Facebook Users Mourn Death Of Christopher Hitchens

Several Facebook status updates per minute were devoted to the passing of Vanity Fair contributing editor Christopher Hitchens, who died last night at the age of 62 after a battle with esophageal cancer.

Several Facebook status updates per minute were devoted to the passing of Vanity Fair contributing editor Christopher Hitchens, who died last night at the age of 62 after a battle with esophageal cancer.

The news broke late last night, and it’s still a hot topic on Facebook today, as users posted status updates running the gamut from simple rest in peace messages to links to obituaries, tribute articles, links to Hitchens‘ writings, and video footage of the writer and author.

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