Mr Steve Wasserman, Christopher Hitchens' literary agent, kindly replied to my query about a possible memorial. Posted with permission.
"In accordance with Christopher’s wishes, his body was donated to medical research. Memorial gatherings will occur next year."
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Memorial gatherings and the body of Christ(opher)
December 24, 2011Posted by Tom at 20:16 72 comments
Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens, medical research, Memorial
Forced Merriment: The True Spirit of Christmas
Ever since Tom Lehrer recorded his imperishable anti-Christmas ditty all those years ago, the small but growing minority who view the end of December with existential dread has had a seasonal "carol" all of its own:
Christmas time is here by golly: disapproval would be folly. Deck the halls with hunks of holly, fill the cup and don't say when. Kill the turkeys, ducks and chickens, mix the punch, drag out the Dickens. Even though the prospect sickens—brother, here we go again.
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Labels: 2011, Christmas, Christopher Hitchens, Tom Lehrer, WSJ
Remembering Christopher Hitchens
By Lawrence Krauss
The world, which Christopher Hitchens would have happily admitted was already pretty dark, got a little darker yesterday. With his death, it also got a lot emptier.
Christopher was a beacon of knowledge and light in a world that constantly threatens to extinguish both. He had the courage to accept the world for just what it is, and not what we would like it to be. That is the highest praise I believe one can give to any intellect. He understood that the Universe doesn’t care about our existence, or our welfare, and epitomized the realization that our lives have meaning only to the extent we give them meaning.
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Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens, Lawrence Krauss, Matti Apunen