when Hitch’s cock talks, he listens
Christopher Hitchens’ Voluble Johnson Does Not Go Unheeded
Page Six today suggests that Graydon Carter might want to watch his
ass, as Maxim “has been quietly dipping into Vanity Fair’s talent
stable.” They provide as examples “sometime VF contributor George
Gurley,” who interviews Val Kilmer in the current issue, and
Christopher Hitchens, who has “a wide-ranging diatribe against ‘Zero
Tolerance,’” in the issue. We picked up a copy, and, well, let’s just
say that Graydo probably isn’t pissing his pants in fear. Apart from
being a less-focused version of Hitchens’ 2004 piece on the same
subject for Vanity Fair, it also contains the unforgettable note that:
My metabolism can process Scotch whisky without any undue difficulty,
and there are moments when the glow can help me write, or even
talk. …I don’t drink any source of coffee except espresso, and was
delighted to learn recently that decaffeinated beans raise a person’s
level of bad cholesterol. I have no intention of telling you about
Viagra-related matters, but I will say that when my cock talks, I
listen.
No kidding. Also, he transcribes.