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

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.

Fiat Chrysler Is Now Buying, Restoring and Selling Classic Cars

A look at what the FCA Heritage division has planned

This 1936 Bugatti Is One of the Most Valuable Cars in the World. Here’s Why.

A tale of $40 million, the heir to Walmart and WWII intrigue

The 13 Essential Books on American Politics, According to Candidates

Including: The one volume that Obama and Bannon agree on

If You’re Gonna Take a Mercedes on Safari …

It’s a jungle out there. Best prepare for it.