Christopher Hitchens-the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant-died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. His matchless prose has appeared in Vanity Fair since 1992,
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