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Amis and Hitchens ‘would’ve stood up to Hay protesters’, says Simon Schama
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks 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· 6 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.
Matthew Perry calls Peter Hitchens a ‘complete tool’ as he discusses 2013 Newsnight appearance
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMatthew Perry has branded conservative broadcaster Peter Hitchens a “complete tool” after the pair...
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...
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...
Opinion: Christopher Hitchens was right about Henry Kissinger
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 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.”
‘No Judgment’ and ‘All Things Are Too Small’: Attitude and Argument
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF One result of literature’s diminished standing in American culture has been a curtailment...
Video resurfaces of Matthew Perry in fiery debate about addiction: 'You're just a person who is...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMatthew Perry, left, and Peter Hitchens, right, in a debate on BBC Newsnight in December...
Perspective: The conflicting world views of Bryan Johnson and Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLooking at the same 2,000 years of history, Bryan Johnson chose to reject Christianity, while Ayaan...
Martin Amis, British novelist who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBritish novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle,...