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

American Dies on Everest While Waiting His Turn to Descend

It was the last mountain on Don Cash’s Seven Summits bucket list

Greats’ New Sneakers Combine Italian Construction With 3M Accents

The Royale Safety collection is available in white, grey and laser-tag neon

The Ultimate Broadway Etiquette Guide for the Once-a-Year Theatergoer

Going to a show seems easy. Audiences keep proving it’s not.

Someone Just Free Solo Climbed Half of the Eiffel Tower

The man climbed 528 feet before being taken into custody

Take Up to $200 Off a Hollywood-Favorite Sunglasses Brand

You’ve seen Oliver Peoples on Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and others

2020’s Most Promising Off-Road Vehicle Is Electric

Rivian's R1T pickup proves it has everything and the kitchen sink, literally

The Lauded Noise-Canceling Surface Headphones Are $100 Off

You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced 13 levels of noise canceling

10 Iconic Sunglasses From the Movies and Where to Buy Them

How to rock shades like Steve McQueen, James Bond and the Dude

Hypercar Maker Koenigsegg to Release “Much Cheaper” Model in 2020

It will reportedly cost under $1 million and feature electrification

You Can Now Buy All of James Bond’s Best Resort-Wear Looks

Channel Roger Moore and Sean Connery in Orlebar Brown’s collection

194 McDonald’s Restaurants Are Now U.S. Embassy Outposts

If you need help in Austria, just look for the Golden Arches

Experts Say New Machu Picchu Airport “Would Destroy” the Site

The international airport would allow direct flights from the U.S.

Sperrys Are Up to 50% Off, Just in Time for Boat Shoe Season

Not a fan of the classic? There are sneakers on deck as well.

Aston Martin’s “Goldfinger” Replica Cars Will Have Actual, Working Gadgets

Oil slicks, smoke screens and “machine guns.” Yes, they're for sale.

Watch a $200K Bentley Become the “Ultratank”

Some Russian mechanics went full "Mad Max" on the luxury coupe