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Title: Hitchens
Post by: Taras Bulba on December 16, 2011, 09:33:12 am

Damn, I'll miss him: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/12/postscript-christopher-hitchens.html

Title: Re: Hitchens
Post by: Bench on December 16, 2011, 09:37:10 am

Likewise.  In the meantime, here's the delightful exchange (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ew9CngVeFA) between Hitchins and Mos Def. 

"May I call you Mr. Definitely?"

Title: Re: Hitchens
Post by: Ron Brand on December 16, 2011, 09:51:47 am

This (http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2011/12/christopher_hitchens_death_his_grand_adventure_sneaking_into_iraq_.html) is pretty nice.

Title: Re: Hitchens
Post by: HudsonHawk on December 16, 2011, 10:20:13 am

Never really got worked up about Hitchens, one way or another, but he sure was one of a kind. 

Title: Re: Hitchens
Post by: Mr. Happy on December 16, 2011, 12:55:03 pm

Hitchens personified the definition of erudite. He made me really think, even when I disagreed with him, which was often. He will be missed. HH was correct: Hitchens was one of a kind.

Title: Re: Hitchens
Post by: strosrays on December 17, 2011, 04:36:40 pm

C-SPAN farewell (http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/OpenPhones7546/start/672/stop/885)