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

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

A Trio of Burt Reynolds’s Best Movie Cars Are Headed to Auction

What’ll it be: Cannonball Run, Hooper or Bandit?

Swedish Seaside Getaway on Stilts, Anyone?

Go for the gravity defiance. Stay for the views.

Audi’s E-tron Is a Powerful E-SUV Without the Tryhard Alien Aesthetic

Go 0-60 in 5.5 seconds. Or drive it like a normal soccer dad.

This Camping Knife Is NASA-Tested, Engineer-Approved

Ever seen a knife cut a strand of human hair in half? Want to?

How to Not Be an A-Hole at the Gym, According to 11 Fitness Pros

On the ‘alpha male,’ phone etiquette and not being stinky

Hey MI6: Please Buy James Bond This Armored Aston Martin DB11

When 600-HP meets ‘anti-kidnapping’ protection