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Amis and Hitchens ‘would’ve stood up to Hay protesters’, says Simon Schama
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSimon Schama made the comments after the Hay Festival cut ties with sponsor Baillie Gifford - Alamy...
Your New Year's social media cleanse: Reread contrarian legend Christopher Hitchens
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwelve years after Christopher Hitchens' death, a new collection of the legendary contrarian's essays feels like an antidote to our 2024 attention deficit.
‘No Judgment’ and ‘All Things Are Too Small’: Attitude and Argument
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoBOOKSHELF One result of literature’s diminished standing in American culture has been a curtailment...
Martin Amis, literary ‘enfant terrible’, dies aged 73
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMartin Amis, the “literary agitator” behind acclaimed novels including London Fields, Money and The...
They Were Extremely Prepared for Henry Kissinger to Die
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Henry Kissinger died Wednesday night at the age of 100, the overriding feeling on a large swath...
Opinion: Christopher Hitchens was right about Henry Kissinger
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPeter Bergen writes that any sober assessment of Henry Kissinger’s actual record must surely conclude that writer Christopher Hitchens was more right than not about deeming Kissinger a “war criminal.”
Martin Amis, British novelist, dies at 73
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe author was best known for his books Money: A Suicide Note, London Fields, and The Information, and his novels also served as inspiration for several...
Five Fits With: 'Ted Lasso' Star and Wide-Leg Trouser Enthusiast James Lance
Esquire via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFive Fits With: 'Ted Lasso' Star James LanceChristopher Fenimore James Lance has played countless...
Opinion: A cerebral rock star is dead
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a tribute to his literary hero, John Avlon calls Martin Amis, who died last week, “an impossibly cool and erudite observer,” who “chronicled...
The assault on Salman Rushdie is a cruel reminder that the past still casts a long shadow
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the past several years, it seemed as if the threat had finally abandoned him. Before he was...