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  • DEBUNKING ROADIE MYTHS

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    Roadies, it turns out, are misunderstood. Will Smith learns a thing or two about the job while setting up for Jethro Tull ...  read more »


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    • summer 2010
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  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO CAGE-FIGHT

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    In each issue of the magazine, Will Smith learns a new skill. This time it’s cage-fighting ...  read more »


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    • spring 2010
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  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO BE A SCRATCH DJ

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    Club DJ-ing can’t be that hard, can it? Will Smith takes a class with DJ Daredevil ...  read more »


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    • Winter 2009
  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO DRIVE A TANK

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    Men are hardwired to love tanks. Will Smith decides to step up his manhood and mount a few ...  read more »


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    • Autumn 2009
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  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO BE A STATUE

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    With a latex hairpiece and much body paint, Will Smith becomes a human statue in Covent Garden. The experience is unexpectedly intoxicating ...  read more »


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    • summer 2009
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  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO HANDLE FALCONS

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    "There is something about having a bird of prey 'on the fist' that stirs the soul of a man," observes Will Smith after his first falconry lesson. But such manly independence comes with a fistful of dismembered chick legs ...  read more »


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    • spring 2009
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  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO SCULPT ICE

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    "How delightful to become an ice-sculptor," Will Smith swoons. "Shirtless, sweating hunks, they wield chainsaws like Byronic lumberjacks." Well, not quite. But it turns out it's not a little cathartic to smash up an ice penguin ...  read more »


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    • Winter 2008
  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO PLAY BRIDGE

    After months of lessons, Will Smith is delighted to learn that he is a "natural" at bridge. "It is a milestone in my life to be declared a natural at a sport. Any sport", he gloats. Here are ten of his discoveries ...
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    • autumn 2008
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