The Atlantic Magazine

There was one up-side to my trip, by the way. On a venture to change a ten dollar bill into some smaller coins I purchased a copy of Atlantic magazine. I have since applied for my subscription. If you read nothing else after reading this, look closely at Eliza Grizwold's article, God's World. This is a magnificent piece about the lingering war between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria. The cover of the magazine reads: 'Which religion will win?', but given the accounts of pillage, murder, corruption, and unprecedented savagery, I fear that this question will not be singularly answered. Also, it's known that Christopher Hitchens writes monthly for the Atlantic, here focusing on a new book musing on the contradictions of anti-semitism. And, something that has now gone beyond mere coincidence, Hitchens defends my corner when discussing the withdrawal of Prince Harry from Afghanistan. As if his follow-up allusion to Taxi Driver wasn't enough, it now seems he is certainly taking inspiration from this blog. What's more, Hitchens has been in the limelight even more-so recently with his highly commendable rebuttal: 'Why women are still not funny' on Vanity Fair's video section this month (a sequel to his controversial exposure of the humour gap in his classic essay last year: 'Why Women aren't Funny'). A worthy update.