Best of 2024: The Most Popular Editors’ Picks of the Year

The Audience Award has been a welcome addition to our curated Top 5 mix: It’s the most-read editor’s pick of any given week, a story that our readers couldn’t resist.

观众奖是我们精心策划的前 5 名组合中的一个受欢迎的补充：这是任何一周阅读次数最多的编辑精选，这是一个我们的读者无法抗拒的故事。

Here are the 10 most popular reads we recommended this year, from a wild story at Texas Monthly about a warthog to a piece in Slate about the true crime industry.

以下是我们今年推荐的 10 本最受欢迎的读物，从《德克萨斯月刊》上关于疣猪的疯狂故事到《Slate》上关于真实犯罪行业的文章。

Give these a read if you missed them the first time, or revisit and share your favorites!

如果您第一次错过了这些内容，请阅读这些内容，或者重新访问并分享您的最爱！

—Carolyn, Cheri, Krista, Peter & Seyward

——卡罗琳、谢里、克里斯塔、彼得和西沃德

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His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog.

他最好的朋友是一只 250 磅重的疣猪。

One Day, It Decided to Kill Him.

有一天，它决定杀死他。

Peter Holley | Texas Monthly | February 7, 2024 | 3,620 words

彼得·霍利 |德克萨斯月刊| 2024 年 2 月 7 日 | 3,620 字

Yes, the headline is undeniable.

是的，标题是不可否认的。

Yes, the story delivers on its promise.

是的，这个故事兑现了它的承诺。

Yes, Peter Holley’s story about Austin Riley’s harrowing ordeal will stay with you.

是的，彼得·霍利（Peter Holley）关于奥斯汀·莱利（Austin Riley）的悲惨经历的故事将永远伴随着您。

A chilling reminder that animals gonna animal, no matter how tight the bond.

这是一个令人不寒而栗的提醒：无论关系有多紧密，动物都会动物。

—PR

——公关

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Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever

在有史以来最大的游轮上哭着入睡

Gary Shteyngart | The Atlantic | April 4, 2024 | 9,099 words

加里·施廷加特 |大西洋 | 2024 年 4 月 4 日 | 9,099 字

As Gary Shteyngart is quick to remind you, he’s far from the first writer to chronicle a cruise ship voyage.

正如加里·施泰因加特 (Gary Shteyngart) 很快提醒您的那样，他远不是第一个记录游轮航行的作家。

He may, however, be the first to do so while wearing a daddy’s little meatball T-shirt.

然而，他可能是第一个穿着爸爸的小肉丸 T 恤这样做的人。

And for more than 9,000 words, he adds a worthy entry to the participatory subgenre.

他在 9,000 多字中为参与式子类型添加了一个有价值的条目。

It helps that he punches up (and in) more than down, though the result is the same: making you savor terra firma.

他向上（和向内）出拳的次数比向下出拳的次数多，这很有帮助，尽管结果是一样的：让你品尝到陆地的味道。

—PR

——公关

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The Birth of My Daughter, the Death of My Marriage

我女儿的出生，我婚姻的终结

Leslie Jamison | The New Yorker | January 15, 2024 | 7,126 words

莱斯利·贾米森 |纽约客 | 2024 年 1 月 15 日 | 7,126 字

In this excerpt of her forthcoming book, Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, Leslie Jamison recounts the early months of her daughter’s life.

在莱斯利·贾米森即将出版的新书《分裂：另一种爱情故事》的摘录中，莱斯利·贾米森讲述了她女儿生命的最初几个月。

During that period, Jamison juggled a book tour, a teaching career, and the demands of a newborn—amid the growing realization that she wanted to leave her marriage.

在那段时期，贾米森在巡回售书、教学事业和新生儿的需求之间周旋，同时她越来越意识到自己想要离开婚姻。

—KS

—KS

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A Teen’s Fatal Plunge Into the London Underworld

一名青少年坠入伦敦黑社会的致命一击

Patrick Radden Keefe | The New Yorker | February 5, 2024 | 14,311 words

帕特里克·拉登·基夫 | 帕特里克·拉登·基夫纽约客 | 2024 年 2 月 5 日 | 14,311 字

A security camera caught 19-year-old Zac Brettler jumping to his death from a fifth-floor apartment in London.

监控摄像头拍到 19 岁的扎克·布雷特勒 (Zac Brettler) 从伦敦五楼公寓跳楼身亡。

But did he commit suicide?

但他自杀了吗？

Brettler’s parents’ attempts to answer that question led to shocking revelations, including that their son was posing as the heir of a Russian oligarch, and that he had fallen in with a known gangster, Dave Sharma.

布雷特勒的父母试图回答这个问题，结果却带来了令人震惊的真相，其中包括他们的儿子冒充俄罗斯寡头的继承人，以及他与一位著名的黑帮戴夫·夏尔马 (Dave Sharma) 交往。

—SD

—SD

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Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control

安德鲁·休伯曼的控制机制

Kerry Howley | New York | March 25, 2024 | 8,179 words

凯瑞·豪利 |纽约 | 2024 年 3 月 25 日 | 8,179 字

Andrew Huberman is one of the most successful podcasters in the world.

安德鲁·休伯曼 (Andrew Huberman) 是世界上最成功的播客之一。

The Stanford neuroscientist claims that he’s helping people live better lives by giving them tools to improve their health.

这位斯坦福大学的神经科学家声称，他通过为人们提供改善健康的工具来帮助人们过上更好的生活。

But should audiences trust him?

