, overweight body.