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.

Meet the cowboy who never clocks out

Livestock on the loose? Call this guy

Katherine Laidlaw

12/19/25

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The woman who puts America to sleep

Katherine Laidlaw

11/14/25

He lost nearly $100k to a con artist. He turned it into a business

Katherine Laidlaw

10/10/25

The pop singer who built a million-dollar ant empire

Katherine Laidlaw

9/19/25

The U.S. town with a pumpkin-based economy

How one small town in Illinois survived the Rust Belt’s manufacturing decline to become the world’s ...

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 9/5/25
The adults still obsessed with Chuck E. Cheese

Chuck E. Cheese is trying to modernize. Diehard fans of the restaurant chain say it’s lost its way

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 8/8/25
Why does a fire truck cost $2 million?

These firefighters just wanted to save lives. Private equity had other ideas

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 7/18/25
Will matcha’s popularity be its downfall?

The global matcha rush has led to shortages, bullying, and very, very long lines at coffee shops – a...

Katherine Laidlaw
Updated 6/20/25