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Religion still matters if last night’s roll-up at the 2010 Make It Count event, organised by the Australian Christian Lobby, is any guide. Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott appeared separately at Old Parliament House in Canberra before an audience which inclu…

In a “Talk of the Town” piece from this week’s New Yorker , Salman Rushdie and Christopher Hitchens sit down to dinner. Facts gleaned from the banter: (1) Hitch really likes word games that would be best played on Twitter. In addition to his and Mart…

8220; ‘Laughterhouse Five,’ ” Guest No. 1 said. “ ‘Romeo and Julie.’ ” “No, no, no,” Guest No. 2 replied. “That’s the ruining-everything-by-changing-one-letter game. Let’s do the substitute-‘dick’-for-‘heart . . .

There are two events in Christopher Hitchens’ new memoir, “Hitch-22,” that qualify as acceptable…

5 Million Iraqis Killed, Maimed, Tortured, Displaced — Think That Bothers War Boosters Like Christopher Hitchens? The immensity of Iraqi civilian suffering is incomprehensible….

Whoa looks like Rahm Emanuel can’t even quit first. This from the Washington Post tonight: “White House budget director Peter Orszag has decided to leave the Obama administration, likely in the next few weeks, a Democrat familiar with his plans sai…

Christopher Hitchens’ “Hitch-22″ is a bawdy and unapologetic memoir by the public intellectual/activist/atheist author of “God is Not Great.” Hitchens discusses his book Tuesday at Town Hall Seattle.

Hitchens’ many other books include “God Is Not Great” and “Why Orwell Matters.”

Hornets aren’t the only things to watch for this summer.