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

All-in-One Solar Panels Are Here, No Thanks to Elon Musk

Making your own grid just got pretty easy

Everything You Need to Build a Campsite on a Budget

10 superb pieces of camping gear. And they're all on sale.

Shipping Containers Started From the Bottom, Now They’re Here

The Indonesian island of Lombok has a new landmark

Nine Extreme Athletes Name Their “White Whale”

100-foot waves, Alaskan summits and BASE jumping on the moon

Conor McGregor Already Won

Floyd, Showtime and boxing are in way over their heads

This Just In: Italy’s Still Running the Moped Game

A minty moped-turned-drag racer is a sight for sore eyes

All Your Smart Gadgets, Ranked by Reparability

Apple and Google: Bad. Companies you've never heard of: Good.

Would You Publish Your Porn-Search History If Everyone Else Did?

The argument for one giant, collective ... uh ... release

Europe Just Solved the Biggest Problem With Electric Cars

The solution has been hiding in plain sight

A Carry-On Inspired by Bank Vaults

Bank vaults lined with Italian leather, apparently

A New Device Lets Someone Else Take Control of Your Muscles

If you could shoot like Steph Curry, would you?

In Need of a Spontaneous Hotel Room? Use This.

You may just end up in a penthouse suite

A Vacation You Can Bring Back Home With You

Surfing, sunrise yoga and bonfires … with a bunch of strangers