This summer, the 
MEL staff will be doing a series of 
Scorching Hot Takes, writing about indefensible positions we sincerely hold about culture, politics, whatever. So, I decided to wrestle with the fact that I've never loved 
The Big Lebowski, a movie I saw opening night. I've seen it twice in the last couple years to give it another shot, and still nothing. My piece is 
here.