Mark Dent

Mark Dent is a senior writer and editor at The Hustle, where he writes feature stories about business and the economy. Mark's work has also appeared in outlets like the New York Times and Wired. He's the author of Kingdom Quarterback, a book about Patrick Mahomes and the fall and rise of midwest cities.

We automated the CEOs of Southwest, Starbucks, and Nike

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Why so many New York City sidewalks are covered in scaffolding

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Why layoffs don’t work

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3/7/25

Is Domino’s pizza inflation-proof?

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The woman who built a business around music for pets

Janet Marlow traded renown as a guitarist to start playing for dogs and cats.

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Updated 2/7/25
How wolves explain America’s urban-rural divide

Colorado reintroduced wolves to stimulate the environment. They’ve also disrupted a traditional indu...

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Updated 1/31/25
How corn syrup took over America

Corporate welfare has propped up high fructose corn syrup for decades. It’s unlikely to end anytime ...

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Updated 1/10/25
How the weirdest store at the mall survived the retail apoca...

In most remaining malls, there’s a Spencer’s. And it’s likely one of the most reliable tenants on th...

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Updated 12/6/24