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Christopher Hitchens was not just a brilliant journalist and thinker. He really was the beau idéal of the public intellectual
Polemicist and journalist Christopher Hitchens, who died in December at 62 after a battle with esophageal cancer, was celebrated Friday as an incorrigible contrarian, dazzling public intellectual, obdurate justice seeker, and passionate in a star-studded memorial service at New York's Cooper Union.
Memorial for Christopher Hitchens today very sad, great to rehear his words from the people who loved himMore quotes »
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3 books by Hitchens to be reissued in April
-- Three of Christopher Hitchens ' most contentious books are coming back into print, and debuting in digital form.Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group , announced Thursday that books on three of Hitchens' favorite enemies -- Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger Read more »
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Hitchens's path
There is good reason... to discuss one of the ideas which animated the politics of Christopher Hitchens during his final decade: his belief that the main ideological war in the 21st century would be fought between those who did and those who did not beli from normblog Read more »
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Watch Daniel Dennett’s ‘How to Tell You’re an Atheist’ speech
This past year at the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, famed American cognitive scientist, philosopher and atheist, Daniel Dennett, delivered a speech entitled “How to Tell You’re an Atheist.” Dennett, along with Richard Dawkins and the late Chris from death + taxes Read more »
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The Orwell prize gets Hitched | Richard Seymour
In a sense, it seems odd to think of Christopher Hitchens as an Orwellian. Here was a writer who, at his best, wrote with panache, lapidary refinement and a wide tonal range. One of his most damning adjectives was "atonal". It's hard to see much of Hitch from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Richard Dawkins’ Eulogy for Christopher Hitchens
At the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, Richard Dawkins offered a tribute [1] to Christopher Hitchens:As always, if there are any bits we should pay special attention to, just leave the timestamp and a summary in the comments.(via Token Skeptic [2 from Patheos Blogs Read more »
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Orwell prize: Christopher Hitchens honoured with memorial award - John Dugdale - The Guardian
By JOHN DUGDALE - THE GUARDIAN Added: Sat, 26 May 2012 16:55:15 UTC Widow accepts Hitchens' honorary prize, as Toby Harnden scoops prize with book the Ministry of Defence paid to pulp Christopher Hitchens in New York in 2010. Photograph: Shannon Stapleto from RichardDawkins.net Read more »
