EditorialAshley Lyle, left, and Bart Nickerson, creators of the series “Yellowjackets,” in Los Angeles, March 14, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialJen Venditti, the casting director behind ?Euphoria? and ?Uncut Gems,? at her office in New York, March 27, 2022. (Ryan Lowry/The New York Times)
EditorialGriffin Haddrill, a co-founder of VRTCL, an agency hired by major record labels to make songs go viral on TikTok through remixes, mash-ups, meme-able chorus snippets, creator partnerships and other algorithmic alchemy, at his home in Las Vegas, Jan. 4, 2022. (Saeed Rahbaran/The New York Times)
EditorialDenise Vallejo makes vegan versions of Mexican cheeses like cotija and quesillo, for her restaurant Alchemy Organica in Los Angeles, April 8, 2021. (Elizabeth Lippman/The New York Times)
EditorialNikil Viswanathan, who co-founded the blockchain start-up Alchemy, and recently fled San Francisco, in San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. (John Francis Peters/The New York Times)
EditorialNikil Viswanathan, who co-founded the blockchain start-up Alchemy, and recently fled San Francisco, in San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. (John Francis Peters/The New York Times)