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

30 Under $30: New Year, New Goods Edition

30 products every guy needs for a healthier, handsomer 2019

Honda’s Autonomous ATV Is Coming for All Your Jobs

The robotic work vehicle debuts this month at CES

Otto Is a New Breed of Car Club, and Now Accepting Applications

Where members-only society meets full-service garage

Our Favorite Gym Shorts Are Currently Half-Price

Chances are you don’t have this brand in your arsenal

The Best All-Purpose Leather Boots I Wore This Year Are Under $200

2018: The year I learned Thursday lives up to the hype

This Adventure Van Outfit Is Looking for Buyers AND Investors

ModVans double as your daily driver and a solid investment

Bandit9’s New Bikes Are the Holy Grail of Custom Motorcycling

Arthur and Merlin were handmade from a pair of Royal Enfields

Everyone Should Own This Ingenious Collapsible Shovel

Keep one in your garage and one in your trunk

Lincoln Just Put Suicide Doors Back on the Continental

It’s a special run of 80 for the car’s 80th anniversary

Land Rover Confirms the New Defender Is Coming in 2019

For Christmas, they’ve gifted us a few cryptic details

Take $100 Off Our Favorite Bug-Out Bag, Plus More Inconceivable Pack Discounts

Including: Topo Designs’ Klettersack and hybrid duffels