Just when I think I’m in tune with what’s going on around me, I miss something like this.

Christopher Hitchens in conversation at Emory on Salmon Rushdie, freedom of expression, poetry, literature, and star dust.  With the added bonus of a recitation of Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est.

Many thanks to Emory for making it available.

h/t: wpdarling

Leading up to the Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22nd, Emory Writer in Residence Salmon Rushdie will give a lecture on how art is translated from one form to another.  General admission tix are $10, but for all of you Decaturites with Emory ties (students, faculty, staff, alums), tix are only $5.

Both price points can be purchased here.