No Matter How Interesting and Informative Your Piece on Christopher Hitchens Is

…I see his name in my Google Reader and say HE’S DEAD, HE’S DEAD, ISN’T HE? and get all wigged out and upset until I click through and confirm it’s just “man, he’s funny and pissy and a drunk and wrong about Iraq but, whoa, who’s going to fill his slot?”

Maybe you could start titling these (always enjoyable) pieces, “Not Dead Yet: Christopher Hitchens is Awesome and Aggravating,” online journalists? Just a thought.