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

Swanky Condos in a Former Catholic School? Sure, We’ll Bite.

From the architect behind the Ellis Island Immigration Station

A 91-Year-Old Just Broke a Devils Tower Climbing Record

Bill said he wanted ‘to have one last adventure’

Put a Bow on Marilyn Monroe’s Thunderbird and Gift It to Your Lady

She drove it to her wedding with playwright Arthur Miller

I Trained Like Conor McGregor for a Month, and You Can Too

Advice from the fighter’s personal conditioning coach included

Porsche Just Green-Lit a New 911 Speedster for Production

In tribute to the first 356, only 1,948 are being made

These Blankets Survived 5 Fires, 2 Wars and a Near-Death Experience

And now they’re looking for a good home to settle down in

Watch a Complete Madman Drift the Entire Length of the Nürburgring Track

Or, how to disintegrate three sets of tires in just 12.9 miles

Renovated Farmstead, Supervillain’s Country Home, or Both?

The intersection of horse stables and designer swimming pools

5 Experts on Making Better Coffee … With the Supplies You Own

From French press to pour-over to the humble coffee pot

Porsche’s New 935 Captures the Spirit of Their Iconic Le Mans Race Car

Consider this their 70th birthday present to themselves, us

Sorry Lambo, There’s a New ‘World’s Fastest SUV’ in Town

The Lister LFP will reportedly go 0-60 in 3.5 seconds