tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post6384912104736162952..comments2023-10-31T05:37:45.410-07:00Comments on Hungry Hyaena: Rest in peace, Mr. HitchensHungry Hyaenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-32202009107900999872011-12-19T16:46:18.827-08:002011-12-19T16:46:18.827-08:00Thanks for the addendum. I love Ian McEwan and wil...Thanks for the addendum. I love Ian McEwan and will head over there after this!andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150477394533914410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-46038982394048195462011-12-16T11:53:55.795-08:002011-12-16T11:53:55.795-08:00@ Andrea:
"Unique," indeed. My admirat...<b>@ Andrea:</b><br /><br />"Unique," indeed. My admiration for the man abounds, despite his vindictiveness. We all have our failings, and complicated figures -- especially those who are willing to wink at their own foibles (if not actually wrestle with them) -- are among the most interesting.Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-20697348328896365952011-12-16T11:30:31.156-08:002011-12-16T11:30:31.156-08:00I just listened to a rebroadcast of CBC's Jian...I just listened to a rebroadcast of CBC's Jian Ghomeshi interviewing Hitchens in June 2009. Ghomeshi asked him what makes life worth living, and he answered: "Irony, literature, laughing at the misfortunes of others, love, being vindicated/proven right and, oh yes, did I mention laughing at the misfortunes of others?" He was unique.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150477394533914410noreply@blogger.com