JL;DR SUMMARY In "The unbearable emptiness of being Woody Allen," the article discusses Woody Allen's autobiography, "Apropos of Nothing," highlighting his problematic language when referring to women and his attempt to construct a moral framework that portrays him as a rebel standing against societal norms. 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'.