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 collection of can't-miss stories to read and reflect on. (You can find last week's must reads here.)
3D printers aren't just making our lives easier — they're making life possible. We follow the story of toddler Kaiba Gionfriddo, whose doctors took a risk using a 3D-printed lung to help regulate his breathing and save his life.
When his wife was battling cancer, die-hard Red Sox fan Allan Munroe watched baseball as an escape. Family members pooled their money to buy Allan a brick at Fenway Park, commemorating his love for the Sox and his ailing wife. Now, years later, Allan may have the chance to visit his brick for the very first time.
Let's put aside what Samsung's new smart watch can do — and focus on how it looks. Would you actually wear this thing in public? It may not be the fashion accessory for everyone, but Mashable's senior tech analyst discusses its lack of appeal for women.
Warby Parker's home try-on service and customization have proved crucial to its success. New startups are following suit, often without Warby's charity factor. As the market begins to crowd, though, possibilities abound for the next level of eyewear entrepreneurship.
In an email Q&A, the purported official Twitter account of the hacking group responsible for hijacking the New York Times and Twitter Internet domains last week explained the group's relation to the government, the origins of its members and its most effective attacks.
The Galaxy Gear keeps navigation simple and glanceable, with the main screens as a single icon. Here, we take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of the smart watch.
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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