I really enjoy reading articles like these:<p>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/a-bigger-problem-than-isis<p>https://www.wired.com/2008/02/ff-seacowboys/
I'd recommend subscribing to the New Yorker. You're supporting great writing and there's enough incredible pieces in the archives for a lifetime of reading.<p>For example, John Hersey's piece "Hiroshima"[1] is perhaps one of the most consequential pieces of 20th century long-form journalism and also an engrossing read. It was later published as a short book.<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima?intcid=mod-most-popular" rel="nofollow">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima?intc...</a>
Longreads.org is a great aggregator for these.<p><i>The Atlantic<p></i>Vice<p><i>The Economist<p></i>Vox has a few really good ones<p><i>Nautilus (for science)<p></i>Vanity fair<p>Caravan magazine is another (with a focus on Indian culture and arts)<p>Edit: formatting and more titles as I remember them.
I recommend The Guardian Long Reads:<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-long-read" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-long-read</a>
I also enjoy <a href="http://nautil.us/" rel="nofollow">http://nautil.us/</a> and <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.quantamagazine.org/</a> for science / math stuff.
While stretching most definitions of "periodical", Wait But Why <a href="https://waitbutwhy.com/" rel="nofollow">https://waitbutwhy.com/</a> is one of my favorites!
There is <a href="https://longform.org/" rel="nofollow">https://longform.org/</a>.<p>Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair often have good stuff.
I started running a newsletter with 5 articles aggregated from sources like these which I think have high signal:noise ratio. If you are interested, please subscribe to the newsletter. I send out one with around 5 links.<p>This is the link to the archive: <a href="https://us11.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=e15cace0ed343f2c148202c23&id=05732985fa" rel="nofollow">https://us11.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=e15cace0ed343f2c14...</a><p>This is the link to subscribe:
<a href="http://eepurl.com/dcfvJb" rel="nofollow">http://eepurl.com/dcfvJb</a><p>I don't have any monetization strategy or don't plan on anything in near future.
- Harpers (which might be effectively print-only?)<p>- The New Yorker<p>- Any of the <City> review of books: NY, London, Paris, and LA are good places to start.
I recommend The Information - they publish the only tech articles that I consistently read: <a href="https://www.theinformation.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.theinformation.com</a><p>(note: it's a paid site)
Further left than the other recommendations but The Baffler has very high quality articles, though sometimes highly polemic. Also some of the content in Jacobin magazine, they have some great writers.
For technical discussion of financial issues, I really like the long articles by Bloomberg’s Matt Levine[0]. Note he regularly writes short pieces almost every day. But his longer articles come out 1-3 times a month.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matthew-s-levine/articles" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matt...</a>
I’d highly recommend n+1: <a href="https://nplusonemag.com/" rel="nofollow">https://nplusonemag.com/</a><p>Some of the most thought provoking long-form articles out there.
Sometimes the medium is just as important as the content and for this I've come to love the Texture app.<p>It isn't absolutely perfect but when it comes to consuming magazines like The Atlantic, Harper's Bazaar, Dwell, Mother Jones etc it is pretty great.
I used to read Vanity Fair. I thought they had great long form articles. But about 14 years ago they put Paris Hilton on the cover and since then I haven't returned to the magazine. It sounds like the New Yorker is a hit here...
Check out <a href="https://www.aldaily.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.aldaily.com/</a> for a hand-picked aggregation of articles related to arts and politics
You want, exactly, all the magazines and newspapers and blogs in the sidebar of <a href="https://aldaily.com/" rel="nofollow">https://aldaily.com/</a>
The New Yorker and NYRB have already been mentioned; they'd be my top two.<p>In terms of less mainstream sources, for thought-provoking long-form pieces mostly arising out of an economic justice perspective, I'd suggest Current Affairs.<p><a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.currentaffairs.org</a><p>And though it isn't a periodical, for long, smart pieces on sociology, history, economics, contemporary society, etc., I'd suggest Slate Star Codex.<p>i.e. <a href="http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch" rel="nofollow">http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch</a><p>Oh, and if you're interested in literature, which more broadly extends to culture throughout the decades, then the Paris Review has an incredible tradition of long-form interviews.<p><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.theparisreview.org</a>