Required Reading is a regular round up of the news, images, words, and videos that inspire me during the week.

• Another facet of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy is exposed as the art world starts to realize the extent of the potentially irreparable damage to several galleries in Chelsea

• A look back at the highlights of Scott Hansen’s Instagram Photo Favorites posts, there are some great streams featured here that you can follow.

• A provocative collection of portraits of Playboy Bunnies of the past.

• Seven different types of storytelling that brands put to use.

• Surreal, beautiful, and mildly disturbing images floating bodies wrapped in plastic.

• Enlist is a cool new app from Campaign Monitor for growing your marketing list with a great visual presentation.

• Bob Gruen and Kevin Bacon talk about photography with Mark Seliger in the newest episode of Capture, which hands become, without a doubt, my favorite photography interview series.