diff --git a/data/ui/article_row.blp b/data/ui/article_row.blp
index ea4c08d..07c4cbe 100644
--- a/data/ui/article_row.blp
+++ b/data/ui/article_row.blp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ template $ArticleRow : Gtk.Box {
     wrap: true;
     lines: 2;
     ellipsize: end;
+    styles ["article-title"]
   }
 
   Label excerpt_label {
diff --git a/data/ui/article_row.ui b/data/ui/article_row.ui
index e159ff1..d5eeab9 100644
--- a/data/ui/article_row.ui
+++ b/data/ui/article_row.ui
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ corresponding .blp file and regenerate this file with blueprint-compiler.
         <property name="wrap">true</property>
         <property name="lines">2</property>
         <property name="ellipsize">3</property>
+        <style>
+          <class name="article-title"/>
+        </style>
       </object>
     </child>
     <child>
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index d683e8f..c3db913 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl Api {
         Ok(stream.items.into_iter().map(|item| {
             let unread = !item.categories.as_deref().unwrap_or_default()
                 .iter()
-                .any(|c| c.contains("user/-/state/com.google/read"));
+                .any(|c| c == "user/-/state/com.google/read");
             let content = item.summary
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|s| s.content.clone())
@@ -249,9 +249,20 @@ fn plain_text_excerpt(html: &str, max_chars: usize) -> String {
         }
     }
     let collapsed: String = out.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<_>>().join(" ");
-    if collapsed.chars().count() <= max_chars {
-        collapsed
+    let decoded = decode_html_entities(&collapsed);
+    if decoded.chars().count() <= max_chars {
+        decoded
     } else {
-        collapsed.chars().take(max_chars).collect::<String>() + "…"
+        decoded.chars().take(max_chars).collect::<String>() + "…"
     }
 }
+
+fn decode_html_entities(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.replace("&amp;", "&")
+     .replace("&lt;", "<")
+     .replace("&gt;", ">")
+     .replace("&quot;", "\"")
+     .replace("&apos;", "'")
+     .replace("&#39;", "'")
+     .replace("&nbsp;", " ")
+}
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 6e287f0..8e966e9 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ mod imp {
                 .sidebar-content row:selected {
                     background-color: alpha(@window_fg_color, 0.22);
                 }
-                .unread-title {
-                    font-weight: bold;
+                .article-title {
+                    font-size: 1.05em;
                 }"
             );
             gtk4::style_context_add_provider_for_display(
diff --git a/src/article_row.rs b/src/article_row.rs
index d8877ce..bb239b2 100644
--- a/src/article_row.rs
+++ b/src/article_row.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ mod imp {
 
         pub bindings: RefCell<Vec<glib::Binding>>,
         pub unread_handler: RefCell<Option<(ArticleObject, glib::SignalHandlerId)>>,
+        pub context_menu: std::cell::OnceCell<gtk4::Popover>,
     }
 
     #[glib::object_subclass]
@@ -61,32 +62,98 @@ mod imp {
         }
     }
 
-    impl ObjectImpl for ArticleRow {}
+    impl ObjectImpl for ArticleRow {
+        fn constructed(&self) {
+            self.parent_constructed();
+            self.setup_context_menu();
+        }
+
+        fn dispose(&self) {
+            if let Some(popover) = self.context_menu.get() {
+                popover.unparent();
+            }
+        }
+    }
     impl WidgetImpl for ArticleRow {}
     impl BoxImpl for ArticleRow {}
 
     impl ArticleRow {
+        fn setup_context_menu(&self) {
+            let button = gtk4::Button::with_label("Mark as Unread");
+            button.set_has_frame(false);
+
+            let popover = gtk4::Popover::new();
+            popover.set_child(Some(&button));
+            popover.set_parent(&*self.obj());
+            self.context_menu.set(popover.clone()).ok();
+
+            // Close popover and activate action when button is clicked.
+            let imp_weak = self.downgrade();
+            let popover_weak = popover.downgrade();
+            button.connect_clicked(move |_| {
+                if let Some(popover) = popover_weak.upgrade() {
+                    popover.popdown();
+                }
+                let Some(imp) = imp_weak.upgrade() else { return };
+                let handler = imp.unread_handler.borrow();
+                let Some((obj, _)) = handler.as_ref() else { return };
+                let article_id = obj.article().id.clone();
+                drop(handler);
+                imp.obj()
+                    .activate_action(
+                        "win.mark-article-unread",
+                        Some(&article_id.to_variant()),
+                    )
+                    .ok();
+            });
+
+            // Right-click gesture to show the popover at cursor position.
+            let gesture = gtk4::GestureClick::new();
+            gesture.set_button(3);
+            let popover_weak2 = popover.downgrade();
+            gesture.connect_pressed(move |gesture, _, x, y| {
+                gesture.set_state(gtk4::EventSequenceState::Claimed);
+                let Some(popover) = popover_weak2.upgrade() else { return };
+                popover.set_pointing_to(Some(&gtk4::gdk::Rectangle::new(
+                    x as i32,
+                    y as i32,
+                    1,
+                    1,
+                )));
+                popover.popup();
+            });
+            self.obj().add_controller(gesture);
+        }
+
         pub fn bind(&self, obj: &ArticleObject) {
             let article = obj.article();
-
             self.feed_title_label.set_text(&article.feed_title);
-            self.title_label.set_text(&article.title);
             self.excerpt_label.set_text(&article.excerpt);
             self.date_label.set_text(&relative_time(article.published));
 
