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Friday, December 16, 2011

Christopher Hitchens' friends, colleagues and fellow writers pay tribute to the journalist and intellectual.

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The Slatest: December 16, 2011

Christopher Hitchens is Dead at 62

Christopher Hitchens is Dead at 62

Iconoclast and public intellectual passes away at a Houston hospital after battle with cancer.

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"Herewith, Hope It Serves. As Always, Christopher."

"Herewith, Hope It Serves. As Always, Christopher."

June Thomas, Hitchens' editor at Slate, on the easiest job in journalism.

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Hitchens Invites Me to Brunch

Hitchens Invites Me to Brunch

Andrew Sullivan remembers his friend and fellow transplanted Englishman.

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Care To Meet for a Cheap Drink?

Care To Meet for a Cheap Drink?

Jacob Weisberg, Slate Group chairman, on Hitch's boozy instruction in radical politics and literature.

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"Hitch, Did You Read My Novel?"

"Hitch, Did You Read My Novel?"

Novelist Julian Barnes remembers an excruciating conversation with Christopher Hitchens.

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"Eeyorish"

"Eeyorish"

Anne Applebaum on why anyone who believes in the power of words will miss Hitchens.

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Hiring Hitchens

Hiring Hitchens

Victor Navasky on how he got him to write for The Nation.

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Hitch-10

Hitch-10

The 10 things that publisher Jonathan Karp found most admirable about Christopher Hitchens.

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Why Hitchens Became an American

Why Hitchens Became an American

Poet James Fenton explains Hitchens' great love of the United States.

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Hitchens and I Shared an Office

Hitchens and I Shared an Office

Mother Jones' David Corn on what he learned from his office mate.

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Hitchens Teaches Me About Every War in the World

Hitchens Teaches Me About Every War in the World

Fred Kaplan on Hitch's dizzying knowledge of international relations.

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Sneaking Into Iraq With Hitchens

Sneaking Into Iraq With Hitchens

The Weekly Standard's Matt Labash: "No secrets are being divulged when I report that Christopher liked a drink every now and then. Preferably now."

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Does Alcohol Improve Your Writing?

Does Alcohol Improve Your Writing?

Putting Hitch's theory to the test.

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The Hitch at Hay

The Hitch at Hay

Peter Florence on Hitch's terrible standup comedy routine, along with the greatest performance of his lifetime.

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Lamb With Lion

Lamb With Lion

Timothy Garton Ash on a Sunday lunch with Hitchens, poolside in California.

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Hitchens' Mesmerizing Takedown of the "Fanatic, Fraudlent" Mother Teresa

Why Midwesterners Are So Proud of the Massive 1811 Earthquake That Rocked America

Why Midwesterners Are So Proud of the Massive 1811 Earthquake That Rocked America

David Corn: What I Learned From Sharing a Tiny Office With Hitchens

David Corn: What I Learned From Sharing a Tiny Office With Hitchens

Why Drinks With Hitchens Were So Valuable to Aspiring Journalists

Why Drinks With Hitchens Were So Valuable to Aspiring Journalists

Has California Finally Figured Out How To Get Rid of Gerrymanding?

Has California Finally Figured Out How To Get Rid of Gerrymanding?

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Help! My Husband Is Wonderful, but He Gives Terrible Gifts. Should I Complain?

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