Alec Ash

These are the longform articles I am reading right now (updated automatically via Instapaper):

Climbing the Ziggurat

Life Has Gotten Surreal in China

The rise and fall and rebirth of lapsang souchong

Why the Godfather of A.I. Fears What He’s Built

Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths”

The Grievance Artist | Mark Danner

‘Europe Whole and Free’ | Timothy Garton Ash

How to Deal with the Chinese Revolution | China Books Review

Black Swan Times | Tim Judah

The Mind: Less Puzzling in Chinese? | Perry Link

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An NPR Book of the Year


"A talented young observer of today’s China" – Peter Hessler

"A gorgeously written meditation" – Barbara Demick

"Equally tender and insightful" – Yangyang Cheng

"Alive with the complications of truth" – Evan Osnos