These are the longform articles I am reading right now (updated automatically via Instapaper):
Has an Old Soviet Mystery at Last Been Solved?
Finding China's Voice — Abroad - The Wire China
The Chinese Communist Party’s Ultimate Taboo
The Deaths—and Lives—of Two Sons
Can Ukraine—and America—Survive Donald Trump?
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