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

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.

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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”

Hal Prince, King of Broadway and “Phantom of the Opera” Director, Has Died at 91

He changed musical theater forever with shows from "West Side Story" to "Sweeney Todd"

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Target’s New Men’s Grooming Line Includes Tattoo Salve and … Hops?

Goodfellow & Co. is coming for your bathroom. Here are our favorite products.

Meet Pickman, the First Electric Pickup Truck Available in the US

Kaiyun Motors says its pint-sized EVs are already on the streets

One of the “Ferris Bueller” Ferraris Is for Sale. (But It’s Not Actually a Ferrari.)

One of three Modena GT Spyder Californias used in the film is up for auction

Heads Up: The New 2020 Corvette Stingray Is Almost Sold Out

If you want one of Chevrolet’s first model year C8s, it’s now or never

Trash Can Be Turned Into Renewable Energy. This Startup Raised $33M to Do It.

Sierra Energy’s FastOx system now counts Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos among its investors

McLaren’s New Pikes Peak Collection Was Born to Hill Climb

The 600LT Spiders were custom-made for the marque’s Denver outpost

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