For most Parisians these days, Charlie Hebdo is a quaint relic of the ’60s and ’70s that has long since lost its power to shock. Only the day before the killings, I had noticed on a newsstand a recent front cover of the magazine that showed a goofy-looking Virgin Mary giving birth to an even goofier-looking Christ. I shrugged and walked on, reflecting on how few people read the magazine these days, how it had only just begun to overcome its money troubles, and what a museum piece it had become. To some extent, this was reflected in the ages of two prominent figures who were killed: the brilliant and … Continue reading Andrew Hussey