A New Yorker profile of the greatest sleight-of-hand artist alive, Ricky Jay. The link is html, but if you feel up to it here is the PDF, which is far more readable. I’d always seen Ricky Jay in movies (my favorite role of his was in David Mamet’s State and Main), but I had no idea about his prowess with playing cards. There are tons of videos of him in action, but I think this is my favorite.