Jessica Perez

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.

David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.

Travel with 2012 cover model Kate Upton and more than 20 other models around the world for Sports Illustrated: Making of Swimsuit. In 2012 SI takes you to Zambia's Victoria Falls, Australia, the Seychelles and Panama. SI's iconic body painting section gets a fresh twist with the first-ever inclusion of such world-class athletes as Natalie Gulbis, Alex Morgan and Natalie Coughlin.

An eccentric college improv group and one magnetic movie star attempt to live life according to the rules of the improv game “yes and…”

This year SI takes you where no fashion shoot has gone before - Antartica. Join our 17 models as they travel to all 7 continents.