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

Bang & Olufsen Headphones Are $110 Off in Colors You Actually Want

Grab discounted Beoplay H4 wireless over-ear headphones in black or gray

Review: How Does the New Magnetic Leatherman Compare to Their Classic Multitools?

The Free collection is the biggest product launch since their founding

A 72-Year-Old Just Crossed the Atlantic in an Unpowered Wooden Barrel

He survived the four-month journey on fish and … foie gras?

This Is Triumph’s Most Powerful Motorcycle. Only 225 Are Coming to America.

EV-level torque, sedan-level horsepower and a big, fat price tag

Lululemon Makes Great Weightlifting Gear, Too, and It’s on Sale

Grab discounts on Cross Challenger shorts and joggers

Mastercard Is Releasing a Credit Card With a Carbon Emissions Limit

Fight climate change with Doconomy’s DO Black card

Police Pull Plug on Two Dark-Web Markets, Seize $615K and Cryptocurrency

Arrests were also made in connection to Wall Street Market and Silkkitie

Classic Porsche Owners Can Finally Buy Original Driver’s Manuals

Apologies to anyone who bought them for thousands on Bring a Trailer

Converse Cut Prices on Over a Hundred Sneakers to Just $25

Here are the five best. They won’t last in your size.

Study: Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” Exit Helped Elect Trump

As ratings declined, researchers found an increase in Trump’s vote share

Land Rover Confirms the New Defender Will Not Be Built in the UK

The move ends almost 70 years of the SUV’s British heritage

Everything at Brooklinen Is on Sale. Here Are Their Best Items.

Our favorite sheets we’ve slept in, towels we've dried off with and more

Toyota Loves the Nürburgring Race Track So Much It Built a Copy

Japan now has its own “Green Hell,” mountainous terrain and all