Christopher Hitchens News and Photos

Brown Bird Talk "Fits of Reason"

Mon, April 22 2013 5:46pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Brown Bird 's Fits of Reason is the kind of record that deserves a lot of time.

'Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia' Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival

Sat, April 20 2013 5:29pm - Source: Rolling Stone

"I found him alone in this big house, somewhat of a broken man facing moving back to the U.S., sad to give up what had what had obviously been an amazing life there," Wrathall told Rolling Stone.

BOOK REVIEW: Unhitched by Richard Seymour

Sun, February 24 2013 11:43am - Source: The Quietus

Whether or not you have read many – or indeed any – of the late Christopher Hitchens' books or magazine articles, if you're reading this review, it's probable that you at least know who he was.

"Living Dyingly" - Christopher Hitchens's Mortality

Sun, September 16 2012 12:46pm - Source: The Quietus

There is an episode of pre-abysmal The Simpsons in which Homer, fearing he won't leave much in the way of a legacy, decides to become an inventor: to give his work impetus, he Blu-Tacks a chart to the wall, ranking his own achievements against those of Thomas Edison (unsurprisingly) always pulling up short of his posthumous mentor-come-nemesis.

Crossing The Line With Susie Essman

Tue, June 12 2012 3:59pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

In a totalitarian regime, what's the first thing to go?

A-List Turnout For Hitchens Memorial

Fri, April 20 2012 7:54pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

A formidable lineup of writers, editors, actors, scientists, and assorted intellectuals gathered at Cooper Union's Great Hall, at 7 East 7th Street, to revive for one last occasion the voice of Christopher Hitchens, which had been claimed by esophygeal cancer on December 15, 2011.

Christopher Hitchens: The Iron Lady's Sex Appeal

Thu, January 12 2012 9:53pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

In the preemie days of the Internet, I edited a (now defunct) Washington publication called The Women's Quarterly , published by The Independent Women's Forum.

Tributes for 'great' Christopher Hitchens

Sat, December 17 2011 4:54am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

TRIBUTES flooded in last night for outspoken author and journalist Christopher Hitchens, who has died aged 62.

[folk] Fionn Regan – Dogwood Blossom

Fri, December 16 2011 6:42am - Source: Loudersoft

I have fallen into the emotional rollercoaster of the holiday season tonight just as I was trying to climb aboard.

Mel Gibson Talks Anti-Semiticism, Circumcision

Fri, September 09 2011 8:53pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Though Gibson's latest project is now a public punch line, for those in the know, this was old news.

Never Coming Back: An Interview With Gaza

Fri, August 26 2011 12:54pm - Source: The Quietus

"Violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism, tribalism and bigotry; invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry; contemptuous of women and coercive toward children: organized religion ought to have a great deal on its conscience."

Blair: Religion not Iraq influence

Sat, November 27 2010 6:07am - Source: Daily Express - London - UK

Speaking during a debate with writer Christopher Hitchens in Toronto, Canada, about the merits of religion, Mr Blair, a Catholic convert, said all his policy decisions, including supporting the Iraq war, were based on his genuine belief they were the right choices.