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Christopher Hitchens
« on: January 03, 2011, 12:44:10 am »
I think Christopher Hitchens is the greatest writer of the last 60 years.  He is a brilliant and unique journalist and speaker.  I don't think I've ever seen anyone like him.  He is smart, well-spoken, funny, charismatic, engaging, passionate, honest, decent, interesting, and knowledgeable.  In June he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.  He may not live much longer.  He writes for Vanity Fair, and Slate, and is all over youtube.  I will not post a series of links, but if you like you can discover him in these places.  "Topic of cancer" (Vanity Fair) is quite a good essay of his, which he wrote shortly after his diagnosis.


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Re: Christopher Hitchens
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 01:00:22 am »
Christopher Hitchens is amazing.  I love reading his work, and I love listening to him talk.  I was pretty sad when I heard about his diagnosis.