-            self.update_read_style(article.unread);
+            // Set initial bold state directly (using Pango markup to avoid
+            // CSS specificity issues with the zoom font-size provider).
+            let escaped = glib::markup_escape_text(&article.title);
+            if article.unread {
+                self.title_label.remove_css_class("dim-label");
+                self.title_label.set_markup(&format!("<b>{escaped}</b>"));
+            } else {
+                self.title_label.add_css_class("dim-label");
+                self.title_label.set_markup(&escaped);
+            }
             drop(article);
 
-            // Watch for unread state changes
+            // Connect handler for future unread state changes.
             let title_label = self.title_label.clone();
             let id = obj.connect_notify_local(Some("unread"), move |obj, _| {
-                let unread = obj.article().unread;
-                if unread {
+                let article = obj.article();
+                let escaped = glib::markup_escape_text(&article.title);
+                if article.unread {
                     title_label.remove_css_class("dim-label");
-                    title_label.add_css_class("unread-title");
+                    title_label.set_markup(&format!("<b>{escaped}</b>"));
                 } else {
                     title_label.add_css_class("dim-label");
-                    title_label.remove_css_class("unread-title");
+                    title_label.set_markup(&escaped);
                 }
             });
             *self.unread_handler.borrow_mut() = Some((obj.clone(), id));
@@ -100,16 +167,6 @@ mod imp {
                 b.unbind();
             }
         }
-
-        fn update_read_style(&self, unread: bool) {
-            if unread {
-                self.title_label.remove_css_class("dim-label");
-                self.title_label.add_css_class("unread-title");
-            } else {
-                self.title_label.add_css_class("dim-label");
-                self.title_label.remove_css_class("unread-title");
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 91181c8..c3c0699 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ pub mod imp {
             klass.install_action("win.reload", None, |win, _, _| win.imp().do_reload());
             klass.install_action("win.logout", None, |win, _, _| win.imp().do_logout());
             klass.install_action("win.mark-unread", None, |win, _, _| win.imp().do_mark_unread());
+            klass.install_action("win.mark-article-unread", Some(glib::VariantTy::STRING), |win, _, param| {
+                if let Some(id) = param.and_then(|p| p.get::<String>()) {
+                    win.imp().do_mark_article_unread(id);
+                }
+            });
             klass.install_action("win.open-in-browser", None, |win, _, _| {
                 win.imp().do_open_in_browser()
             });
@@ -101,6 +106,14 @@ pub mod imp {
             });
             klass.install_action("win.preferences", None, |win, _, _| {
                 let dialog = crate::preferences_dialog::PreferencesDialog::new();
+                let win_weak = win.downgrade();
+                dialog.connect_closed(move |_| {
+                    if let Some(win) = win_weak.upgrade() {
+                        let imp = win.imp();
+                        *imp.filter_rules.borrow_mut() = crate::filters::load_rules();
+                        imp.reload_current_article();
+                    }
+                });
                 dialog.present(Some(win.upcast_ref::<gtk4::Widget>()));
             });
         }
@@ -234,6 +247,21 @@ pub mod imp {
             obj.set_unread(false);
         }
 
+        fn reload_current_article(&self) {
+            let id = self.current_article_id.borrow().clone();
+            let Some(id) = id else { return };
+            if let Some(store) = self.article_store.borrow().as_ref() {
+                for i in 0..store.n_items() {
+                    if let Some(obj) = store.item(i).and_downcast::<ArticleObject>() {
+                        if obj.article().id == id {
+                            self.load_article_in_webview(&obj.article().clone());
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         fn load_article_in_webview(&self, article: &crate::model::Article) {
             let rules = self.filter_rules.borrow();
             let content = crate::filters::apply(&rules, &article.id, &article.link, &article.content);
@@ -727,8 +755,11 @@ pub mod imp {
         fn do_mark_unread(&self) {
             let id = self.current_article_id.borrow().clone();
             let Some(id) = id else { return };
+            self.do_mark_article_unread(id);
+        }
 
-            // Find the ArticleObject in the store and set unread=true
+        fn do_mark_article_unread(&self, id: String) {
+            // Find the ArticleObject in the store and set unread=true.
             if let Some(store) = self.article_store.borrow().as_ref() {
                 for i in 0..store.n_items() {
                     if let Some(obj) = store.item(i).and_downcast::<ArticleObject>() {
@@ -739,7 +770,11 @@ pub mod imp {
                 }
             }
 
-            *self.mark_unread_guard.borrow_mut() = true;
+            // If this is the currently displayed article, guard against it
+            // being immediately re-marked read when the selection fires.
+            if self.current_article_id.borrow().as_deref() == Some(&*id) {
+                *self.mark_unread_guard.borrow_mut() = true;
+            }
 
             let api = self.api.borrow().clone();
             let wt = self.write_token.borrow().clone();
@@ -808,7 +843,7 @@ pub mod imp {
         fn update_sidebar_zoom(&self, level: f64) {
             if let Some(css) = self.sidebar_zoom_css.get() {
                 css.load_from_string(&format!(
-                    ".sidebar-content label {{ font-size: {level}em; }}"
+                    ".sidebar-content {{ font-size: {level}em; }}"
                 ));
             }
         }