The New York Times is obsessed with The Big Lebowski, and by extension the annual Big Lebowski Festival last month in New York City. Well, it makes sense. Like the Times currently, The Big Lebowski was not well received by critics, ran into financial trouble, and suffered from writing that was almost too clever. You could see how the Times can especially relate, at least in its writers' mind, to that last part.

But as the Dudeman cometh, the high-brow Times needs to find some reason to write about an event where the point is to dress as slovenly as possible and embrace bowling. Hence, an entire article on White Russians, their creation, and how much the original Dude for whom the part was written loves to drink them.

The White Russian is not for the faint of stomach. “The cream is going to build up,” said Ted Haigh, the author of “Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails.” “If you’re drinking these all night, the sugar will build, too, and you’ll have a hell of a hangover.”

Blurgh. The article is filled with tons of these amazing gems. Let us show you some of them, after the jump.

It has become customary for achievers to scrutinize “The Big Lebowski,” parsing the film’s most trivial details for deep meaning. Which begs the question: Why is the White Russian the Dude’s chosen beverage, beyond the fact that Mr. Dowd briefly drank the cocktail years ago? Theories abound.

“The Dude is very laid-back and the White Russian has a laid-back element,” Mr. Russell said. “You can’t just grab it and go. There’s a ritual to it.”

Mr. Barber said: “The Dude almost holds himself to a higher class than he’s in, which could explain the White Russian. It requires more thought than just popping a top.”

Then again, the reason could be even simpler.

“When I do drink a White Russian, it does go down easy,” Mr. Dowd said. “It actually is a good drink. It’s essentially a liquefied ice cream cone that you can buy in a bar.”

Double blurgh. Trying to intellectualize the world's most disgusting alcoholic beverage? Yeah, that's basically what we've come to expect from the Times. You know, the other Lebowski.