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.

Why the world’s greatest athletes don’t get paid like it

The Olympic decathlon crowns the ‘world’s greatest athlete.’ But you’d never know it from the salari...

Mark Dent

7/26/24

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The spectacular rise and surprising staying power of the George Foreman Grill

Mark Dent

7/12/24

Why 7-Eleven plays classical music outside its stores

Mark Dent

6/21/24

Survival of the richest: Inside the short-lived fallout shelter bubble

Mark Dent

5/31/24

Why Americans stopped buying convertibles

We’ve traded the open-air dream for climate-controlled isolation.

Mark Dent
Updated 5/3/24
The failure of the Domino’s 30-minute delivery guarantee

A spate of deaths and lawsuits ended the famous pizza marketing ploy. Is delivery any safer now?

Mark Dent
Updated 4/19/24
Why thieves love to steal razors

It’s the same reason people want to buy them.

Mark Dent
Updated 3/29/24
How America’s affordable house of the future failed

The all-steel Lustron was supposed to be an elixir for many of the housing problems we still face to...

Mark Dent
Updated 3/15/24