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A Little Weekend Reading

By Tamahome Jenkins · October 3, 2009

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Home_Photo_books I usually try to take some time off on the weekend so I can focus on my second love…college football. But since my Gators have a bye week this week, I have some time to prepare for next week, and to read in general. Here’s a few links for your weekend, that I think you might enjoy.

The Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Iran – This is an excellent piece from Juan Cole of Salon.com detailing 10 reasons why the world shouldn’t be so quick to villify Iran.
On this day in 1283, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, was executed by King Edward I. It was the first documented execution for “high treason against a king.” There are various sordid details, and the execution itself was rather gruesome; one part of it entailed Dafydd watching his entrails being burned.
24 Hour Comics Day – Cartoonists all over the world are taking part in creating a 24 page comic book in just one day!
10 Terribly Bungled Crimes – Everybody knows about the grand heists that net millions of dollars, but what about those people who only get away with a handful of ketchup packets?
L’Inconnue de la Seine - One of the most famous death masks ever, it has been used as inspiration for artists and writers, and it was also used as a mold for the first CPR doll.

So that’s what I’m reading. What are you reading this weekend?