These are the longform articles I am reading right now (updated automatically via Instapaper):
Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History
Regarding This 'Brooklyn' Everyone Keeps Talking About
How Yiyun Li Became a Beacon for Readers in Mourning
The Feminist Forerunner in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”
Ukraine in Our Future | Timothy Garton Ash
What Monks Can Teach Us About Paying Attention
A tragedy pushed to the shadows: the truth about China’s Cultural Revolution
A BBC Book of the Week
"A talented young observer of today’s China" – Peter Hessler
"Lyrical ... a telling portrait" – Washington Post
"Alive with the full complications of truth" – Evan Osnos
"Compelling and beautifully written" – Prospect