Dalí’s legacy was thrown into disarray by an American myth: that art is an investment.
Many of the best shooters in the NBA, WNBA, and NCAA have hired Chris Matthews, a basketball entrepreneur.
Carpet cleaning, reputed mobsters, and a woman who refused to be fleeced.
In today’s real estate market, finding a struggling office building that’s just right is like “a golden ticket.”
How much do people spend on dates? Where do they go? And how has inflation impacted dating life? The Hustle ran a survey to find out.
Living single with friends used to be a lot easier.
There has been a lot of buzz about how AI might eventually replace lower-rank workers. But why not start with the highest-paid corporate executives?
“Mileage runs” allow hardcore travelers to maintain elite status. Are they worth it?
Trolls were one of the hottest toys of the 20th century — twice. But the original inventor only made a sliver of the proceeds.
In 1986, a New York zoning activist made a startling discovery: A newly constructed building was over a dozen floors too high. What followed was one of the strangest outcomes in the history of big-city housing.
Professional athletes owe major tax bills every time they work in another state. If you’re a remote employee, you might, too.
Major corporations are buying back their own stock at alarming rates. But whom does the practice really benefit?
Snow is peaceful and calm when it falls, but it leads to billions of dollars in cascading costs.
The Ganz sisters built a thriving business around everything twins, triplets, and multiples.
When David Glasheen lost his fortune in the 1980s stock crash, he packed a small suitcase and moved to a remote island. He’s been there ever since.
Ticketmaster’s maligned fees and customer service issues are again under the microscope. Will American music fans ever see anything better?
Once revered as the safest way to store physical valuables, safe deposit boxes are now being phased out by major banks. The move is already starting to backfire.
In recent years, the subjects and photographers behind some of the internet’s most popular memes have taken legal action to protect their work from nefarious actors.
A typical agent in the US closes on 10 homes in a year. One record-setting agent in Texas does better than that nearly every day.
Today’s cities are almost completely devoid of public toilets. An unfolding movement is trying to change that.
How an entrepreneur merged spiritualism and capitalism to create a multimillion-dollar brand.
Altar bread was once made by hundreds of communities of nuns across the US. Now, a for-profit company controls nearly the entire market.
Costco’s popular chickens have stayed fixed at $4.99 for more than a decade — even in the face of raging inflation. But it’s come at a cost.
At the outset of the Depression, Charles Mitchell was the most wanted banker in America. Today, his name’s largely been forgotten.
Piano-building was once one of the country’s largest industries. Today, only two companies remain in business.
Anytime you order nachos at a sporting event, there’s a good chance they came from a molten-cheese empire in San Antonio, Texas.
Across rural America, independent grocery stores are shuttering. To keep its only store from joining the trend, one small town in Kansas got creative.
Fringe groups have glommed onto brands like Pit Viper, Dr. Martens, and Fred Perry. Can a brand reclaim its identity from unwanted customers?
George Leonidas Leslie orchestrated an estimated 80% of all bank robberies in the US in the late 1800s — a total haul worth millions — all while living a strange double life.
Gas is at record-high prices in the United States, but it still costs far less than elsewhere in the world. And in the long run, Americans might pay for that privilege.