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Money for (almost) nothing: Fat paychecks for very little work

Work hard, get promoted, succeed in your new post, and eventually you'll start earning the big money. This progression seems like a firmly ingrained part of the American Dream, and it's certainly worked for a lot of people.

Time.com: Conviction Vindicates Wiretap Victims

Conviction Vindicates Wiretap Victims

Fortune: A Hollywood agency with star power

On a muggy Friday evening in September, photographers and fans lined the red carpet outside the Design Exchange in downtown Toronto. They were waiting for George Clooney, the guest of honor at the afterparty celebrating the premiere of "Michael Clayton," the hottest ticket at this year's Toronto Film Festival. Inside the cavernous room, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, Hollywood's undercover It Couple, quietly danced. A tipsy blond knocked over an ice sculpture.

CNNMoney: Want more money? Fail

In the quest for more pay, forget the whole "list your accomplishments, then ask the boss for a raise" thing. It doesn't seem nearly as effective as getting fired or doing a mediocre job before quitting.

Fortune: Why dream teams fail

In what universe is it even conceivable that the United States could fail to reach the semifinals of something called the World Baseball Classic? Not only fail to win, but could field a team that i...

Fortune: Tolerating competing agendas

You don't often find examples of the best and worst executive teams involving the same person, but consider the case of Michael Eisner. For the first ten years of his reign at Disney, he and COO Frank Wells formed one of corporate America's great teams.

Fortune: What if Eisner had listened to Ovitz?

THE WORD OUT OF ALLEN & CO.'S ANNUAL mogulfest in Sun Valley, Idaho, this month is that Eisner and Ovitz still aren't speaking. Which isn't surprising. Epic feuds are as much a part of Hollywood as...

Fortune: Welcome to Fantasy Corp.!

IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. The little G3 carrying my pals and me was bumping up and down like a bad tech stock. "We're gonna have to take a tiny detour," said the pilot. I felt us descending i...

Fortune: WHY WE'LL MISS THE DISNEY TRIAL

POP QUIZ: HOW MUCH DID MICHAEL Ovitz charge to his expense account during his 14 months at Disney?

Fortune: Don't be like Mike

Eisner and Ovitz and Ovitz and Eisner. Ovitz and Eisner and Eisner and Ovitz. Bright, shiny stock options tied up with string ... these are a few of my favorite things!

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