We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun – for weekend reading. Below are some from this week – pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• Must Watch: Truly exceptional keynote speech by Sasha Baron Cohen. (ADL)

• A friend of ours is sailing in the ‘Clipper Around The World Race’. Currently on the Cape Town to Perth leg (i.e. across the frightening Indian and Southern Oceans). We invite you to follow the race and the Team Blog as every human limit is tested. Our friend is aboard “Zhuhai”. Key page links are ‘Race Viewer’ and ‘Race Teams’. We are in awe of this endeavour and wish them fair winds. (Clipper round the world)

• Amazon is doubling its pre-holiday workforce…A look behind the ‘smiles’. (Reveal News)

• Lessons from a Great Partnership – for all of us…(John St.) Explicit.

• The book that originated from this article by NYT David Brooks is a 6 month wait at Toronto Public Library – It could be worth the wait. (NYT)

• The biggest News Story in the USA that nobody paid attention to. (Medium)

• A Bike Ride through the Garden of Good and Evil – a True Story. (Outside Magazine)

• Public Service Announcement: How to fight a Grizzly Bear with a pocketknife. (Outside)

• We are being watched/tracked and listened to – How to strengthen your online privacy. (NYT)

What are you reading or listening to?