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

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

A Miami Beach Palace With a Private Lagoon Because NBD

Plus a run-of-the-mill saltwater pool and 90-foot yacht dock

The Wilderness Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Self-Sufficient Cabins

Italy's 'Frame' cabin can go anywhere — including your yard