JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring historical moments from the past century, the article reflects on events such as the electoral triumph of Meyer London, a socialist and Jewish immigrant, in Manhattan's Lower East Side, as well as the controversial political ambitions of Charles Lindbergh and the Nazi-affiliated past of German Chancellor Kurt Georg Klesinger. 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'.