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

Watch the Restored Bluebird K7 Complete Its (Second) Maiden Voyage

50 years later, the record-breaking hydroplane is back

The Moto World Is Losing It Over Husqvarna’s New Vitpilen 701

Four years later, the concept is finally a reality

10 DIY Experts Name the Most Essential Tool in Their Arsenal

From a German YouTuber’s belt sander to the ultimate wrench

You and French Terry Are a Match Made in Summer

Outerknown's new collection is a sweatsuit we can get behind

This Pedal Boat Comes With Wood Decks, an America’s Cup Pedigree

Who needs a motor when you’ve got leather and mahogany?

Emotional Men Have the Best Endurance, According to New Research

Nice guys finish last. Sensitive guys, however ...

The Lazy Man’s Automated Home: A Room-by-Room Guide

Simple gadgets that won’t be obsolete in 2019

Welcome This Custom V8 Beast to the Pantheon of Bespoke Defenders

To supercharge or not to supercharge? That is no question.

Who OK’d This Waterfall on the Side of a Chinese Skyscraper?

No time to shower before work? Just pause on the way in.

These Custom Packs Might Be Mountaineering’s Best-Kept Secret

Meet Dan McHale, tailor to the world's greatest climbers

An Intro to Transcendental Meditation, the De-Stress Technique of the Stars

Lynch, Seinfeld, McCartney, Oprah … they can't all be wrong