Lebowski Fest in the news

"Lebowski Fest is a chaotic celebration of the human spirit."
-LA Times

Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine's 2005 Hot List, October 2005

"One of this summer's 19 events you can't miss!"
-SPIN Magazine

"It really puts a smile on my face to see 'The Big Lebowski' has a faithful following"
-Jeff Bridges quoted in New York Daily News

"The Festival offers a superb opportunity to Celebrate 'The Big Lebowski'."
-New York Times

"One hell of a party!"
-Wall Street Journal

Step down, "Donnie Darko", there's a new cult coming to town, and its name is Lebowski."
-Time Out New York

"It's kind of a 'Star Trek' convention, but without all the geeks."
-Associated Press

	Rolling Stone Magazine - October 6th, 2005 2005 Hot List by Mark Lisanti
	GIANT Magazine - August/September 2005 Lebowski Fest Survival Guide p. 50 by Jeff Miller Article on Special Edition DVD
	Playboy Magazine - November 2004 Tip Sheet p.24 "Achievers" defined as slang for followers of The Big Lebowski.
	Pop Matters - August 31, 2005 True Bliss: Celebrating The Big Lebowski by Nikki Tranter
	NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon (Audio Clip)
	Air America Radio What Else is News? by Joel Gershon (Audio Clip)
	High Times - August 2005 All the Young Dudes Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 by Kevin McCarthy
	TORO (Canada's answer to GQ) - September 2005 Page 1 Page 2 by Ken Hegan
	Mass Appeal Magazine - Issue #30 "The Geek Issue" p.28 By: Adam Salo
	CNN Headline News Live Interview - August 12th, 2004 Live with Brooke Anderson (Quick-Time) Lebowski Fest has been featured on Sundance Channel's "Snapshot Diary" ESPN's "Cold Pizza" (3-18-05), G4TechTV's "Attack of the Show" and "Filter."
	The New York Times - August 8th, 2004 You're Entering a World of Lebowski Arts & Leisure - Film By: David Edelstein
	BBC Radio - Front Row (Advance to 14:20 to hear interview)
	SPIN Magazine - May 2004 All the Young Dudes Nihilists, pederasts, and stoned bowlers come together to celebrate The Big Lebowski. Exposure Section p. 48 By Dave Alexander
	Wall Street Journal- July 23rd, 2003 'All Things Lebowski' as fans of Cult Movie Gather to Bowl and Drink White Russians by Mark Yost
	Variety Magazine - August 16th, 2004 'Lebowski' Bowls Over Fest By: Zachary Pincus-Roth
	New York Post - August 14th, 2004 The Dude Abides Russell Scott Smith - Pulse
The Black Table	BlackTable.com - August 25th, 2004 Enter a World of Pain at Lebowski Fest New York By Dylan Stableford
	NY1 News - August 11th Video Clip
	New York Daily News - August 8th, 2004 NYC Welcomes His Dudeness - Convention update: Forget the GOP, here comes the Lebowski Fest By; Julian Kesner
	Time Out New York - August 2004 All The Young Dudes - Don your bathrobe and grab your ball - The Lebowski Fest is heading to NYC! Out There Section p.4 By Joshua M Bernstein
	New York Post - August 8th, 2004 Hero Worship Pulse Section - "The Hot List: Things you need to know this week."
	USA Today Hip Clicks By: Whitney Matheson
	New York Sun - July 2004 Bowling, White Russians, and Election Activism New York, p.3 By: Joseph Flood
	Relix Magazine - June 2004 The Big Lebowski Fest Bowling for Your Kind On The Road: p.18-19 By Jeff Miller
	Houston Chronicle - June 2004 At third annual Lebowski Fest, The Dude abides By Louis B. Parks
	Zap 2 It - Jan 2004 Lebowski Fest Goes West By Holly Aguire
	SPIN Magazine - July 2003 Featured as one of "19 Shows You Can't Miss this Summer" along side Lollapalooza, Ozzfest, and Snoop Dogg! Page 1 Scan Page 2 Scan Page 3 Scan
	LA Times (web link) - July 23rd, 2003 LA Times (scan) 'Lebowski Fest': It's Cult Culture by Michael Soller
	CBS News / Associated Press July 21st, 2003 A Cult is Born at 'Lebowski Fest' by Joshua Hammann Story also featured in:San Francisco Examiner, MSNBC, Washington Post, Chicago Sun Times, Canada.com, Globe and Mail, ctNow, Milwaukee Journal, Attleboro Sun Chronicle, Miami Herald, Rocky Mountain News
	The Guardian (London, UK) August 2nd, 2003 The Guide cover story: Dude, where's the bar? Bowled over at the Big Lebowski convention. by Clark Collis (Actual Article Scan w/ pics)
	Yahoo! Picks selects LebowskiFest.com as site of the day - June 6th, 2003.
	Total Film Magazine (UK) - October, 2003 The Dude Abides - Lebowski Follower Festival Goes Large
	Courier Journal - July 19th, 2003 SCENE cover story: The Dudes Abide: How did a local festival of sorts become a national event? Well, it's a purty good story. by Jeffrey Lee Puckett
	Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO) - July 9th, 2003 The Big Lebowski and What Have You: How an overlooked Coen Brothers movie became a pop culture phenomenon with help from two Louisville Dudes. by Ben Peskoe
	Las Vegas City Life
	USA Today - June 8th, 2003 Mentioned in Hip Clicks by Whitney Matheson
	Louisville Magazine - July 2003 Bowling For Lebowski by Charles Paradis
	Bowling Road Trip - August 2003 Return to Louisvillle by Mike Walsh
	SNITCH July 9th, 2003 The Dudes Abide: You are in a unique position to confirm or deny pop culture history in the making. by Caleb O. Brown
Kentucky Focus Radio Interview with Caleb O. Brown (note: interview does not start until half way through the show - move slider down about 60%) - May 2004 LA Times - 3-23-2005 - Steven Ryfle St. Petersburg Times - 4-10-2005 by Steve Persall LA Daily News - 3-23-2005 - Glenn Whipp Daily Breeze - 3-25-2005 - Sandy Cohen LEO Weekly - Ray Titan Orange County Weekly - April 2005 by Eileen Griley LA City Beat - Rebecca Epstein Putnam Pit - July 18th - 20th Forward - July 17th New York Observer - July 2nd, 2003 St Louis Post - September 26th, 2003 Canoe (Canada) July 25th, 2003 Metafilter - June 2003