Hustle And Pint

My Journey Inside The World Of LARPing

Jason Koebler | 404 Media | 30th June 2026

Blogger goes undercover as a “hustlebro”, influencers who claim to have become wildly rich by some hustle which they teach in an online course. The linchpin of the hustlebro fantasy is the “dashboard”, showing subscriber and revenue metrics. Like a nesting doll of fake schemes, this has led to the LARP influencer, who shows you how to create your course and will even make you a “dashboard” for a fee (3,100 words)

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The “Encrapification” Of The American Pint

David Pearlman | 26th March 2026

Check the ingredient list on your ice cream to see how much dairy it actually has. Many store-bought ice creams now are just a cornucopia of stabilisers and overrun (the volume of air added during churning). “If you’ve ever noticed that your ice cream now feels slightly ‘rubbery’ or doesn’t actually melt into a liquid, but rather stays in a foamy, gelatinous blob, you are experiencing the effects of over-stabilisation” (3,300 words)