Two completely unrelated pieces of good writing I've come across recently:

 

My favorite car writer talking about the new Ford Mustang:  http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1794313,00.html

 

and Dave Winer, in a rare piece critical of Google:  http://archive.scripting.com/2005/10/08#When:8:18:32AM

 

In each article my interest in the subject matter is only peripheral (I like cars, I am interested in software...but I'm not interested a Mustang or Google's RSS reader)...but I just enjoyed reading them.