CSI: Germany

Well, here it is: your complete World Cup postmortem in three easy pieces, including everything you need to know (and some of what you didn't) about that Zidane head-butt to Italy's sternum. Two pieces are from Notebooks contributors; you can see the front-page lay-out of the entire package by clicking here, or go to each individual piece:

• CSI: Germany (Pierre)
• In Defense of Zidane (Ali Eteraz declares victory for Zidane's strike against bigotry)
• Zizou, Despite and Still (Ohdave deconstructs heartaches and ironies)

And for those of you who are sick and tired of the World Cup, here are a few good reads recommended by Candide:

• Frank Rich: All the News That's Fit to Bully [NYT]
• Dominique Moisi: What Went Wrong With America [Project Syndicate]
• Jeffery Sachs: Citizens v. Extreme Poverty [Project Syndicate]
• Adam Cohen: What Chief Justice Roberts Forgot in His First Term: Judicial Modesty [NYT]
• Jon Swift: Declare Supreme Court Enemy Combatants
• Australia's John Howard in Secret North Korea Mission [The Australian]
• Kabbalah: Is Madonna Losing Her Religion? Yes [UK Independent]
• Art or Porn? The Tate's Two Hours of Non-Stop Sex [UK Independent]