Longreads Best of 2012: Geoff Van Dyke
Geoff Van Dyke is the editorial director of 5280 Magazine in Denver, Colorado.
Geoff Van Dyke 是科罗拉多州丹佛市《5280》杂志的编辑总监。
His writing has appeared in Outside, Men’s Journal, and The New York Times.
他的文章曾发表在《Outside》、《Men’s Journal》和《纽约时报》上。
These are the stories that I emailed, posted, and tweeted the most this past year (and filed away in the digital filing cabinet for further reading).
这些是我去年通过电子邮件发送、发布和推文最多的故事（并归档在数字文件柜中以供进一步阅读）。
They are all remarkably reported, artfully written, and help us make sense of living in what feels like an increasingly crazy time.
它们的报道都非常出色，文笔也很巧妙，帮助我们理解生活在这个日益疯狂的时代。
“The Long Road to Theater 9,” by Brady Dennis, The Washington Post
《通往第 9 号剧院的漫漫长路》，布雷迪·丹尼斯，《华盛顿邮报》
For a story about a mass shooting, “The Long Road” is remarkably hopeful.
对于一个关于大规模枪击事件的故事来说，《漫长的道路》是非常充满希望的。
That it was reported and written just days after the shooting in Aurora, Colorado, makes the work itself that much more impressive.
这篇文章是在科罗拉多州奥罗拉枪击事件发生几天后报道和撰写的，这使得这部作品本身更加令人印象深刻。
“The Innocent Man, Parts 1 and 2,” by Pamela Colloff, Texas Monthly
《无辜者，第 1 部分和第 2 部分》，帕梅拉·科洛夫 (Pamela Colloff)，《德克萨斯月刊》
I know everyone already picked this.
我知道每个人都已经选择了这个。
I don’t care.
我不在乎。
Colloff’s massive two-parter is stunning in its ability to so smartly and compassionately tell this complicated story of crime, punishment, and exoneration without out being overwrought or preachy or sentimental.
科洛夫这部庞大的两人角色令人惊叹，因为它能够如此巧妙而富有同情心地讲述这个关于犯罪、惩罚和免责的复杂故事，而又不显得过度紧张、说教或感伤。
“A Ring of One’s Own,” by Ariel Levy, The New Yorker
“自己的戒指”，Ariel Levy，《纽约客》
My favorite profile of the year; like all great portraits, this one is actually much more: it’s about sports, gender, sexuality, family, race, and America.
我今年最喜欢的个人资料；和所有伟大的肖像画一样，这幅肖像画实际上包含更多内容：它涉及运动、性别、性取向、家庭、种族和美国。
“Cocaine Incorporated,” by Patrick Radden Keefe, The New York Times Magazine
《可卡因公司》，帕特里克·拉登·基夫 (Patrick Radden Keefe)，《纽约时报》杂志
I’m a sucker for a good business story.
我很喜欢好的商业故事。
But it’s especially hard to resist a “business” piece that details the workings of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and includes lines like: “As a mirror image of a legal commodities business, the Sinaloa cartel brings to mind that old line about Ginger Rogers doing all the same moves as Fred Astaire, only backward and in heels.”
但尤其难以抗拒一篇“商业”文章，其中详细介绍了墨西哥锡那罗亚卡特尔的运作方式，其中包括这样的台词：“作为合法商品业务的镜像，锡那罗亚卡特尔让人想起金杰·罗杰斯(Ginger Rogers)做与弗雷德·阿斯泰尔(Fred Astaire)相同的动作，只是向后并且穿着高跟鞋。”
“‘Is he coming?
“‘他来了吗？
Is he?
他是吗？
Oh God, I think he is.’” by Sean Flynn, GQ
天哪，我想他是。”作者：Sean Flynn，GQ
Spare, cinematic, brutal.
简洁、电影般、残酷。
Read more guest picks from Longreads Best of 2012.
阅读 Longreads 2012 年度最佳嘉宾精选。