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 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

Aaron Sorkin’s Stage Version of “To Kill a Mockingbird” Snubbed in Tony Nominations

The adaptation of Harper Lee’s book is the highest grossing American play in Broadway history

8 Invaluable Workout Tips From a “Game of Thrones” Trainer

Including the two most underrated pieces of fitness equipment

Are These Shirts the Best NBA Merch? Yes, And Now They’re 50% Off.

Distorted logos for the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and more

How Did Kim Jong Un Get Mercedes Limos? Daimler: “No idea.”

North Korea may not have food, but it has million-dollar armored limos

Basically Any Portable Speaker You Could Want Is on Sale at JBL

Up to 50% off voice-activated, waterproof and pocket-sized speakers

Researchers Figured Out How to Harvest Electricity From Snow

Snow TENG was tested in wearables, could coat entire buildings

Take Up to $280 Off Burrow’s Modular, Spill-Proof, Painless Couches

Free shipping, simple assembly and built-in USB chargers

Ford to Invest $500M in Rivian, Build EVs on Its Platform

The partnership comes after one with GM fell through

Amazon Discounted Hundreds of Board Games. You Need These Six.

Including an underrated party game and $4.4M Kickstarter favorite