Your Weekend Reading Assignment

It’s Saturday, and while I don’t post much over the weekend, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be reading. So, here’s a listing of posts that you’ll enjoy.

• In General: Ahmad Shah Massoud – Last month, Jack Gamble over at Babeled.com wrote an excellent piece on The Lion of Panjshir, the one guy that warned us that Afghanistan had become one giant terrorist training camp. Unfortunately, he was assassinated on September 10, 2001. Had he been alive, he would have been our strongest ally in Afghanistan, and we probably would have caught bin Laden by now.
• The 7 Most Badass Last Stands in the History of Battle – I love Cracked.com, and if you can get past the silliness and the language, this is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. They’re all true stories of incredible valor that will leave you speechless.
• Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age – In September, Dan Brown came out with another conspiracy theory novel, this time based on the Freemasons. Well, Arthur Goldwag, author of Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and many, many more takes a more objective look at the history of freemasonry in light of the release of Brown’s The Lost Symbol.
• Giz Explains: Why Every Country Has a Different F#$%ing Plug – If you’ve ever traveled internationally, then you know what a headache it can be when you encounter an electrical socket that your cell phone charger won’t fit into. Gizmodo explores how things got that way, and unfortunately determine that things won’t be changing any time soon.

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