但观众应该相信他吗？

Critics say he’s shilling pseudoscience, and women he’s dated say that he’s a misogynistic master of deception.

批评者说他是伪科学，而他约会过的女性则说他是一个厌恶女性的欺骗大师。

They have the texts, voice memos, and emails to prove it.

他们有短信、语音备忘录和电子邮件来证明这一点。

—SD

—SD

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The Texan Doctor and the Disappeared Saudi Princesses

德克萨斯医生和失踪的沙特公主

Heidi Blake | The New Yorker | October 10, 2024 | 5,041 words

海蒂布莱克|纽约客 | 2024 年 10 月 10 日 | 5,041 字

This is a disturbing insight into the lives of four Saudi princesses imprisoned in a palace compound by their father, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

这是对四位沙特公主被父亲阿卜杜拉·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·阿勒沙特国王囚禁在宫殿大院中的生活的令人不安的洞察。

Abdullah, despite proclaiming himself a champion of women’s rights, mercilessly dominated his daughters.

阿卜杜拉尽管宣称自己是妇女权利的捍卫者，但却无情地统治着他的女儿们。

Heidi Blake discovers some of his means of control (sedation and alcohol) from Dwight Burdick, a private physician to the Saudi royal family, who bravely speaks out after learning of the deaths of two of the princesses—while they still lived in isolation.

海蒂·布莱克 (Heidi Blake) 从沙特王室的私人医生德怀特·伯迪克 (Dwight Burdick) 那里发现了一些控制手段（镇静剂和酒精），德怀特·伯迪克 (Dwight Burdick) 在得知两名公主的死亡后勇敢地发声，而她们仍然生活在孤立的环境中。

—CW

—CW

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The Divorce Tapes

离婚录音带

Beth Raymer | New York | September 10, 2024 | 6,334 words

贝丝·雷默 |纽约 | 2024 年 9 月 10 日 | 6,334 字

When she was young, Beth Raymer knew that her father had tapped the family’s phone lines to spy on his wife; he planned to use the recordings against her when he filed for divorce.

贝丝·雷默（Beth Raymer）年轻时就知道她的父亲窃听了家里的电话线来监视他的妻子；他计划在提出离婚时使用这些录音来对付她。

As an adult, Raymer discover the terrible secrets the recordings contained.

成年后，雷默发现了录音中包含的可怕秘密。

This is a stunning essay about family, abuse, betrayal, and the painful limits of truth.

这是一篇关于家庭、虐待、背叛和真相的痛苦极限的令人惊叹的文章。

—SD

—SD

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What My Adult Autism Diagnosis Finally Explained

我的成人自闭症诊断最终解释了什么

Mary H.K.

玛丽·H.K.

Choi | The Cut | July 3, 2024 | 5,906 words

崔 |剪辑| 2024 年 7 月 3 日 | 5,906 字

Mary H.K.

玛丽·H.K.

Choi is searingly honest in her portrayal of coming to terms with an autism diagnosis at the age of 43—not holding back in exposing what she finds uncomfortable.

崔女士极其诚实地描述了自己在 43 岁时接受了自闭症诊断的事实——毫不犹豫地揭露了她感到不舒服的事情。

A moving account of finally feeling allowed to make things easier on yourself.

一段感人至深的叙述，讲述了终于感觉可以让自己的事情变得更轻松。

—CW

—CW

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What Really Happened to Baby Christina?

小克里斯蒂娜到底发生了什么？

Matthew Bremner | Esquire | February 15, 2024 | 8,100 words

马修·布雷姆纳 |时尚先生 | 2024 年 2 月 15 日 | 8,100 字

Twenty-six years ago, Barton McNeil called 911 to report that his 3-year-old daughter had died in the night.

二十六年前，巴顿·麦克尼尔 (Barton McNeil) 拨打 911，报告他 3 岁的女儿在夜间死亡。

It was the worst thing that could ever happen to any parent.

对于任何父母来说，这都是最糟糕的事情。

Then a new nightmare began.

然后新的噩梦开始了。

Matthew Bremner tells the harrowing story through a personal lens.

马修·布雷姆纳通过个人视角讲述了这个悲惨的故事。

—SD

—SD

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Her Dad Was the BTK Killer.

她的父亲是 BTK 杀手。

Their Daughter Was Gabby Petito.

他们的女儿是加比·佩蒂托。

Why Would They Ever Agree to This?

他们为什么会同意这一点？

Luke Winkie | Slate | August 14, 2024 | 4,513 words

卢克·温基 |板岩| 2024 年 8 月 14 日 | 4,513 字

The true crime industry—what a phrase—is both vast and lucrative, spanning from docuseries to podcasts to books to conventions like CrimeCon.

真正的犯罪行业——多么美妙的一个词——既庞大又利润丰厚，从纪录片到播客、书籍，再到犯罪大会等会议。

But those conventions don’t simply connect fans with investigators and journalists; they’ve become a tour itinerary of sorts for crime victims’ family members, many of whom bare their souls for years on end.

但这些大会不仅仅将粉丝与调查人员和记者联系起来；它们已经成为犯罪受害者家属的一种旅游行程，其中许多人连续多年暴露自己的灵魂。

For Slate, Luke Winkie visits CrimeCon to ask one simple question: Why?

在《Slate》节目中，卢克·温基 (Luke Winkie) 参观犯罪大会，问了一个简单的问题：为什么？

—PR

——公关

Browse all of our year-end collections since 2011.

浏览我们自 2011 年以来的所有年终系列。