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Editing Christopher Hitchens, who died Thursday at the age of 62, was the easiest job in journalism. He never filed late—in fact, he was usually early, even when he was clearly very sick—and he managed to make his work seem like a great lark. His weekly e-mails always read the same jaunty way: “Herewith. Hope it serves, As always, Christopher.
June Thomas on editing Hitchens at Slate
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I’m a student at the University of Kentucky, majoring in English. During the fall of 2009 I studied abroad in Warsaw, Poland. I love the News, Technology, and Tweeting/Blogging but I spend most of my time Reading and Cooking.

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