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, when he was named contributing editor. “Cancer vict
I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met my father, I tried to believe he’d changed his number and left no forwarding address because he was
In Rubble-Strewn Sitra, Faces of the Young Foretell a Grim Future for Bahrain Family members in Sitra in March mourned a 30-year-old man killed by security forces. Government officials are suggesting the crisis in Bahrain has ended. No one in Sitra seems to agree.Credit...Andrea Bruce for The New York Times SITRA, Bahrain — Sometimes a name suggests a condition. There was Beirut a generation ago,
Editor’s Note: Questions have been raised about the truth of a paragraph in the original version of this article that purported to talk about conditions at Apple’s factory in China. That paragraph has been removed from this version of the article. STEVE JOBS was an enemy of nostalgia. He believed that the future required sacrifice and boldness. He bet on new technologies to fill gaps even when the
ソフトバンクの孫正義社長は7日、アップルのスマートフォンの新製品「iPhone(アイフォーン) 4S」の料金体系の発表会見で、6日に死去が公表されたアップルの前CEOスティーブ・ジョブズ氏との交流を語った。会見や質疑で語った主な内容は以下の通り。【岡礼子】 ◇スティーブの生み出したものは芸術作品 (ジョブズ氏が)アップルを一度追われて、どん底のころに、僕の自宅でいろいろと話をしました。彼の言ったことは「これから変えていきたいんだ。一緒に力をあわせてやろうじゃないか」と、そんな話をしました。 今回、発売の予約キャンペーンを受けて、今日(7日)の(午後)4時から(受け付け)なんですけど、「数日間でも遅らせたほうがいいんじゃないか」とか、いろんなことを考えました。アップルとも相談しましたが、スティーブは、自分の作品が一日でも早く、一人でも多くの人に行き渡ることを一番望んでいるんじゃないかというア
MULTIPLYING EULOGIES Mr. Jobs valued his privacy. “But once you're gone, you belong to the world,” said one acquaintance.Credit...Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg News Over the last few months, a steady stream of visitors to Palo Alto, Calif., called an old friend’s home number and asked if he was well enough to entertain visitors, perhaps for the last time. In February, Steven P. Jobs had learned that,
09. 21. 11 (Article follows photo) R.E.M. CALL IT A DAY (UPDATED WITH BAND MEMBERS' COMMENTS) "To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for l
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