Alex Lauer

Alex Lauer is the features editor at InsideHook. Since joining the company in 2016, he’s covered a wide range of topics, including cars, the environment, books and business. His reporting broke stories on the rise of Bookshop (the anti-Amazon online bookseller), the fall of Best Made Company (and sale to Duluth Trading) and the false promises of a supposedly “environmentally-friendly” NFT initiative. His hands-on methods — driving in a Sherp (of Kanye West fame) in northern Minnesota and idling in the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E for 12 hours in the middle of winter — offer a reliable and unique perspective on popular issues. Previously, he wrote for City Pages in the Twin Cities after graduating from the University of Minnesota. After starting at IH in New York City, he now lives in Minneapolis, MN. Follow him on Instagram: @alexlauer.

All Articles From Alex Lauer

How Did Smokey Bear Become a Contemporary Fashion Icon?

The Forest Service mascot turns 75 this month, with multiple clothing collabs to his name

Outside Lands Becomes First Major U.S. Music Festival to Offer Legal Weed

California approved the sale and consumption of pot at the San Francisco event

Take Up to 70% Off Classic Ralph Lauren Polos, Chinos and More

It’s the end-of-season sale, but you’ll wear these all year

Flying Soon? See How Much Arctic Melting You’re Causing.

The website Shame Plane calculates the carbon emissions of air travel

“There’s Almost No Reason to Have a Gas Car,” Says Car-Lover Jay Leno

In a new interview, he praises electric vehicles and his personal Tesla

Amex Just Acquired Resy. Here’s What It Means for Cardholders.

Spoiler: Better dinner dates (and more points) are headed your way

Refresh Your Workout Gear With Under Armour’s Colossal Outlet Sale

Take an extra 25% off sale styles, including shirts, shorts, shoes and more

If Automotive Perfection Exists, It’s This Up-for-Auction Ford GT40 Prototype

This Le Mans harbinger was driven by both Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles

Don’t Tell Your Lesser Knives, But These James Brand Blades Are on Sale

Take up to $80 off some of the handsomest pocketknives out there

Land Rover Is Now Offering Upgrade Kits for Classic Defenders

Think you have to buy the 2020 Defender to get better performance? Think again.

The Cars Thieves Are Most Likely to Target

Got a Dodge Charger? Lock it up. Got a Tesla? You’re in luck.

Over 400 Nikes Are Discounted Up to 50% Off, Including Flyknit Runners

Need a better pair of running shoes? Grab these for $75 off.

Climate-Change Porn Is Driving Tourism Across the World

It’s now fashionable to impersonate Ernest Shackleton and paddleboard in glacier melt

You Could Be the New Owner of Elizabeth Taylor’s Rolls-Royce

The “Green Goddess,” a 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II, is headed to auction

Gordon Ramsay Shoots a Goat in His New Show. People Are Not Happy.

The meat-eating, meat-cooking chef is already causing controversy on “Uncharted”