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On the Hot Seat

Erik Spoelstra inherits the N.B.A. team that had the league's worst record last year. Read more

Sprucing Up Supper

Publishers and TV shows call in a food stylist when they want their food to look perfect. Read more

A Singular Sensation

Alison Levenberg endures 15-hour days for the peerless joy of being a Radio City Rockette. Read more

Still Drawing, For Better or Worse

For popular comic strip artist Lynn Johnston, retirement had to wait. Read more

Spirited Away

Lance Winters left his job as a nuclear engineer to become a master distiller. Read more

Blast Off!

David Smith Jr.'s job requires him to be shot hundreds of feet into the air from a cannon. Read more

The Whale Rider

Casino host Alex Pariente keeps the Wynn's high rollers coming back for more. Read more

Getting the Last Laugh

Mad TV writers scratched their heads over Asian-American comic Bobby Lee. Read more

Crowd Control

Sarah Lewitinn commands the mood of hundreds of party-goers as her alter ego, Ultragrrrl. Read more

Music Man

Festival promoter Charles Attal picks the bands that will appear in front of 75,000 fans. Read more

View Finder

For a location scout, Hawaii feels like Vietnam—and that's a good thing. Read more

Spy Business

Corporate investigator Robert Brenner draws the line at tailing people like Steve Jobs. Read more

Peak Performer

Willie Benegas is part of an elite circle of guides who lead treks up Mount Everest. Read more

Party Politics

Heading the Republican National Convention is like leading a Fortune 500 company. Read more

Piece by Piece

For artist Nathan Sawaya, the Lego pieces he uses might as well be gold bricks. Read more
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