TIME

Dear Mr. Putin: Here’s why you should help save my beloved BlackBerry

PERHAPS IT’S TOO MUCH TO ASK, BUT I’M HOPING THAT somehow, some way, the Russians can save my BlackBerry.

I’ve been trying to follow this summer’s email-hacking stories, which seem to have as many twists as Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s hair. But I keep getting distracted by grief. You see, I’m mourning the impending demise of the traditional BlackBerry, which has been my friend, my confidante, my loyal servant and—most important—my reliable email provider since George W.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from TIME

TIME4 min read
A Jumbled Parable With A Glowing Core
Even when a movie is far from perfect, you can tell when a director has poured his soul into it. Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man—he’s also the movie’s star—is trying too hard, and for too much. It wants to be a political allegory, a somber s
TIME4 min read
Nemonte Nenquimo
Someone recently asked me why it was important to protect the Amazon rainforest from oil drilling. The question made me angry. Can you imagine being questioned about the importance of protecting your home from being destroyed in a fire? Or about prot
TIME3 min read
Stepping Up
Where do you find influence in 2024? You can start with the offices of the Anti-Corruption Foundation in Vilnius, Lithuania, where TIME met with Yulia Navalnaya earlier this spring. There, the activist is working with 60 supporters—whose anti-Kremlin

Related Books & Audiobooks