New York’s currently: still not angry enough

 Europe frets over how to mention God in new constitution.

 Senior military officers call ‘war’ in Iraq to insert reality into Washington debates.

 TMN’s Choire Sicha on the current state of the High Line and west Chelsea.

 Topless jury acquits Robert Durst. Related: Larry Flynt guards topless photos of Jessica Lynch.

 Excerpts of final letters from soldiers who died in Iraq.

 Scientifically proven: Kansas is, in fact, flatter than a pancake.

 Can there be an ‘after socialism,’ when the millions killed by Communism are forgotten?

 Broadly stated but fascinating: Citizens get their politics on TV from commercials, not news programs.

 ‘Hiroshima’ by Vladimir Sorokin.

 NPR’s Ira Glass watches too much television, yet fights the powers of mediocrity.

 Paying homage to gunplay and ground beef with the Murder Burger in the Bronx.

 Overview of The Report from Iron Mountain, a hoax. Unrelated: Guttural moans in comics.

 A little late but: Zadie Smith on how novelists have nothing in common with Kafka, the poet of dread, and how he both failed and succeeded marvelously.

 Joe Lieberman sings to reporters.

 Shortest bylined newspaper story celebrates 100 millionth sale of the Guinness Record book.

 Having sex with a lot of strangers is probably fine for some people, but it felt too weird to me. I never enjoyed it. The immortal philosophy of Wayne Coyne, lead singer with the Flaming Lips.

 Drinks to serve with bird and drinks to serve after pie.

A big bunch of thanks! to yesterday’s supporter