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

Cuba’s First Bona Fide 5-Star Hotel Has Arrived

Cigar sommeliers and rooftop pools over Old Havana? Sure.

Ever Seen an RC Vehicle Tow a 9,000-lb. Airstream?

Trailer Valet' is the best pound-for-pound car toy on earth

Bet Your Current Lamp Doesn’t Have an Augmented-Reality Projector

Lampix projects interactive computer screens onto your desktop

Look at This One-of-a-Kind 1964 Porsche 356C Outlaw; Weep

It was rescued in 2012. In 2018, it hits the auction block.

Take a Load Off and Park It on These 5 Superb Camp Chairs

Lakeside or backyard? Hike or drive? Take your pick.

This Frankenstein’d Corvette Tribute Comes With 1,000 HP

They call it the Throwback. But it sure doesn't look like one.

Fitness Instructors Debunk the Myth of ‘Girly’ Workouts

What you’ve got wrong about cycling, SLT, hot yoga and more

A Waterproof Chain Mail Backpack, Because You Never Know

Your things will be safe come hell, high water or pirates

A Waterproof Chain Mail Backpack, Because You Never Know

Your things will be safe come hell, high water or pirates

McLaren Is Finally Ready to Outdo the F1 With Their Fastest Car Ever

Here's what we know about the better-than-243-MPH BP23

25 Things “Queer Eye” Taught Us About Being Better Men

Can’t get your own reality TV makeover? Try this instead.