Katherine Laidlaw

Katherine Laidlaw is a senior writer at The Hustle. Her features have appeared in WIRED, The Atlantic, Toronto Life, and others. She lives in Toronto as the trusty sidekick to her opinionated dachshund, Lucy.

The rise of the mega-donor

95% of college donations over $5k now come from 5% of donors. What could go wrong?

Katherine Laidlaw

10/25/24

Highly Recommended

Getting a divorce? There’s a coach for that

Katherine Laidlaw

8/23/24

Who are fossils for?

Katherine Laidlaw

8/2/24

The one person in America happy about tipping fatigue

Katherine Laidlaw

7/19/24

The world’s cutest monopoly

In the age of antitrust, why has Koala Kare, Big Baby Change Station, flown under the radar?

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 6/28/24
The first fugitive caught by the internet

Les Rogge was wanted for 30+ bank heists. He could outrun the FBI, but not the World Wide Web.

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 6/14/24
How to win the Hermès game

Hermès is being sued over its rare Birkin bags. Is there an ideal strategy for scoring one?

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 5/10/24
The company that makes every other company’s vibe

Been into a store in the last year? Chances are, Mood Media has told you how to feel.

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 4/26/24