A Modern Spice Merchant Requires Calm at Customs

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Peter Bahlawanian understands why his luggage could raise eyebrows. It’s full of small plastic...

Gotham Gigs: This fourth-generation mechanic empowers women to take control of car maintenance

By HILARY POTKEWITZ Audra Fordin insists that her customers name their vehicles. "When you give your car a name, you take better care of...

What a veteran Navy SEAL brings to the Montana backcountry

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Micah Fink is gathering combat veterans in the backwoods of Montana with a fleet of horses and...

Céline Cousteau Is More Than Keeping Her Head Above Water

By HILARY POTKEWITZ She’s a documentary filmmaker, a leading conservationist, a jewelry designer and a mother, but Céline Cousteau knows...

Gotham Gigs: A park ranger at Ellis Island discovers her own family's history

By HILARY POTKEWITZ As a ranger with the National Park Service, Danelle Simonelli sports a uniform five days a week: green pants, a...

How to Pack for Weeks on an Offshore Oil Rig

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Kyle Bardsley spends a lot of time at sea, but he rarely goes swimming. “That’s frowned upon....

Extreme Testing for Hydrogen Cars

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Jackie Birdsall pushes vehicles to their limits for a living. As a senior automotive engineer for...

A French Cheesemonger's American Adventures

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Laure Dubouloz misses some of the cheeses from her childhood home in Annecy, in the French Alps....

Here’s the Pitch: the Perfect Bat for Each Baseball Player

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Walking into a Major League Baseball clubhouse, James Sass knows what every player wants from him...

A Biologist Works to Reconcile Bats and Wind Energy

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Tim Hayes’s early interactions with bats on his grandparents’ Indiana farm didn’t scream “future...

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