This week's blog basket includes translating French "Vogue" for midlife women, a new Web site from NPR's (and WVFC's) Jacki Lyden, women leaders still fighting for gun safety, and why "The Illusionist" makes such a great date movie.

WVFC is still buzzing about the choice of 42-year-old Kirsten Gillibrand to be the next Senator from New York. To accompany our interview of her, above, here are some links of commentary by others, as well as  the transcript of her remarks and those by New York Governor David Paterson. Time Magazine’s profile notes that “Rep. Kristen [sic] Gillibrand is…