Brian Wolly: My Top 5 Longreads of 2011
Brian Wolly is an associate web editor at Smithsonian Magazine.
Brian Wolly 是史密森尼杂志的网页副编辑。
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Tom Bissell’s Breakdown of L.A.
汤姆·比塞尔 (Tom Bissell) 的洛杉矶崩溃
Noire on Grantland
格兰特兰黑尔
When ESPN and Bill Simmons’ Grantland debuted in early June, the knives were out and its initial reaction was mixed at best.
当 ESPN 和比尔·西蒙斯 (Bill Simmons) 的《格兰特兰》(Grantland) 在 6 月初首次亮相时，刀子已经出鞘，最初的反应充其量是好坏参半。
Like many, I approached the new project with simultaneous skepticism and optimism, but it wasn’t Simmons or Chuck Klosterman that sold me on the site’s potential.
和许多人一样，我对这个新项目既怀疑又乐观，但并不是西蒙斯或查克·克洛斯特曼让我相信了该网站的潜力。
Bissell’s searingly accurate review and analysis of Rockstar’s supposedly groundbreaking video game L.A.
Bissell 对 Rockstar 据称具有开创性的视频游戏 L.A. 进行了极其准确的评论和分析。
Noire was the revelatory pice of writing that said, “Grantland will be around for a long time.” With his wit and contemplative style of placing L.A.
《黑色》是一篇具有启发性的文章，其中写道：“格兰特兰将存在很长一段时间。”凭借他的智慧和沉思的风格，将洛杉矶置于
Noire in the context of where the video game industry is headed, Bissell brought two much-vaunted products (Grantland and the game) down to Earth.
在视频游戏行业发展方向的背景下，Bissell 将两款备受吹捧的产品（Grantland 和游戏）带到了现实中。
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Sarah Stillman on the Invisible Army in Iraq
莎拉·斯蒂尔曼谈伊拉克的隐形军队
Perhaps no story from the New Yorker this year was more under-recognized than Stillman’s devastating expose on the third-country nationals working on U.S. military bases.
也许今年《纽约客》的报道中，没有比斯蒂尔曼对在美国军事基地工作的第三国国民的毁灭性曝光更不受重视的了。
The never-ending strata of deception piled upon political indifference was staggering.
在政治冷漠之上堆积起来的永无休止的欺骗行为令人震惊。
Her reportingwas a mash-up between the existential dread of The Wire with Eugene Jarecki’s Why We Fight and it deserves to be recognized for its brilliance.
她的报道将《火线》的生存恐惧与尤金·贾雷茨基的《我们为何而战》融为一体，其精彩值得得到认可。
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The Film Nerd 2.0 Series on Star Wars: Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
星球大战电影书呆子 2.0 系列：第 1、2、3、4、5 和 6 部分
The six posts that encompass Drew McWeeny’s adventure in introducing his two sons to the six Star Wars films are a joyous series that reawakened the film nerd in me as well.
这六篇帖子讲述了德鲁·麦克威尼向他的两个儿子介绍六部星球大战电影的冒险经历，这是一个充满欢乐的系列，也重新唤醒了我内心的电影迷。
McWeeny does the impossible: he makes me appreciate the Phantom Menace.
麦克威尼做了不可能的事：他让我欣赏《幽灵的威胁》。
For any parent (or eventual parent) who dreams of showing their own kids the two trilogies, McWeeny offers an endearing road map for how to do so.
对于任何梦想向自己的孩子展示这两部三部曲的父母（或最终的父母）来说，麦克威尼提供了一个可爱的路线图，告诉他们如何做到这一点。
For those who want to just show the original trilogy, he’ll show you why you’re wrong.
对于那些只想展示原始三部曲的人，他会告诉你为什么你错了。
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Jonathan Bernhardt on Peter Angelos and the Orioles
乔纳森·伯恩哈特谈彼得·安杰洛斯和金莺队
In 2005, with the introduction of the Washington Nationals, I had to choose between my hometown’s new team and the team I had grown up rooting for, the Baltimore Orioles.
2005年，随着华盛顿国民队的成立，我不得不在家乡的新球队和我从小就支持的球队巴尔的摩金莺队之间做出选择。
I picked the Nats and have never looked back.
我选择了国家队并且再也没有回头。
Here are Bernhardt’s catalogues of Angelos’ transition from working class hero to the most despised owner in professional baseball.
以下是伯恩哈特记录的安杰洛斯从工人阶级英雄到职业棒球界最受鄙视的老板的转变。
Taken in aggregate, the list of misdeeds gets to the heart of loving a team that will always disappoint.
总的来说，这一系列的不当行为触及了热爱一支总是令人失望的球队的核心。
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James Fallows on Hacked!
詹姆斯·法洛斯谈《黑客攻击！》
In his Atlantic cover story, Fallows relates what everyone’s biggest nightmare, losing control of their gmail, happened to his wife.
在《大西洋月刊》的封面故事中，法洛斯讲述了发生在他妻子身上的每个人最大的噩梦，即失去对 Gmail 的控制。
I sent the piece around to friends and family, insisting that they implement the steps Fallows recommended.
我将这篇文章发送给朋友和家人，坚持要求他们执行法洛斯建议的步骤。
Service journalism at its best.
最好的服务新闻。
And quickly, 3 great longreads from Smithsonian.com:
很快，来自 Smithsonian.com 的 3 篇精彩长读文章：
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A Mega Dam Dilemma in the Amazon
亚马逊地区的巨型水坝困境
Clay Risen weighs the positives and negatives with the Inambari Dam in Peru — the astounding photos by Ivan Kashinsky are also worth a look.
克莱·里森 (Clay Risen) 权衡了秘鲁伊南巴里大坝的利弊——伊万·卡辛斯基 (Ivan Kashinsky) 拍摄的令人惊叹的照片也值得一看。
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The Beer Archaeologist
啤酒考古学家
Staff writer Abigail Tucker takes on the toughest assignment ever: reporting on Dogfish Head Brewery’s attempts to recreate ancient beer recipes.
特约撰稿人阿比盖尔·塔克 (Abigail Tucker) 承担了有史以来最艰巨的任务：报道角鲨头啤酒厂 (Dogfish Head Brewery) 尝试重现古代啤酒配方的情况。
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Minter’s Ring: The Story of One World War II POW
明特戒指：一名二战战俘的故事
Our new history blog is a great source for so many #longreads, but Gilbert King’s retelling of Minter Dial’s lost ring is a stirring tribute to the “Greatest Generation.”
我们的新历史博客是众多#longreads 的重要来源，但吉尔伯特·金 (Gilbert King) 重述了明特·戴尔 (Minter Dial) 丢失的戒指，这是对“最伟大的一代”的激动人心的致敬。
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Share your own Top 5 Longreads of 2011, all through December.
整个 12 月，分享您自己的 2011 年 5 首长读作品。
Just tag it #longreads on Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook.
只需在 Twitter、Tumblr 或 Facebook 上标记#longreads 即可。