Must Reads: Instagram Scams, the Invisible Photographer and More

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By Megan Hess2013-11-16 00:52:59 UTC

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans beyond 140 characters. We can brew a cup of coffee and lie back with our iPads, laptops, smartphones and Kindles.

Since you're bound to miss a few things during the daily grind, we present to you, in our weekly installation of Mashable Must Reads, a curated list of can't-miss stories to read and reflect on. (You can find last week's must reads here.)

The Instagram Scam That Tricked 100,000 Users Into Giving Away Their Passwords

More than 100,000 Instagram users fell for a bold, effective scam called InstLike, an app that promised free Likes and followers on the photo sharing platform. But unlike most other scams, this one didn't ask for money up front, and it used real accounts instead of fake ones. In a Mashable exclusive, we examine how the app convinced people to fork over data so easily.

Hulu's 'The Wrong Mans' Is So Right

Hulu's latest original series, which is strung together with dry British humor and accents (which may be either a pro or a con), is a good show — but it's not a great one. It's well produced, well acted and well plotted, but doesn't have that addictive, watercooler-conversation quality it needs.

PlayStation 4: A Comeback Console, Still Rough Around the Edges

Sony's next-generation PlayStation 4 is here. It's a bigger, bolder console that largely avoids the missteps of its predecessor, PS3, but some of its entertainment and online features are not worth your time, which sours the whole package. Mashable's resident gaming expert weighs in on the good, the bad and the bottom line.

'It's Really a Miracle': How a Typhoon Haiyan Survivor Found His Way Home

After Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines, a suspected 2,500 people were left dead and more than 600,000 were displaced, according to some reports. One of those 600,000 is a man named Peter Borromeo, who was on a work trip when the storm hit. He texted his family that he was fine — and that was the last they heard from him for four days.

The Military Is Struggling to Keep Its Most Innovative Soldiers

Not all issues afflicting military officers are confined to the battlefields. Some problems are so basic that they affect every soldier, like the lack of storage space in everyone's email. So after a few years of service, many leave the rigid confines of military life for the open and innovative environments of companies such as Google and Facebook.

Introducing the Invisible Photographer Whose Photos Are Everywhere

Gamers have probably seen his photos a million times but never read his name. The work of one of the world's most popular video game photographers goes largely unknown due to sites like Wikipedia that strip credit from him. Now, to get back in the game, Evan Amos is compiling the world's largest and free database of high-resolution video game software photos.

Don't have time to read them all now? In our Readlist below, export this week's must reads to your tablet to save for a time you have no distractions. Simply click the "read later" button alongside each story or or click "export" to send the entire list of articles to your preferred device.

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Topics: hulu, instagram, Mashable Must Reads, PlayStation 4, scams, Typhoon Haiyan