Here’s the approximately monthly list of interesting things I’ve read lately. (See the previous things I’ve read here.)
- The Truth About Pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing (Thought Catalog) — Really helpful links to dissuade me from going for a nonfiction MFA (for now)
- Mandiant, the Go-To Security Firm for Cyber-Espionage Attacks (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Remember how the New York Times was getting hacked? This firm helped them figure things out
- What To Do After You’ve Been Hacked (Wired) — Great advice from Mat Honan
- Paper Love: Inside the Holocaust Archives (Slate) — Amazing five-part story about the Bad Arolsen archives in Germany
- Amazon Unpacked (Financial Times) — Inside Amazon’s warehouse in England
- The Crime of a Childhood (New York Times) — Really interesting follow-up story about the victim of a senseless crime
- Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams (Ars Technica) — Terrifying story about “ratters.”
- Google Reader’s Demise is Awful for Iranians (Quartz) — People who live under repressive regimes use the tool to avoid censorship. Sad trombone.
- Portland’s Karaoke Scene (New York Times Magazine) — Amazing story about how seriously Portland, Oregon, takes its karaoke
grace dobush 