What are the best long-form essays or articles you've ever read?

Death Note Anonymity by gwern:

https://www.gwern.net/Death-Note-Anonymity

Tenure by matt:

http://matt.might.net/articles/tenure/

Mitchell's suicide notes:

https://web.archive.org/web/2015/geenstijl.nl/archives/image...

You and Your Research by Richard Hamming: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html

It's rare to have a researcher of that caliber give nitty gritty advice on having the greatest impact in your research.

https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pr...

Best in terms of ROI (I've gotten raise / more consulting project) and changed my thinking on my career.

High Tech Cowboys of the Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace https://www.wired.com/2008/02/ff-seacowboys/