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

Five Sweat-Free Watch Straps for the Summer

Hot under the cuff? Swap your leather for one of these.

5 Summer Watch Straps That Won’t Give You a Case of Stinky Wrist

Hot under the cuff? Swap your leather for one of these.

A Brand Spankin’ New Hummer Is Here and … It Looks Familiar

The NXT 360 is bigger, but only a little bit badder

10 Sexy Desks That’ll Turn Your House Office Into a Home Office

Some standing, all streamlined, and none from IKEA

They Call This Resurrected ‘54 Corvette ‘The Death Star’

It's not a galactic WMD. But it does have 638 horsepower.

Trade in That Free Tote for One of These 11 Superior Beach Bags

From upcycled sails to 50-can backpack coolers

Someone Turned a Tesla Into a Station Wagon and It’s a Beaut

Consider the wagon's reputation officially restored

Apparently They’re Putting Campers on Tactical Vehicles Now

Used to carry soldiers and cargo. Now: kids and s’mores.

These Seven Desk-Approved Toy Cars Belong in Your Office

Hot Wheels turned 50 in May and now it is time for you to upgade.

BMW Will Release the World’s First Wireless Car Charger This Summer

Does this mean no more driving-off-with-the-pump videos?

These 7 Desk-Approved Toy Cars Belong in Every Man’s Office

Forget your die-cast collection. What you need is a woodie.