Fausta's got more on the

Fausta's got more on the French hostage situation. As does a new-to-me blog, The Last of the Famous International Playboys,
whom Fausta links but who also deserves a brand spankin' new link here
because what he has to say is really quite phenomenal, given the
circumstances. {insert Marlene Dietrich accent here}
Interesting. Very, very interesting.

What's with the "redux" you ask? Well, not only because it's the appropriate usage of the word, because it's French, of course. I'm excessively worldly that way. No?