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

Caitlin O’Connor Is Our Girl of Summer

On male rompers, 40-oz. rosé and the art of the beach pickup

Seven Pro Negotiators on the Art of the Haggle

Let me ask my boss.' [Turns to wife.]

I Tested Out The Rock’s Completely Insane ‘Jumanji’ Workout

A regular human being vs. the hardest working man in showbiz

If Laughter Is the Best Medicine, This Festival Is Doctor Feelgood

Chicago is getting five days of comedy when we need it most

There’s Now a Scientific Definition for ‘Bromance’

Do you have a hetero lifemate? One way to find out.

Will a Monthly Subscription Box Really Improve Your Wardrobe?

Or will they end up stacked in your closet collecting dust?

What Is This, a Jungle Gym for Beefcakes?

Yeah, actually. That's exactly what it is.

I Tried Marky Mark’s Glorious 1993 Home Fitness Video

If you don’t have ‘fly honeys’ on hand, is it even a workout?

Do All $100M Mansions Come With NSFW Videos, or Just This One?

One kinky billionaire's sex dream is another man's nightmare

We Found a Private Island You Can Rent

You've seen 'Castaway'? It's like that. Plus villas.