Christopher Hitchens was a well-known journalist, based in the US, and quite the bon vivant, or so I hear! He died last week. Perhaps some of you knew this already.
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Rundle's ruminations: The war decade, the Enlightenment armed, and 101 uses for a dead Hitchens
Vale to the witty and wise Christopher Hitchens
Essayist and thinker Christopher Hitchens died last Friday after a public battle with cancer. George Eaton pays tribute to Hitchens’ political views, his take on religion and his glorious hedonistic life.
Guy Rundle: Mamet joins the freakoid sideshow for all the Right reasons
There are, God knows, few enough opportunities to feel the old thrill — Christopher Hitchens, punching his weight, on your side. So it’s worth checking out his New York Times review of the new book by playwright David Mamet.
Hitchens on being silenced
Christopher Hitchens reveals how cancer of the oesophagus has slowly whittled his vocal chords away, a heavy burden for a man whose career and personality is built around public speaking and writing that mimics his speaking style.
Hitchens: Chomsky’s views on 9/11 are ignorant and misguided
Noam Chomsky, the “guru of the left,” has always endorsed a “turning to the facts” mentality. It is therefore staggering that he does not acknowledge the mountain of evidence against Osama bin Laden, writes Christopher Hitchens.
Hitchens: Dear Kate, if you really love William, run for the hills
“Many of us,” writes Christopher Hitchens, “don’t want or need another sacrificial lamb to water the dried bones and veins of a dessicated system.” Hitchens presents sage advice for Kate Middleton: don’t join the royal family.
Libya Hitchens: the West must mobilise
Gaddafi’s recent public appearances have shown him dripping with hysterical madness, and if the situation in Libya implodes while he is still in power the result could be catastrophic, writes Christopher Hitchens.
Guy Rundle: King’s Speech a hit and myth in the way it treats Brits
The King’s Speech makes the Brits no more than extras in their own history.
Christopher Hitchens on The King’s Speech: a gross falsification of history
Director Tom Hooper’s crowd pleasing drama The King’s Speech may have been nominated for 12 Oscars, but how historically accurate is it? Not very, scoffs Christopher Hitchens.
Christopher Hitchens on The Tea Party
Coming to terms with the phenomenon of Tea Party, Christopher Hitchens contrasts the extreme right party’s historical significance with The John Birch Society and lambasts the poisonous politics of Glenn Beck.
Christopher Hitchens’ guide to cancer etiquette
What do you say to somebody who has cancer? Should you be tactful or blunt? Christopher Hitchens presents a short guide to cancer etiquette.
great read Hitchens: Hanging at Glenn Beck’s white pity Tea Party
Glenn Beck’s ‘Restoring Honor’ — a pro-conservative America rally starring Sarah Palin, held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — reflected the new anxious air pervading white America, writes Christopher Hitchens.
must read Hitchens: My battle with cancer
Christopher Hitchens eloquently writes about his struggle with cancer of the esophagus. “In whatever kind of a “race” life may be, I have very abruptly become a finalist,” he mourns.
Atheists and conservatives hide behind the veil
Calls to ban the burqa come from both the conservative and liberal sides of the fence. But a possible ban has nothing to do with women’s liberation and everything to do with defending the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions, writes Jacinda Woodhead.
Christopher Hitchens reviews Animal Farm
Christopher Hitchens re-reads George Orwell’s timeless dystopian novel Animal Farm: 65 years on, there’s still a lot to learn from a pen of power-hungry pigs.
Dawkins and Hitchens: Arrest the Pope
Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens are leading a campaign to have the Pope arrested for “crimes against humanity” during his visit to the UK this week.
Hitchens: The Pope is not mightier than the law
Christopher Hitchens rips into the Catholic Church, particularly Pope Benedict XVI’s personal knowledge of paedophile priests. These criminals — including the Pope — deserve punishment not protection.
Christopher Hitchens on Gore Vidal
Is Gore Vidal this century’s answer to Oscar Wilde, or just a cantankerous old crackpot? asks Christopher Hitchens
Video of the Day: Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry vs. The Catholics
Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world? On the affirmative, Archbishop John Onaiyekan and British MP Ann Widdencombe. On the negative, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry. Let’s get it on!
Muslims moan: Why Keysar Trad? Why?
Kayser Trad is the typical Muslim extremist that is dragged out to flog controversial ideas. But why aren’t the voices of socially conservative Muslims who don’t engage in hate speech being heard? asks Shakira Hussein.
Guy Rundle: You want dangerous ideas? These are dangerous ideas
The topics discussed at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas are either completely safe or totally ridiculous. Here are some thoughts that might really offend some Darlinghurst secular-liberals’ sensibilities.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Debacle yarn a real debacle
Crikey readers weigh in on errors with the privatisation on prisons article, Rundle on Christopher Hitchens and teaching the third world to swim.
Hitchens: A global perspective on Polanski’s child rape
The West’s “Hollywood exceptionalism” that has seen many give Roman Polanski a pass for having sex with a 13-year-old is vile, but it’s still better than countries like Yemen, where being married by that age is the norm, says Christopher Hitchens.
Guy Rundle: Hitchens not such a lovely little thinker
Guy Rundle recounts Christopher Hitchens’ talk at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, where the crowd had their highly specific appetites and prejudices flattered, and loved every second of it.
Guy Rundle: The return of Friday Drive-Bys!
Q & A is madder than ever … the week of iSnack 2.0 … The Oz continues its cruel attacks on its own staff.
