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

30 Under $30: New Year, New Goods Edition

30 products every guy needs for a healthier, handsomer 2018

Sweden’s Iconic Icehotel Is Back, and Wow, That’s King Kong

Hotel suites carved in ice and snow never get old

10 Essentials to Get Your Home Gym Up and Running

Gyms are full and it’s cold outside. Why not stay home?

The 12 Items Your Car Needs to Survive Winter

Gear for bundling up, shoveling out and jump-starting yourself

Welcome to the Midwest’s New Tiny Home Resort

100 acres. Two lakes. And your own private Munchkinland.

Welcome to the Midwest’s New Tiny Home Resort

100 acres. Two lakes. And your own private Munchkinland.

Your Next Airbnb Includes a 91-Foot Aquarium Pool

Book now. Cannonball into the bedroom later.

Don’t Call Peugeot’s ‘Sea Drive’ Concept a Boat

The SUV of the seas could be coming to a marina near you

25 Kickass Holiday-Party Games for Friends, Relatives and Everyone Else

From a 5-minute icebreaker to a 2-hour apocalypse survival

The Nasdaq Will Soon Offer Futures in Bitcoin

If buying crypto seems risky, how about betting on it?