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?