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American Heaven

JL;DR SUMMARY Liel Leibovitz reflects on a unique American holy place, Disneyland, contrasting it with sites of historical sacrifice and national pride such as Gettysburg and the Grand Canyon. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Walt DisneyAmerican CultureTransformationAmerican DreamEntertainmentDisneylandLiel LeibovitzEscapeLeisureHoly Places

Places mentioned

Anaheim, California, United States
"ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA There is, if you think about it, only one holy place in America."
California, United States
"America, and it stretches over 85 acres in Orange County, California."

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